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Will ‘Lost’ Be an Emmy Contender? With the Primetime Emmy Nominations Set To Be Announced Tommorrow, Historically, Emmy Has Not Been Kind to Departing Shows

"Lost" may not have the power it takes to win over Emmy voters when one considers the history of outgoing shows with the award, reports our good friend T.L. Stanley at the Los Angeles Times’ The Envelope blog. Shows airing their final…

Indie Movie Studio Relativity (‘Dear John’) Bypasses HBO, Showtime and Starz; Signs Deal With Netflix Instead

Independent film financing and production company Relativity Media has signed a five-year agreement to stream its movies through Netflix, skipping over the traditional run on pay-cable networks, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog reports. The move comes as pay-cable…

Syndie Upfront Up 15%

Advertisers spent about 15% more money buying ad time during this year’s syndication upfront compared to last year’s upfront, TVNewsCheck reports. The tally will be about $2.35 billion in ad sales for the syndication marketplace, versus $2 billion during last…

Can Ad-Supported Vevo Save the Music Industry? The Dilemma: The Growth in Downloading Songs Has Stalled, and Ringtone Sales Are Down 24% Since Peaking in 2007

Can ad-supported Vevo save the music industry? As writers Ronald Grover and Adam Satarino report at Bloomberg.com note, quoting "Howard Bass, a senior partner at Ernst & Young LLP in New York who advises entertainment companies. ‘The question is how quickly the…

Fox’s ‘Cleveland Show’ Rights Jointly Acquired by Adult Swim and TBS for Fall 2013 Debut

Off-network rights to Fox’s animated program "The Cleveland Show" have been jointly bought by two units of Time Warner’s Turner Broadcasting, Adult Swim and TBS, for a fall 2013 debut, reports B&C. The show was sold for $500,000 an episode,…

Reveille Partnering with Ex-Hanna-Barbera Executives to Create Animated Shows for TV

Reveille is partnering with former Hanna-Barbera executives to create animated television shows, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The production company has signed a first-look deal with Mechem Media, which was founded by Charles Mechem Jr., who had served as the chief…

ABC Loses Reality Exec to NBC

ABC will be looking for a new executive director of alternative series now that Brandon Riegg has chosen to take a similar post at NBC, reports TheWrap. Riegg will be NBC’s vice president of alternative series & development, working under…

Report: FX’s ‘Damages,’ One of the Best Shows on TV, Won’t Be Back

TV Guide’s Matt Roush reports that "Damages," the award-winning legal drama starring Glenn Close, is not coming back for a fourth season. Writes the well-repsected Roush: "After the first year, FX gave the show two seasons to catch on, and while…

David Strathairn to Headline Syfy Drama Pilot

Oscar-nominated actor David Strathairn has agreed to headline a new Syfy drama pilot, according to an announcement today by Mark Stern, executive vice president of original programming, Syfy, and co-head of content for Universal Cable Productions, the studio behind the…

Former Tennis Star Could Be Next ‘Celebrity Rehab’ Candidate

After a recent drug overdose, a former tennis star is being talked about as a possible star for VH1’s "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew," reports the New York Daily News. If 34-year-old Jennifer Capriati said yes, she would join a…