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Parton Won’t Be in New ‘Hannah’ Film

Dolly Parton, who’s had a recurring role as Aunt Dolly in the Disney Channel series “Hannah Montana,” wasn’t invited to reprise the part in the upcoming “Hannah” movie, the Associated Press reports. Ms. Parton said she’d been contacted by the…

Warner’s ‘TMZ’ Cleared in 97% of U.S. Through 2011

Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution’s “TMZ” is cleared for the next two years in 97% of the country. “TMZ,” which was cleared for 2009 through 2011 on the Fox Television Stations in November, has added stations from nearly two dozen…

Complete PaleyFest Lineup Revealed

The William S. Paley Television Festival will host panels celebrating shows including “The Big Bang Theory,” “The Mentalist,” “90210” and a combined evening for “Battlestar Galactica” and prequel “Caprica.” The full lineup, announced today by the Paley Center for Media,…

Walters, Kroft Say PM Shows’ Days Numbered

Barbara Walters and Steve Kroft of CBS’ “60 Minutes” said the future of nighttime network newscasts is limited because viewers can get much of the information on the Internet, the Hollywood Reporter says. Both also said that people representing interview…

Comcast Internet, Phone Growth Offsets Video Customer Decline

Comcast, the largest U.S. cable television company, said today that video subscribers declined slightly from a year ago, hinting that satellite companies such as DirecTV and fiber-optic services may be continuing to pull customers from cable providers. Comcast said its…

DTV Switch: 5 Mil Homes Not Ready

More than 5 million U.S. households, or 4.4% of homes, aren’t ready for the switch to digital television signals, Nielsen Co. said today. The new numbers were released the day after more than 400 stations threw the switch, ending analog…

Disney’s ‘Stars’ Outshines Nick’s ‘Spectacular’

Disney Channel’s “Night of Stars,” anchored by the premiere of original movie “Dadnapped,” helped the network gain ground over Nickelodeon’s launch of original movie “Spectacular!” on Monday. “Dadnapped” posted 4.6 million total viewers, besting “Spectacular” by 39%. The Disney original…

Sports Nets Dominate N.Y.-Area Local Emmy Noms

New York-area sports networks were nominated for more than 100 local Emmy Awards, Multichannel News reports, with winners to be announced next month. MSG Media earned about half the nominations, while Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network received 31 nominations, Multichannel…

NTIA Won’t Get New DTV Funds for Weeks

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is several weeks away from having access to the approximately $168 million it needs to fill the 4.2 million outstanding public requests for coupons that can be used toward digital-to-analog converter boxes for the…

Writers to Demonstrate at ‘Idol’ Broadcast

Tomorrow’s live telecast of Fox’s “American Idol” will be picketed by the Writers Guild of America in an effort to get show producer FremantleMedia North America to address working conditions for its workers, the Hollywood Reporter says. The guild is…