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Harris will host live video feeds from this year’s National Association of Broadcasters gathering in April, TVNewsday reports. The live videos from the NAB Show floor, demonstrations and presentations will bring a “near real-time NAB experience” to those broadcasters not…
Jon Cassar, the executive producer and director of “24,” has been hired to direct the CBS drama pilot “Washington Field,” about FBI agents working on critical cases, the Hollywood Reporter says. Separately, Michael Fresco will direct ABC’s untitled Dave Hemingson…
“Jericho” alum Lennie James has been tapped for CBS’ untitled drama about prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan, playing a former assistant DA working as a paralegal after being disbarred, the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, Lauren German has…
Lionsgate’s television division has signed a seven-figure deal with “Weeds” writer Matthew Salsberg, who will create and develop comedies for the company, Daily Variety reports. The two-year production and development deal also moves Salsberg up to executive producer on “Weeds”…
Fox Sports is looking closely at costs, and travel expenses have been cut back and deals with vendors have been renegotiated, chairman David Hill said on a conference call before this weekend’s Daytona 500, the Hollywood Reporter says. The network…
National Public Radio has asked Fox News Channel to stop identifying Juan Williams, the commentator the two networks share, as an NPR commentator, after some NPR listeners were angered by Williams’ comments on Fox’s “The O’Reilly Factor” about first lady…
“American Idol” alum Jennifer Hudson was the big winner at the NAACP Image Awards, broadcast Thursday night from Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium, after she won awards for new artist, duo and album, the Hollywood Reporter says. Tyler Perry, who co-hosted…
Joaquin Phoenix’s appearance on David Letterman’s “Late Show” has become an instant classic, memorable for all the wrong reasons, the Associated Press reports. During the interview, the actor apparently forgot the name of his “Two Lovers” co-star, Gwyneth Paltrow, and…
House Communications, Technology & Internet Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., said he’ll push to require satellite companies to carry all local TV stations, and that his top priority as head of the subcommittee is broadband deployment, Broadcasting & Cable…
Peter Gabriel has pulled out of the Academy Awards show, saying in a letter to the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences that he doesn’t believe the nominated songs, and their writers and performers, would get enough respect during…