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Gawker relates the tale, first reported by Twitter news service BNO News, of Dutch, Polish and Bolivian broadcasters who were confused into thinking that still photos and footage from ABC’s “Lost” were new images from the recent crash of Air…
Network Nine has renewed its TV series and movie output deal with Warner Bros., in what The Hollywood Reporter says is claimed to be Australia’s largest-ever single TV deal. The five years’ worth of content could end up costing Network…
Fox created a VP-level post to promote diverse programming and content, TVWeek.com’s TVMoJoe reports. Ron Taylor, a former UPN executive who was VP of diversity development at Fox Entertainment, moves over to the network’s development team to develop scripts with…
Bankrupt automaker GM said it will maintain its ad budget of between $40 million and $50 million a month, the Wall Street Journal reports. The figure is less than in recent years, but about the same as pre-bankruptcy filing. –Elizabeth…
Actors Bradley Whitford ("The West Wing") and Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm in the Middle," TNT’s "Raising the Bar") are divorcing, the Associated Press reports. The pair have been married for 16 years and have three children. –Elizabeth Jensen
New York City residents are in for some freebies, including WiFi, as NBC Universal’s Sci Fi begins its rebranding to Syfy, says Broadcasting & Cable. In addition to the giveaways in advance of the July 7 changeover, the cable network…
New Hallmark Channel President Bill Abbott tells Broadcasting & Cable that he wants the cable network to program lighter fare, including comedies. Shows such as “Seventh Heaven,” which families can watch together, will become more prominent, and “Walker, Texas Ranger”…
ABC’s “Scrubs” is ditching the hospital for a med-school classroom when it comes back next winter, Entertainment Weekly reports. “It’ll be a lot like ‘Paper Chase’ as a comedy," creator Bill Lawrence says. –Elizabeth Jensen
NBC and CBS are at odds about how best to proceed at a time when the future of the business is under serious assault, Advertising Age reports. While NBC has made moves in recent months that some consider shocking, Ad…