Walt Disney Co. will be asking for cash compensation from cable, satellite TV and telco operators and station groups that retransmit its programming in 2010, chairman Robert Iger said today at the UBS Global Media and Communications conference in New York, reports Multichannel News….
TLC will take a look at the USAirways flight that landed on the Hudson River in a Jan. 10 documentary called “Brace for Impact,” Variety reports. In the hourlong show, pilot Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger will recreate his much-hailed water…
TNT has renewed its cop drama “Dark Blue,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. The network ordered an additional 10-episode second season for next year. –Elizabeth Jensen
Peter Gammons is leaving ESPN, where he’s made his home since 1990, for a job as an analyst at the MLB Network, reports the Associated Press. He’ll do commentary for breaking news and big events, and will appear on the…
Another advertiser pulled out of MTV’s new “Jersey Shore” reality series about Italian-Americans in a beach house, reports The Hollywood Reporter. American Family Insurance joined Domino’s Pizza in asking for its ads not to run in the show, after complaints…