Charlie Sheen will no longer be appearing in underwear ads for Hanesbrands, after being accused of domestic violence over the holidays, the Associated Press reports. A company spokesman said the charges against Sheen were serious enough that the company felt…
News Corp.’s 20th Century Fox is near a deal to sell the TV rights to the hit movie “Avatar” to cable network FX, a sister company, sources told the Los Angeles Times. The price, when finalized, could be more than…
A deal may be in the making in the nasty spat between Cablevision and Scripps Networks Interactive, reports Multichannel News. Scripps Networks spokeswoman Cindy McConkey said the two sides “made some limited progress” in a meeting Wednesday at Cablevision headquarters….
Cablevision Systems CEO James Dolan, whose company is locked in a bitter battle with Scripps Networks Interactive over carriage of two channels, said programmers that insist on large affiliate fee increases may be pricing themselves out of business, Multichannel News…
ABC is looking to get from its affiliates either 50% of their retrans monies or a flat license fee, whichever is greater, according to TVNewsCheck. Furthermore, the network is also looking to become the entity that would eventually negotiate retrans…
The Justice Department, in addition to the Federal Communications Commission, will review Comcast’s takeover of NBC Universal, sources told the Los Angeles Times. The review process could have gone to the Federal Trade Commission. Christine Varney, head of the antitrust…
New York metropolitan-area viewers who missed Food Network’s telecast of "Super Chef Battle: An Iron Chef America Event" Sunday night due to the ongoing dispute between parent Scripps Networks Interactive and Cablevision will have another chance to see the highly-rated program. Scripps…
Former WB Entertainment President David Janollari has joined MTV in the new post of executive VP of scripted development, according to B&C. Janollari, who will help continue the network’s efforts to expand its scripted offerings, will report directly to MTV President of…