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‘Mogulettes’ Land at NBC

NBC is developing “Mogulettes,” a half-hour comedy about successful twentysomething women, Daily Variety reports. The project comes from producer Charlie Corwin and “Bergdorf Blondes” author Plum Sykes, who will write the pilot with Amy Harris, the newspaper says. Universal Media…

Robust Development Slate at American Saga

Privately funded production company American Saga Prods. has ordered a pilot for “Station House,” an hourlong reality series about firefighters, Daily Variety reports. Also, the patriotically oriented production house has hired “24” co-creator Robert Cochran to develop a four-hour miniseries…

‘Gimme My Reality’ Finds Judges

Fox Reality Channel’s “Gimme My Reality Show” has tapped Daily Variety TV editor Michael Schneider, producer Scott Sternberg and “America’s Next Top Model” winner Adrianne Curry as its judges, Daily Variety reports. The winner of the series, which features small-time…

Keen Viewer Interest for Fox Movie, Crime Nets

A telephone poll conducted by Beta Research Corp. found that Fox Movie Channel and Crime & Investigation Network are the top-ranked emerging networks among viewers, Multichannel News reports. Sixty-five percent of those polled were interested in seeing Fox Movie Channel,…

Univision Ups Lynch

Joanne Lynch has been promoted to president of Univision’s television station group, the Hollywood Reporter says. She will oversee 63 stations belonging to Univision and TeleFutura, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman

Small MSOs Exempt From Must-Carry

A ruling expected by the Federal Communications Commission will make small cable operators exempt from having to carry local TV stations’ digital signals, Multichannel News reports. The new plan by FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin will allow eligible small multisystem…

ABC’s Avila Receives Journalism Award

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists will present its 2008 Broadcast Journalist of the Year Award to Jim Avila, ABC’s senior law and justice correspondent, TVNewser reports. He will be honored at the 23rd annual Noche de Triunfos journalism awards…

Over-the-Air Viewers Unprepared for DTV

A survey conducted by the Association of Public Television Stations found that the majority of over-the-air households that said they would buy a set-top converter box have not done so, TVNewsday reports. Only 9.2% of all TV households surveyed said…

Lionsgate to Invest $31.4 Mil in Pay TV Net

Lionsgate has invested nearly $9 million so far in the pay TV network it’s starting with Paramount Pictures and MGM, Multichannel News reports. The studio has a “mandatory commitment” to spend at least $31.4 million on the premium TV service,…

NBCU Charges Blanchard With Oxygen Media

Cameron Blanchard has been upped to senior VP of communications for Bravo Media and Oxygen Media, Broadcasting & Cable reports. She previously had responsibility only over Bravo Media, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman