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TV Network Founded by MLK III and Andrew Young Inks Pact With Broadcaster

The network co-founded by Martin Luther King III and Andrew Young has finalized a deal with a broadcaster to expand its presence, reports Deadline.com. The deal between digital network Bounce TV and broadcaster Univision will make Bounce TV a multicast…

Jeff Zucker Eyes CNN Push for ‘Today’ and ‘GMA’ Viewers — and He Has One Anchor in Mind to Lead the Way

Newly appointed CNN chief Jeff Zucker is hoping one anchor can help boost the network’s morning ratings, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. That anchor is Erin Burnett, who is now hosting the 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. hour…

Fired Judge Sues ‘X Factor’ Producer

"The X Factor" producer Blue Orbit Productions was hit with a lawsuit by fired judge and British pop star Cheryl Cole, who claims she’s owed at least $2.3 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. Cole, who was fired…

NBC Sports Group Forms Wide-Ranging Partnership With Yahoo

Yahoo and NBC Sports Group have formed a content and promotional partnership in which the two entities will collaborate on premium news and events to create original online and on-air programming, reports B&C. “While Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports Group…

ABC Takes a Pass — Again — on John Leguizamo Comedy Project

ABC has gone above and beyond in an effort to get a comedy project starring John Leguizamo off the ground, but after passing on it for the second time, the network appears to have finally given up on the project….

Super Bowl’s ‘Second Screen’ Nearly Sold Out of Ad Inventory — ‘Exponential’ Growth Seen in What Will Be Only the Event’s Second Live-Streaming

The Super Bowl’s "second screen" — live-streaming of the event on CBSSports.com — has nearly sold out of ad inventory, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. Fueling ad sales is the “exponential” growth in consumers’ familiarity with online video streaming…

ABC’s Rocky Thursday Ratings Ride: A Season High, a Season Low and a Rebound From an All-Time Low

While ABC saw mixed results in its effort to keep pace in the Thursday night ratings, CBS continued to get strong numbers from its comedies “The Big Bang Theory” and “Two and a Half Men,” based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com…

‘Idol’s’ Lythgoe Inks Deal With Shine America

Shine America has signed Nigel Lythgoe Productions to an exclusive multiyear production deal, reports Deadline.com. The company of the executive producer of "American Idol" will work with Shine to develop and produce new shows for the global television market, the…

ABC Rethinks Strategy for ‘Dancing with the Stars’ After the Show Gets Hammered in the Ratings

ABC is trying to figure out what to do about “Dancing with the Stars” after the latest edition of the show took a pounding in the ratings, the New York Post reports. For a start, the network may cut back…

Unlikely Hit Is Now A&E’s No. 1 Telecast of All Time

A show that almost no one would have predicted would be a hit is now one of cable’s biggest success stories in years, with its season finale becoming the most-watched telecast of all time for A&E. The show is the…