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Paramount, Gaumont Prep Interactive Web Series

Paramount Digital Entertainment and Gaumont said they are developing an interactive Web series that will be distributed via MySpace in the United States. “Section 8” is a supernatural thriller that will give viewers a chance to interact with one another,…

Column: Online Video to the Rescue!

It’s an upturned entertainment business! It’s a shrinking advertising upfront! Who will save us? Online video—that is, if you believe comScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni. OK, maybe he didn’t exactly claim that online video would swoop in and save the day,…

Lifetime Nabs Epic Award

The White House Project is recognizing Lifetime’s Every Woman Counts campaign with an Epic Award, Daily Variety reports. The award recognizes those who have made positive contributions with to women’s leadership, the trade publication says. Accepting for Lifetime will be…

Univision Scores Big With ‘Premio Lo Nuestro’

Univision’s presentation of the “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Música Latina” drew 13 million total viewers Thursday night, the biggest audience in the show’s 21-year history. Last night’s three-hour telecast averaged 6.6 million viewers, in addition to the 13 million…

Dylan Ratigan Quits CNBC

CNBC “Fast Money” anchor Dylan Ratigan has quit his post, the New York Post reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. Ratigan stepped down Thursday after reaching a tipping point in his frustration with Susan Krakower, CNBC’s VP of…

VH1 Sends New York to ‘Work’

VH1 is prepping the newest incarnation in the Tiffany “New York” Pollard franchise, called “New York Goes to Work,” the network’s blog reports. In the new series, set to debut May 4, viewers will get the chance to decide which…

NBC News Wants to Halt Raises

NBC News is asking all on- and off-air employees to forgo their contractually obligated raises for the next six months, Gawker reports, citing unnamed sources. While employees are at liberty to refuse, NBC may take those decisions into consideration when…

Adalian Column: ‘ER’ Helped Remake the TV Landscape

“Smart, gritty, touching: All apply to the four-star movie premiere of Michael Crichton’s ‘ER,’ the better of this season’s two high-profile medical dramas. When this show and CBS’ ‘Chicago Hope’ move to Thursdays at 10, this is the one you’ll…

Romine Joins SAG as Director of Communications

The Screen Actors Guild has hired Damon Romine as the organization’s director of communications, effective April 1. Mr. Romine joins SAG after serving as director of entertainment media for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Before that, he was…

Time Warner Ties Up Cable Spinoff

With Time Warner’s spinoff of Time Warner Cable slated to be complete by the end of Friday, it’s becoming clear the media company will be able to focus more on content and use cash from the separation, the Hollywood Reporter…