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HBO is moving “Six Feet Under,” a spokesman for the network confirmed.Starting next week, the series will anchor the network’s Sunday originals lineup at 9 p.m., followed by “Entourage” and “The Comeback.” “Six Feet Under,” which is in its fifth…
Country music channel CMT has reached a two-year agreement to televise the “Miss America Pageant,” the network announced Monday. As reported in Monday’s issue of TelevisionWeek, CMT and WE were finalists in the bidding for the annual pageant, which has…
BBC America announced six new co-productions and six new acquisitions Monday. The slate includes comedies, dramas, miniseries and telepics. Recently the channel announced it plans to double its programming budget over the next two years. “BBC America has a fantastic…
Digital video recorder maker TiVo on Monday named Tom Rogers as CEO and president of the company.Mr. Rogers has been a board member since 2003, and was named vice chairman in 2004. He was a key figure in the deal…
In a victory for the programming industry, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in the MGM v. Grokster case that companies that provide Internet file-sharing software can be sued for copyright infringement. The decision gives Hollywood studios ammunition in their fight…
ABC News said Monday it has agreed to a multiyear renewal of its agreement to offer video-on-demand content and the live 24/7 news channel ABC News Now to MobiTV, which provides live TV on mobile phones through carriers including Sprint,…
In a major legal victory for the cable TV industry, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday affirmed Federal Communications Commission rules that permit cable operators to close their broadband networks to competitive Internet service providers. Cable TV industry representatives said…
Adelphia Communications, the bankrupt cable operator that agreed in April to be sold to Time Warner and Comcast, proposed over the weekend to pay $9 billion in cash to creditors as part of a revised bankruptcy reorganization plan.In addition to…
“Today” executive producer Jim Bell told The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Gail Shister last week that the TV news booking wars had gotten “obscene” and “ugly” and that he feared “there will be an incident where someone gets hurt.” There was an…
UPN’s Newest Star Fits Into Chris Rock’s Shoes-but Don’t Ask Him to Swear