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United Kingdom TV equipment company Tandberg Television announced plans to scoop up Atlanta-based N2 Broadband, which provides video-on-demand software and services for cable operators and programmers, including Comcast, Time Warner, Cox and Discovery, A&E and Turner.Tandberg said it intends to…
The board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has selected Sunday, March 5, as the date for the 78th Academy Awards telecast in 2006, Academy President Frank Pierson announced Thursday. The show will fall a…
The William Morris Agency has undergone a major management shift at the highest levels, including the exit of Sam Haskell, head of the agency’s worldwide television department, who is credited with packaging a plethora of series for network, cable and…
Shareholders in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on Friday approved the $4.8 billion merger that will combine MGM’s studio operations with Sony Corp. of America’s Sony Pictures Entertainment.The nod by shareholders, secured during a special meeting held in Los Angeles, was one of the…
“Deborah Norville Tonight” will leave the MSNBC prime-time lineup in mid-January, a little more than a year after it debuted, and Ms. Norville will refocus on her day job as anchor of King World-syndicated “Inside Edition.” In an internal e-mail…
Mick Jagger’s Jagged Films and A&E Network today said they are in development on a new series entitled “Being …” Mr. Jagger will serve as executive producer for the series. Each one-hour episode of “Being …” will profile a musician,…
Showtime Networks today said it is picking up the comedy series “Weeds,” a single-camera comedy from Lions Gate Television about a single mother who makes ends meet by selling marijuana in suburban Los Angeles. “Weeds” has received a 10-episode commitment…
David Lyle has been named general manager and chief operating officer of the new Fox Reality Channel. Mr. Lyle, previously president of entertainment for FremantleMedia, the studio behind Fox’s hit “American Idol,” will report to Tony Vinciquerra, president and CEO…
CBS is moving the premiere of its new FBI drama series “Numb3rs’ to Sunday, Jan. 23 at 10 p.m. (ET). “Numb3rs” will be broadcast immediately following the AFC Football Championship in all time zones. The show will debut in its…
The WB marketing executive Suzanne Kolb has been hire as senior VP of marketing for E! Networks.Ms. Kolb will be responsible for creative services, strategic brand partnerships, on-air promotions and online marketing for E! Networks, which includes E! and Style…