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The House Energy & Commerce Committee is working on legislation to push back the conversion date for digital television and to free up money for the DTV-to-analog converter box coupon program, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The bill to create more…
Rhea Seehorn has been tapped to star in Fox’s pilot “Eva Adams,” based on Argentine telenovela “Lalola,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The program is set at a sports agency run by egotistical jerk Adam Evanson, who is turned into a…
Several former Discovery Networks International executives have formed International Media & Entertainment Partners, a consultancy that will advise media clients on expanding internationally. The new venture is headed by Dawn McCall, ex-president of Discovery Communication’s international division. Former members of…
Online television network Revision3 has linked up with video search service EveryZing to provide better search and discovery products for Revision3 programming on the Web, the companies announced today. The deal calls for Revision3 to use search tools from EveryZing…
The 26th annual William S. Paley Television Festival will honor new series “Fringe” and “True Blood.” The full schedule, featuring 10 more panels with cast and creative teams, will be announced Feb. 18. An all-inclusive PaleyFest09 Premium Pass that includes…
Linda Yaccarino, one of Turner Broadcasting’s top advertising-sales executives, is adding new responsibilities to her portfolio, with the cable networks operation giving her control of program acquisitions. She will also oversee Peachtree TV, Turner’s broadcast station in Atlanta. Ms. Yaccarino’s…
CBS is moving forward with its long-rumored John Mayer variety show, the network confirmed Wednesday. Awards veteran Ken Ehrlich is set to executive produce the hour while Rob Cohen (“The Big Bang Theory”) is on board to write comedy sketches…
Online television network Next New Networks generated 300 million views of its programs in 2008, triple the number from the year before, the company announced today. The Web studio’s signature property is the popular Web channel “Barely Political” starring ObamaGirl,…
Who multitasks more while consuming media, men or women? This battle of the sexes pits guys who watch sports on ESPN and go online to see how their fantasy team is doing against women watching Lifetime and going online for…
In a new Beta Research survey of media buyers and advertisers, Discovery Channel topped the lists of networks they expected to spend more money in the next 12 months. Discovery was named by 45% of those surveyed by Beta Research,…