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Univision Communications shareholders on Wednesday approved the $13.7 billion acquisition of the biggest U.S. Spanish-language media company by a private group of investors that includes Saban Capital Group, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Thomas H. Lee Partners and Madison…
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NBC picked up a drama pilot from its sister company NBC Universal Television Studio, NUTS confirmed Friday.The one-hour pilot, titled “Life,” follows a falsely imprisoned police officer who rejoins the force a changed man to find out who really committed…
CBS is going ahead with an 11th installment of its reality series “The Amazing Race,” which will be broadcast this spring.The 10th installment of “Race” premiered in its new Sunday 9 p.m. (ET) time period Sept. 17, garnering 10.1 million…
ABC was once again the top broadcast network on Thursdays in the adults 18 to 49 ratings group, thanks to its 9 p.m. (ET) medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” The night also marked the debut of ABC’s highly anticipated 8 p.m….
HDNet co-founder and President Mark Cuban is launching a new makeover series starring former NBA player Dennis Rodman. Mr. Cuban announced the project during an appearance at Advertising Week, a week-long series of events in New York. Further details about…
Comedy Central has ordered a third season of “The Showbiz Show with David Spade,” the network announced Thursday. The network has ordered 13 episodes of the half-hour celebrity news program, which will debut in February. “‘The Showbiz Show’ found its…
CBS was the top-rated broadcast network Wednesday in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, despite facing serious competition from ABC with its “20/20” profile of the late animal expert Steve Irwin.At 10 p.m. (ET), “CSI: NY” and “20/20” tied for…
NBC Universal and Intel have made a deal to create an online service called VIP Access that allows users of laptop computers with Intel Centrino chips and Viiv technology to download high-resolution programming from NBC.More than 20 shows from NBC…
ESPN said Thursday it is discontinuing its Mobile ESPN phone service and shifting to licensing as its mobile strategy.The service was launched to great fanfare during the Super Bowl on ABC, but added fewer than 30,000 customers, according to a…