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Warner Bros. will develop the classic cartoon “Tom and Jerry” into a movie, featuring the two characters within live-action settings, similar to “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” Daily Variety reports. The film will feature the Hanna-Barbera-created characters’ first meeting and getting…
News Corp.’s BSkyB acquired U.K. television rights for “Lie to Me,” starring British actor Tim Roth, from sister company 20th Century Fox, Daily Variety reports. The series, which debuted in the U.S. this week, will bow in the U.K. in…
Univision and Grupo Televisa have settled their dispute over a program licensing agreement, which puts an end to the nearly 3-year-old legal dispute between the broadcaster and the program distributor. According to a joint release from both companies, the amendment…
Former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin is working with 3 Ball Productions to create a reality show for Spike TV, the network said. The show will feature Irvin on-air as he works with 12 amateurs competing for a spot at the…
Internet television is trumping digital video recorders as an on-demand device for the younger generation, according to the latest findings from research firm Solutions Research Group. The study found that 70% of online Americans in the 18- to 34-year-old demographic…
Online video site Veoh.com introduced a new feature today that provides video recommendations to users even when they’re on other sites. The Veoh Video Compass lives on a user’s Web browser and providers relevant online video recommendations suited to the…
Ken Lowe, Scripps Interactive board chairman, president and CEO, and WPP Chief Executive Martin Sorrell will be honored by the Paley Center for Media at its annual gala in New York. Proceeds from the Feb. 24 gala, at Cipriani 42nd…
BET Networks has appointed Barbara Zaneri executive VP of programming, strategy, scheduling and acquisitions. Ms. Zaneri, who will be based in New York, will lead the network’s program planning, scheduling and acquisitions teams, in addition to overseeing its programming strategy….
The pace of homes getting ready for the digital TV changeover is quickening, but with the Feb. 17 transition date approaching, the potential is growing for a significant loss of TV audience for advertisers. There is still the possibility that…
TV is good with green, with environmentally friendly flat-screen television sets expected to account for more than half of the market by 2011, display industry analyst firm DisplaySearch said in a new report. Green displays are expected to have eco-friendly…