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HBO and “Empire” screenwriter Franc Reyes are developing a Latino-themed hour drama titled “Palladium,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The series centers on a New York nightclub and the owner’s tense relationship with his son, the newspaper says. Reyes will write…
Cable providers are hoping to get rid of bandwidth-consuming analog channels to make room for digital high-definition channels and interactive services, USA Today reports. Comcast will drop analog expanded basic service in 20% of its markets by year’s end, with…
The Television Critics Association press tour and TCA Awards in July will be canceled if there is an actors strike, according to TCA President Dave Walker, the Hollywood Reporter says. The Beverly Hilton, home of the press tour, and rental…
LIN TV and Comcast Corp. have made a retransmission agreement that will cover analog and digital signals of LIN TV-owned and/or operated TV stations in 15 markets, TVNewsday reports. The deal includes 27 stations, the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman
A study by Bortz Media & Sports Group reveals that the U.S. cable industry comprises 1.5 million jobs nationwide and directly employs 365,300 workers, producing nearly $62 billion in personal income and a gross economic output of about $227 billion,…
ABC News will be cutting and moving a dozen “Nightline” jobs from Washington, D.C., to its New York headquarters, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The cut staff will be able to reapply for the positions in New York, but there is…
NBC is planning to bring management of eight company-owned station Web sites back under its wings, Sillicon Alley Insider reports. NBC SVP of Local Integrated Media Brian Buchwald will helm the Web site operations with help from a stream of…
Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will join Fox News Channel as a commentator, TVNewser reports. Fox News, which signed the former Arkansas governor to a one-year deal, is expected to make the announcement later today, the Web site notes….
ABC News will continue to keep correspondents Kate Snow and Eloise Harper on Hillary Clinton coverage, TVNewser reports. The decision comes even as Sen. Clinton bowed out of the presidential race, the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman