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General managers are tightening the bolts and preparing for the reaction to their digital transitions as a midnight DTV deadline looms for 421 stations. The Federal Communications Commission announced over the weekend that the original list of 368 stations approved…
Talk show host Jerry Springer will appear in the West End production of the musical “Chicago,” taking the role of Billy Flynn, U.K.-based The Stage reports. Mr. Springer will play Flynn at the Cambridge Theater for six weeks starting June…
A Buffalo-area television executive allegedly beheaded his wife at the offices of his TV network after she filed for divorce, the Associated Press reports, citing local police. Muzzammil Hassan, who started his Bridges TV network as part of an effort…
CBS’ fourth-quarter profit, to be announced this week, may fall more than 50% from a year earlier, despite strong ratings, because the network’s ownership of local television stations leaves it exposed to the drop in TV advertising, the Associated Press…
“American Idol” creator Simon Fuller has agreed to co-develop six reality shows with British network ITV, Daily Variety reports. Financial terms weren’t disclosed for the agreement between Fuller and ITV, which debuted “Idol” precursor “Pop Idol” a decade ago, the…
Fox Sports Net ordered another 26 one-hour episodes of “World Poker Tour,” Daily Variety reports. The show aired on Travel Channel for five seasons and on GSN for one before Fox Sports started showing the series last year, the newspaper…
Liberty Media Corp. blocked a bid by Dish Network to take control of Sirius/XM Radio by agreeing to invest $530 million in the ailing satellite radio company, the Associated Press reports. About half the funding for Sirius, which said it…
Multimedia production shop Generate is bucking the layoff trend, announcing several new hires today. The company added Chris Gwiazda as chief financial officer and Tim Stephen as executive vice president of business affairs. In addition, Generate said founding partner Pete…
Open-source online video provider Kaltura has inked a deal with media network Always On to deliver the video on its site. The site, which launches March 1, will include conference footage and video interviews with industry leaders. Kaltura said it’s…
Digital media company Betawave introduced an advertising-supported video distribution network called Betawave TV, centered on delivering family-friendly online programming. The service will carry animated content, youth-oriented news, action sports and other information targeting a younger demographic. The Betawave player can…