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As has been long expected, Spike TV has ordered a full season of “Blade,” its upcoming televised version of the comic-book series made popular by a trio of feature films starring Wesley Snipes.The “network for men” has ordered 11 one-hour…
ESPN’s networks will televise the World Baseball Classic, scheduled to be played in March, according to an announcement Monday by the company, Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association. Taco Bell will be the presenting sponsor of…
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer said Monday that it has named Rick Sands chief operating officer of the studio, a new position. He starts immediately.Mr. Sands joins MGM from DreamWorks SKG, where he was president and COO. DreamWorks agreed last month to be acquired…
The proxy fight between billionaire financier Carl Icahn and media giant Time Warner appeared to intensify Monday with an announcement by Mr. Icahn that former Universal Studios chairman Frank Biondi is joining his investor team.Mr. Biondi, who is senior managing…
“Washington Week,” public TV’s longest-running news and public affairs program, has a new editorial partner, two new underwriters and a mouthful of a new title: “Washington Week With Gwen Ifill and National Journal.”The changes in the 36-year-old show, which reaches…
America Online and Mark Burnett Productions said Monday that they have signed a deal to develop “Gold Rush!,” a reality show that will appear exclusively on AOL.com. The series will follow contestants hunting for treasure across the United States. Clues…
Former E! and Style Network executive Ann Lewis Roberts has been named VP of development for Buena Vista Productions and producer Jon Cooper has joined the company as director of development. The announcements were made Monday by Gwynne Thomas, executive…
ABC won four Screen Actors Guild awards Sunday, including wins for outstanding performance by an ensemble for both comedy and drama series.The casts of the dramatic plane crash mystery series “Lost” and the Sunday night serialized one-hour comedy “Desperate Housewives”…
In an effort to beef up the cable TV industry’s image, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association unveiled a media campaign Monday to emphasize cable’s role as an innovative contributor to the nation’s economy. “Cable is a great American success…
Comedy Central has ordered six episodes of “The Sarah Silverman Programme” (working title), a half-hour scripted comedy series to premiere this summer, the network announced Monday. The show will star Ms. Silverman as herself, whose “absurd daily life will be…