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FX has canceled “Dirt,” according to its star-producer Courteney Cox Arquette, TV Guide reports. Cox said she and husband David Arquette are developing other projects through their production company Coquette, the magazine notes. —Vlada Gelman
The city of Costa Mesa, Calif., may follow in the footsteps of Los Angeles and sue Time Warner Cable, Multichannel News reports. City attorney Kimberly Hall Barlow has requested a copy of the L.A. lawsuit to assess if suing would…
CBS News and Sports President Sean McManus said Bob Schieffer will not be joining the “CBS Evening News” desk again, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Schieffer, who recently signed a new contract with CBS News, will continue in his current role…
Doctors discovered a tumor in the brain of “Nightline’s” Martin Bashir, the New York Post reports. Bashir, who is feeling well, will continue his anchoring and reporting duties for ABC News, the newspaper says. The tumor, which is small but…
Kids and teens are the biggest users of online video, according to Nielsen Online’s VideoCensus, Mediaweek reports. Kids 2-11 accounted for an average 51 streams and 118 minutes of online video during the month of April, while teens 12-17 averaged…
Dan Rather criticized the bottom line of merging media companies at the National Conference for Media Reform, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Rather argued that corporate news companies are more concerned with making money and “so-called human-interest stories, celebrity fluff, sensationalist…
Thirty-second ad spots make up 55% of all advertising units, while 15-second and 30-second spots account for 93% of all commercials during prime-time, according to the Nielson Co., Media Daily News reports. The company also found that dramas are the…
MediaTides has developed a DTV marketing campaign that emphasizes the positives of the digital transition, particularly the benefits that viewers will be gaining, TVNewsday reports. The campaign alerts viewers to multicast channels as well as high-definition and surround-sound programming, the…
DirecTV will retransmit LIN TV-owned and/or -operated broadcast stations in analog and high-definition as part of an agreement announced today, TVNewsday reports. The agreement covers stations in 15 markets, including Albuquerque, N.M.; Austin, Texas; Buffalo, N.Y.; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Hartford-New…