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YES Inks Renewal Deal with DirecTV

Metro New York Yankee fans who have DirecTV can breathe a sigh of relief as the satellite provider and the YES network agreed to a new multiyear deal, reports Multichannel News. The previous deal between DirecTV and YES, the regional…

Cast of ‘Jersey Shore’ Settles Contract Holdout, Signs Up for Season 4

The entire cast of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” has signed contracts for Season 4, ending a holdout by several cast members who wanted more money for what they think may be the show’s final season, TMZ.com reported. The news comes just…

Canceled FX Show–a Hit With Critics But a Dud With Viewers–Being Shopped to Other Nets

An FX show that was canceled despite earning raves from critics, which wrapped up its 13-episode season this week, is being shopped to other networks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is “Lights Out,” a boxing drama from executive…

Time Warner Cable and Viacom Go to Court Over iPad; At Issue: Is the Device a TV?

In a dispute over whether cable companies can allow their customers to watch cable networks over their iPads, both Time Warner Cable and Viacom filed lawsuits on Thursday, seeking to resolve the question, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder…

Bravo Cancels One of Its ‘Real Housewives Editions; Too Dignified?

One of Bravo’s “Real Housewives” editions has been widely expected to get the ax, and now the network has made it official, reports The Washington Post. The network has canceled "The Real Housewives of D.C." “We had an amazing season…

Motion Picture Academy Surprise: Indie Queen Named CEO

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ Board of Governors pulled off a surprise Thursday night, naming an outsider as CEO, the L.A. Times reported. The job went to Dawn Hudson, former head of Film Independent. Longtime Academy exec…

Three TV Station Groups Partner to Offer Syndicated News Show

Three top television station groups are working together to offer a syndicated, interactive daily news show that will air this fall, reports TVNewsCheck. The program, "RightThisMinute," will use social media, citizen journalism, the Internet and mobile technology, the story says….

Showtime Picks Up Two Series

Showtime has announced that it is giving pickups to two shows–one drama and one comedy, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The shows are the hourlong drama "Homeland" and the half-hour comedy "House of Lies.” Claire Danes stars in "Homeland"…

Sign of the Times: Grocery Coupon-Focused Reality Show Tops Everything Else on Cable

Watching people save money at the grocery store is a hit for TLC, whose new reality show "Extreme Couponing" debuted with an average of 2.3 million viewers in back-to-back episodes Wednesday, reports TheWrap.com. The series was the top-ranked ad-supported cable…

‘How I Met Your Mother’ to Be Shared in Syndication by Two Cable Nets

CBS’s "How I Met Your Mother" will be shared in syndication by two networks, as FX will start airing the program in September while Lifetime, which signed a syndication deal for the show in 2008, will also air the program,…