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NBC Negotiating to Get ‘The New Normal’ on the Air in Salt Lake City

NBC is in talks with independent Utah station KUCW-TV to add "The New Normal," after NBC affiliate KSL-TV refused to air the comedy because of its content, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times. As previously reported, the Mormon-owned…

Broadcasters Win Key Ruling in Court Battle Against Online TV Service

Ivi, an online service that transmitted over-the-air television signals via the Web, lost a court bid to overturn an earlier ruling that shut down the service, reports Bloomberg. A panel of federal appeals judges ruled Monday that a lower-court judge…

Housecleaning Continues at Nickelodeon: Cable Channel Cancels Another Show

Nickelodeon has pulled the plug on another series, on the heels of the cable network’s decision two weeks ago to cancel “Victorious,” as previously reported. The latest series to fall is “How to Rock,” which will go away after just…

Pilot Passed Over Last Season Will Get Another Shot at ABC

A project that was passed over last pilot season is getting another chance from ABC, reports The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. "The Kings of Van Nuys" stars John Leguizamo and Dustin Ybarra as two street-smart brothers, with Christopher Lloyd starring…

Losing Viewers, Viacom Cable Nets Shoehorn More Commercials Into Programming

With some of Viacom’s cable channels shedding viewers during the past year, the media conglomerate is turning to another method of maintaining advertising sales: shoehorning more commercials into its shows, reports The Wall Street Journal. (Please note that The WSJ…

Report: Apple TV, Facing Huge Obstacles, ‘Likely to Come Later Rather Than Sooner’

Consumers waiting for an Apple TV product may have a long wait on their hands, according to an article from Fortune, which bases its story on a financial analyst’s report about his meeting last week with two Apple executives. The…

Despite Blood-Doping Allegations, Top Brands Such as Nike Are Sticking With Lance Armstrong

Nike and two other top brands are sticking with Lance Armstrong despite the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s decision to ban him from competition for life and to strip him of his seven Tour de France titles, reports Michael McCarthy in Advertising…

Fox Super-Sizes Its Order for ‘Burgers’

Fox has super-sized its third-season order for the animated series “Bob’s Burgers,” adding another six episodes to the 13-episode order the network placed back in January, Deadline.com reports. “The additional scripts will go towards a back order, bringing the total…

ABC News Loses Top Executive

ABC News is losing an executive who has been with the news division since 1983, TVNewser.com reports. The exec is Tom Nagorski, managing director for international coverage. Nagorski, who joined ABC News as an intern on "20/20,” is leaving the…

Two Months Into Blackout, AMC Debuts New Attack Ads Aimed at Dish

Two months after AMC went dark on satellite broadcaster Dish, the cable network has debuted a new round of attack ads — but it’s unclear whether Dish subscribers will see the ads, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times’…