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ABC Family Cancels Show

ABC Family announced the cancellation of one show along with a number of other programming moves, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. “State of Georgia,” the network’s new comedy starring former “Cosby” kid Raven-Symone, has been canceled…

‘Mad Men’ Creator Responds to Shows Such as ‘Pan Am’ and ‘Playboy Club’ That Are Accused of Ripping Off His AMC Hit

"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner was asked whether he believes the new broadcast dramas "Pan Am" and "The Playboy Club" — both set in the 1960s — are ripping off his AMC show, reports New York Magazine’s Joe Adalian. "Define…

‘I Messed Up’: Netflix CEO Apologizes for Mishandling Price Increase — and Announces Another Change

Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings posted a letter on Netflix’s website Sunday night apologizing for his handling of recent changes in the pricing structure, which caused customers to flee the company’s subscription services, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder…

Report: Cable Subscribers Will Pay for ESPN’s $15 Billion NFL Deal

Cable subscribers will likely end up paying more in 2012 for ESPN, after the sports channel recently signed an eight-year, $15.2 billion deal with the National Football League, reports the New York Post. The story says customers can expect to…

Still ‘Friends’? Courteney Cox and David Arquette Developing Show About Friends

Courteney Cox, one of the stars of NBC’s "Friends" for 10 years, is developing a show with her separated husband, David Arquette, called "Ten Years," a project that will look at the the ups and downs of relationships among a…

Former Imagine CEO Refocused on TV, Has Projects Lined Up With Natalie Portman, Mario Batali and Others

Natalie Portman is adapting "Scruples," a novel by Judith Krantz, for ABC with Tony Krantz, the novelist’s son and former CEO of Imagine Television, reports Deadline.com. Tony Krantz, who has focused on directing feature films in recent years, is again…

CBS Rolls Out Plans to Give ‘Early Show’ a New Venue and a New Look

CBS News’ "The Early Show" is getting a change of venue and a new look, leaving its current studio at the General Motors Building in Manhattan, reports TVNewser.com. CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager, President David Rhodes and programming VP Chris…

New ABC Family Drama Brings In a Heavy Hitter to Help Out

A new drama that’s in the pipeline at ABC Family is getting some help as it works its way through the usual bumps in the road on the way to becoming a series. Joining the team behind “Strut” is Amy…

ABC Family Cancels Series

ABC Family has made a decision to cancel a drama series and will not order a new season of the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The show is "The Nine Lives of Chloe King," which…

‘Glee’ Creator on Why Last Season Wasn’t as Much Fun

"Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy took some time after a screening of the Fox series’ third-season premiere to explain to reporters why the new season will be an improvement over the second season, reports Deadline.com. Season two, the story notes, was…