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Eric Lively, Gil Bellows and Tony Todd have been added to the cast of Fox’s “24” prequel telefilm, the Hollywood Reporter says. Lively will play the president’s son, while Bellows will play a State Department officer, the newspaper says. Todd’s…
Cable channel Retirement Living TV has made a distribution deal with cable operator Atlantic Broadband, Media Daily News reports. The network, which is targeted at people 55+, launched in September 2006, the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman
House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell called for a hearing on June 10 to discuss the status of the digital television transition, particularly in the Wilmington, N.C. test market, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The scheduled meeting addresses a…
CBS has added five more shows from its library to CBS.com and the “CBS Audience Network,” Silicon Alley Insider reports. “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “The Love Boat,” “Twin Peaks,” “Family Ties” and “Perry Mason” will join the Web site and its…
Disney Travel On Demand joined Comcast’s lineup last week, doubling its distribution to 26 million homes, AdAge reports. The VOD network launched in May 2007 on Cablevision and Time Warner Cable to promote the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the…
Satellite television services topped cable in the 2008 American Customer Satisfaction Index, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Satisfaction for both mediums rose. DirecTV received the highest score, 68, of any company, while Cox had the highest cable operator score at 63,…
The second day of the NCTA’s Cable Show ’08 found panelists discussing branding and debating whether cable networks should charge a fee for online content, the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said he opposes more government…
Michael Weston will join the cast of “House” for several episodes next season, the Hollywood Reporter says. Weston will play a private investigator, and his appearances could be spun off into his own show, the newspaper says. “House” is already…
Television services provider TVN Entertainment is upgrading its video-on-demand infrastructure, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The $28 million investment in an expanded facility, improved technology and research and development spending will allow the company to reprice, reposition and relabel content on…
Comcast said at the NCTA’s Cable Show ’08 that it is now providing 500 on-demand programming choices in HD, with 1,000 planned by the end of the year, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Cablevision Systems also introduced new applications for VOD,…