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Spike TV Eyes Golf Comedy

Spike TV will begin filming the pilot presentation of “Back Nine,” a golf comedy that follows a former golfing champion who hustles players in small-time tournaments, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The show is from writers Mark Perez and Jason Filardi,…

Cameron Kerry Tapped for Commerce Role

Cable industry attorney Cameron Kerry, the younger brother of Sen. John Kerry, D-Ma., has been nominated by President Obama to become the Commerce Department’s attorney general, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Kerry would be a familiar face to the National Cable…

Mötley Crüe Tests TV Ad Tie-in

Joe Covey and Matthew Davidge, the owners of Mag Rack Entertainment, are testing a mobile-ad tie in with a Mötley Crüe on-demand concert video, Multichannel News reports. Cable and satellite viewers watching the video will see a message asking them…

‘L&O’ Takes Page From Madoff

Wednesday’s episode of “Law & Order” is taking a page from the Bernie Madoff scam, featuring a character called Frederic Matson who runs a Ponzi scheme that has swindled $40 billion from more than 500 clients, the New York Post…

‘Medium’s’ Gordon Caron on Longevity, ‘Moonlighting’

It might not get a lot of hype, but NBC’s “Medium” has quietly turned into one of the network’s most reliable bench performers. Glenn Gordon Caron The drama about a psychic (Patricia Arquette) balancing her family life and her special…

DTV Switch Getting Less Scary, Month by Month

If Americans continue to prepare themselves at the current rate for the June 12 switch to all-digital television signals, the number of homes that aren’t ready by the deadline could be quite small, vindicating the Obama administration’s decision to push…

RDF Media, Omnicom Media Group Team on Branded Content

In one of the most ambitious deals of its type, content studio RDF Media and advertising giant Omnicom Media Group have partnered on a wide-ranging venture designed to produce what the companies are calling “client-driven programming opportunities.” Key to the…

Versus Preps IndyCar, Hockey Promo Campaigns

These are fast times at Versus. Comcast’s sports cable network is launching promotional campaigns for its first season of IndyCar race coverage next month, as well as spots for the upcoming National Hockey League playoffs. Since changing its name from…

Promax|BDA’s June Show Promises Obama Adviser, Canoe’s Verklin, More

Promax|BDA has lined up Obama campaign strategist Jim Margolis, Canoe Ventures CEO David Verklin and other thought leaders for its June conference to talk to television marketers and design professionals about remaining creative in the face of difficult times. Under…

Animal Planet Promotes Pair of Natural History Specials

BBC Worldwide Co-Productions ‘Great Rift,’ ‘Madagascar’ Slated