The National Association of Broadcasters has asked the FCC for a 30-day extension to make comments on a petition to revise its retransmission consent rules, B&C reports. The extra time would would extend the comment period until May 18 and…
With financial trader Carl Icahn focused on a hostile takeover bid for the independent studio, Lionsgate, company Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer and Vice Chairman Michael Burns find themselves at a critical poin, the Los Angeles Times reports. A settlement with…
There were few money questions during Tiger Woods’ press conference today, but kudos to a reporter for asking this one: REPORTER: "…When [the companies you had sponsorship deals] dropped you — some of them pretty quickly, others took a while…
NBC wants more episodes of three of its newest reality shows, ordering additional episodes , our friend Joe Adalian reports for TheWrap. The three shows are "The Marriage Ref," "Who Do You Think You Are?" and "Minute to Win It,"…
USA showed off its development slate today, unveiling seven different projects the network has in the works, B&C reports. The projects include: – a John Michael Higgins project about a insurance investigator who seeks out drama. Steve Carell would serve…
Two Fox sitcoms that rested on the bubble of this season have been handed verdicts as to their fates, the Hollywood Reporter says. Ratings-struggling sitcom "Sons of Tucson" has been shelved for the remainder of the season. The show will…
As money issues and viewership forces FX to consider what to do with the critical-darling "Damages," FX president John Landgraf said the show could last at least two more seasons with the right deals, our friend Bill Carter reports in the…
Casting notices on Craigslist are looking to create a new "Jersey Shore" type show, but with Asian-Americans, the New York Post reports. An Asian-American version of the show would join two other knockoffs of the format that are currently being…
The news last week that Charlie Sheen was saying that he was done with "Two and a Half Men" is starting to look more and more like a negotiating ploy, according to TMZ. Sheen, who earned as much as $825,000…
Discovery is moving some seats around in its programming division as Discovery exec Kevin Bennett steps up into the position of senior vice president of programming, The Wrap reports. Bennett replaces Ken Schwab, who had only been with Discovery a…