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Fantasy Series for HBO

HBO picked up a fantasy series called "Game of Thrones," which is based on a series of books by George R.R. Martin, the Associated Press reports. Production will begin in Belfast this summer on a first season of 10 episodes….

Starz Close to Amicable Retrans Resolution

Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei said that the company’s premium Starz channel is close to an amicable resolution of several retransmission negotiations that it is currently engaged in, Multichannel News. Talks with Comcast are expected to be resolved soon, he…

TV One Passes 50-Million Mark

TV One, the cable network aimed at African American adults, has passed the 50-million household subscriber mark, Multichannel News reports. The six-year-old network recently launched on a number of cable systems nationwide.

Exclusive Must Read: Rino Scanzoni, GroupM’s Chief Investment Officer, On the Future of TV, the Future of TV Advertising, and Why Advertisers and Media Companies Really Formed Their Media Measurement Coalition–and What It Means For Nielsen

TVWeek talks to a lot of top executives in the course of a year, but we must say, this interview with Rino Scanzoni, GroupM’s Chief Investment Officer, is one of the best. It’s got nothing to do with us, and…

Cablevision Responds To Disney Re: Pulling WABC TV New York

This afternoon, Charles Schueler, Cablevision’s executive vice president of communications, responded to the threats by Disney/ABC to pull WABC-TV off Cablevision on March 7 at midnight, thus jeopardizing the broadcast of the Academy Awards on Sunday night to viewers in…

Streisand, Bates, Travolta, Jackson, Downey Jr. and Theron Added to Oscar Presenters List

Former Oscar winners Barbra Streisand, Charlize Theron and Kathy Bates are among the big names added to the list of presenters at Sunday night’s telecast of the Academy Awards. Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey, Jr., John Travolta and Queen Latifah…

NBC Shuffles Back to Fourth Place After Olympics

With the Olympics over, NBC reclaimed its fourth-place position in Monday night’s ratings, as ABC’s "The Bachelor" finale led ABC to a nightly victory, tvbythenumbers.com reports. ABC posted a 5.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic, with "The Bachelor" two-hour finale…

Comcast COO Burke Bullish About Cable; Reiterates NBC to Stay a Broadcast Outlet

Speaking at the American Association of Advertising Agencies conference in San Francisco today, Comcast COO Steve Burke told attendees that he sees a rebound occurring in the TV advertising market, one that will benefit both Comcast and NBC’s cable and broadcast…

New York Transportation Authority Hits the Brakes on A&E Subway Series

A reality series about the people who work on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority subway system in New York City has been delayed after a month of filming, reports the New York Times. A 15-minute pilot was in the works that…

Leno’s Ratings Solid for Return to Late Night

The return of Jay Leno to "The Tonight Show" Monday evening resulted in the show scoring a rating better than the norm for the Leno "Tonight" tenure, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The numbers, however, weren’t as good as Conan…