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WPIX-TV to Cut 6:30 P.M. Newscast with Jim Watkins and Kaity Tong, Less Than a Year After it Began

It’s been less than a year since WPIX-TV in New York started a 6:30 p.m. newscast, and now it’s cutting the program, reports the New York Daily News. The half-hour news program was anchored by Jim Watkins and Kaity Tong….

ESPN and NBC Having Lots of Success Selling Nighttime Football

ESPN has sold about 90% of its advertising inventory for "Monday Night Football," while NBC has agreements for over 80% of its "Sunday Night Football" franchise, with both securing price increases at about 9%, reports TheWrap.com. While advertisers have been…

Cartoon Network Banking on TV Success of Web Series with Rob Corddry as a Creepy Clown Doctor

Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim is betting that a Web series featuring Rob Corddry as a doctor who likes to put on creepy clown makeup to cheer up patients in a children’s hospital will translate into television success, reports the Los…

Miley Cyrus Fights Back Over Posting of Picture by Perez Hilton

Miley Cyrus fired back at Perez Hilton yesterday during an appearance on Ryan Seacrest’s syndicated radio show, Billboard reports. "That’s like, some idiot being an idiot — that’s not me, you know what I’m saying?" Cyrus told Seacrest, according to…

Exec Gets Solo Executive Producing Slot for Upcoming ‘Nate Berkus Show’

There’s been some behind the scenes re-positioning at the new "Nate Berkus Show," with Terry Murphy becoming sole executive producer and Zev Shalev becoming an executive consultant concentrating on development, reports B&C. The Sony Pictures Television show, in association with…

Two-Time Oscar Winning Actor in Talks With Both HBO AND Showtime About Series

A two-time Oscar-winning actor is in talks with Showtime as well as HBO to star in his own TV series, reports New York magazine. The star is Kevin Spacey, who made a memorable TV appearance in the ’90s on "Wiseguy."…

Betchya Can’t Guess Which Cable Network Has Ordered Six Episodes About Collecting Movie, Music and Theater Memorabilia

Cable has shows about pawn shops, fisherman, hoarders. Soon it wlll have one all about show business memorabilia Syfy has order six episodes of "Hunting Hollywood," an hour-long documentaryseries about collecting and finding rare movie, music and theater memorabilia, according to…

‘Sons of Anarchy’ Creator Lashes Out at Ex-Hell’s Angel

The day after a former member of the Hell’s Angels, Chuck Zito, declared that FX’s "Sons of Anarchy" had been his idea and filed a $5 million breach suit against the network, the creator of the TV show, Kurt Sutter,…

Publicist Promoted at Comcast

Publicist Amelia Stewart has been promoted to VP of media relations for the Comcast Entertainment Group, in charge of the company’s corporate communications plans and trade media relations, reports The Wrap. Her duties will include the same responsibilities for E!…

John Miller, NBC Universal’s Top TV Marketing Executive, to Step Down at Year’s End

John Miller, the veteran award-winning, well-respected chief marketing officer for NBC Universal Television Group, will leave his post by the end of the year, after working in NBC’s marketing department for 28 years, reports Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.com. Miller may remain at NBCU in…