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NBC Series Traces Kudrow, Parker, Sarandon’s Families

Lisa Kudrow, Sarah Jessica Parker and Susan Sarandon will star in NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” The series, which premieres April 20, traces the family tree of celebrities, leading to surprising, inspiriting and tragic stories. The show is…

Comcast Launches Disney-ABC On-Demand Service

Comcast Corp. and Disney-ABC have teamed up for video on-demand service Disney Family Movies, Video Business reports. The service, which is available to all Comcast digital cable customers, will offer about 20 hours of content each month, the site says….

Sarandon to Guest With Clooney on ‘ER’

Susan Sarandon will appear opposite George Clooney in an upcoming episode of “ER” as part of the series’ final season, E! Online reports. Although no details for Sarandon’s guest role have surfaced, nor any points for Clooney’s return to the…

Kristen Johnston in Talks for ‘AbFab’ Remake

“Third Rock From the Sun” vet Kristen Johnston is close to signing to star in Fox’s remake of the British comedy “Absolutely Fabulous,” Daily Variety reports. Johnston did a table read with network executives last week and then the project…

Kelly Clarkson Returns to ‘Idol’ for Video Debut

“American Idol” season one winner Kelly Clarkson will show her new music video to her latest single “My Life Would Suck Without You” during a commercial break on Wednesday’s episode of “Idol,” OK! Magazine reports. Clarkson is one of the…

Verizon Accelerates FiOS TV Service Growth

Verizon Communications said today that customer growth for its FiOS television service accelerated for the second straight quarter as the second-largest U.S. telephone company behind AT&T boosted availability of its fiber-optic TV product by almost 60%. Verizon’s FiOS added 303,000…

Ronayne to Head MSG Networks

MSG Media has named Dan Ronayne executive vice president and general manager of MSG Networks. Mr. Ronayne will oversee MSG and MSG Plus, which televise 700 live professional and collegiate sports events a year, in addition to original programming. He…

Feltheimer: Broadcast TV Is Dead and Being Reborn

Broadcast television as it was previously known is dead, said Lionsgate Co-Chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer during his keynote address this morning at the 2009 NATPE convention in Las Vegas. Mr. Feltheimer said the old model of television is deceased,…

Comcast Spotlight to Sell Local Ads for Dish on Regional Sports Nets

Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales arm of the cable giant, has made a deal to sell the local ads on regional sports networks in seven large markets for Dish Network, the companies said Tuesday. The deal increases the number of…

Suter Promoted at NBCU TV Distribution in Canada

NBC Universal Television Distribution has upped Ron Suter to executive vice president/general manager, Canada. In addition, Mr. Suter has been named executive VP of Universal Studios Canada, overseeing Canadian television operations. He will be responsible for licensing NBCU’s theatrical and…