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CBS Paramount Seek to Trim TV Stars’ Raises

CBS Paramount is asking on-air talent on its dramas to forgo their annual raises in order to offset rising costs and prevent layoffs of behind-the-scenes personnel, Entertainment Weekly reports. The move will affect only CBS dramas produced by the studio,…

Rockefeller Again Urges Stations to Wait Until June for DTV Switch

For the second time this week, the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee is urging broadcasters not to go ahead with the digital TV changeover before June 12. In a statement today, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., suggested broadcasters should act…

‘Cristina’s Court’ Won’t Be Renewed

Twentieth Television has opted not to renew “Cristina’s Court” for a fourth season. It’s the second syndicated show in Twentieth’s stable to fail the renewal test in recent months. In December, word went out that “The Morning Show With Mike…

USA Enlists Sponsors for Westminster Dog Show Coverage

Pedigree Food for Dogs, Toyota and Petco will sponsor USA Network’s presentation of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (WKC) on Feb.9-10. All three companies will create an integrated marketing campaign spanning on-air broadcasts and the Internet. Returning sponsor Pedigree…

Ormond Cast in Lifetime’s ‘Wronged Man’

Julia Ormond will star in Lifetime Movie Network’s “The Wronged Man,” premiering in November. The film will reunite Ms. Ormond with Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, with whom she appears in the feature “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” “The Wronged Man” is…

Fox Business Launches Live Web Show

Fox Business Network is launching a new Web show Monday at noon ET. “FoxBusiness.com Live” will be hosted by Fox Business Network’s Jenna Lee and Connell McShane, who will report on breaking financial news and interview business leaders, politicians and…

Adalian Column: Joe’s Jottings, or, Getting Dotty Like Larry King

Larry King wasn’t always just another pretty face on television. I first got hooked on the King when he was a late-night radio host on the Mutual Radio Network during the 1980s. Growing up in Las Vegas, I dreamed of…

Whedon Q&A: On Vampires, ‘Battlestar,’ More

‘Buffy’ Creator Admits He’s Not That Fond of Vampires, but He Loves ‘Battlestar’

Judge Denies Restraining Order Against SAG Board

A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge denied a request for a temporary restraining order that would invalidate the SAG national board majority’s written assent of Jan. 26. If granted, the TRO would have prevented the guild from restarting contract talks…

Stone & Company Puts Cohen in Charge of N.Y. Office

Reality producer Stone & Company Entertainment is expanding eastward, hiring Sarah-Jane Cohen to head up a New York office. Ms. Cohen is executive producer of Stone & Company’s Bravo series “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style.” She is a former executive…