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Gray Television CEO Robert Prather, LIN TV CEO Vince Sadusky and Nexstar Broadcasting Group CEO Perry Sook said they would collect fees from cable, satellite and telco providers for the right to air their stations’ signals, Broadcasting & Cable reports….
Fox will rebroadcast the first season of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” in August, TV Guide reports. Nine episodes will air Sunday through Wednesday at 9 p.m. beginning Aug. 10, the magazine says. —Vlada Gelman
Steven Weber has been cast as Shawn’s uncle on USA’s “Psych,” TV Guide reports. His episode will air in mid-August, the magazine says. Weber joins Cybill Shepherd on the roster of guest stars for the upcoming season of the dramedy,…
Francis Capra will join the cast of NBC’s “Heroes” in a recurring role, TV Guide reports. His character, the villainous Jesse, will cross paths with Peter Petrelli, the magazine says. Capra’s casting could lead to a reunion with former “Veronica…
George Bodenheimer, president of ESPN and co-chairman of Walt Disney Co.’s Media Networks, said ESPN has 80% of its subscriber base under contract through 2012, Reuters reports. Bodenheimer announced the news to analysts at the Deutsche Bank Securities Media and…
Leichtman Research Group found that 34% of all U.S. households have at least one television set that will not work after the digital TV transition, Multichannel News reports. The company’s research also revealed that 84% of adults had heard of…
House Telecommunications & Internet Subcommittee Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Fla., said he believes Jacksonville, Fla., would be willing to follow in the footsteps of Wilmington, N.C., and pull the analog plug early, Broadcasting & Cable reports. FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin…
Twentieth Century Fox has obtained U.S. rights to the Canadian comedy “Little Mosque on the Prairie,” the Hollywood Reporter says. No writer has been picked yet to adapt the series, about a Muslim community in a prairie town, the newspaper…
Full-length episodes of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” will be offered on Web video site Hulu, the Hollywood Reporter says. The move marks the first time Viacom programs will be available on the…