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Bryan Singer Slated to Collaborate with SyFy on Miniseries

Producer and director Bryan Singer (the first two "X-Men" films, "Superman Returns") will be the executive producer of a six-hour action-adventure series for the SyFy channel that looks at the Mayan end-of-the-world prediction, B&C reports. The series, written by Michael Petroni…

NBC Primetime Entertainment Chief Sides With Writers in Emmy Broadcast Dispute

Angela Bromstad, president, primetime entertainment for NBC, said if it was up to her–and it will be next year, when the Emmy primetime ceremony moves to the Peacock Network–she would not have shortened the broadcast by cutting the time from…

NBC to Repurpose ‘Today’ Segments for Use on Style Network’s ‘Tips Today’

Lifestyle segments from NBC’s morning show “Today” will be repurposed to air on “Tips Today,” a new show on Style Network, B&C reports. Peacock Productions, NBC’s in-house long form team, will produce “Tips Today.” The show will be hosted by Thom…

Pilot From Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun Picked Up by Syfy

The 90-minute action-adventure pilot of “Alphas” has been picked up by Syfy, The Hollywood Reporter reports.   This article details the already long history of the show–at one time ABC considered it as a companion to "Lost." The show is from…

Both Clintons, The Secretary of State and the Former President, Helped Get North Korea to Release Current TV Journalists

The husband and wife powerhouse team of Hillary and Bill Clinton were both instrumental in getting North Korea to release two Current TV journalists whom North Korea had put on trial and had sentenced to 12 years hard labor, the…

NBC Preview Special to Promote Its Fall Primetime Schedule Across Platforms

A half-hour NBC fall season primetime preview special will air as a promotion across all NBC Universal properties, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In addition to NBC, the special will appear on the cable networks USA, Bravo and Syfy, on the network’s Web site and on 11,000…

Stop the Presses: Report Says Watching TV is Bad for Kids

Watching TV is the worst kind of inactivity for children, according to Time magazine. Researchers in America and Spain collaborated on the study of 111 children ages 3 to 8 and discovered that more than using a computer or any…

North Korea Releases Current TV Journalists Who Had Been Sentenced to 12 Years Hard Labor

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has issued a special pardon to two detained Current TV journalists, who had been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor, according to various press  reports citing the official North Korean News Agency. The pardon was issued…

Star Local Anchors Join Journalism’s List of Endangered Species

"When WTVJ-TV’s Kelly Craig was laid off in June after nearly two decades as a reigning Miami anchor she was in good company. Across the country, once sacrosanct stars are finding their names on layoff lists or heading into not-always-voluntary…

Dish Says It’s Paying Too Much For Some ESPN Channels, Sues for $1 Million

Dish Network has filed a breach of contract suit against Walt Disney Co’s. ESPN, asking for $1 million in damages, reports Joe Flint on the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Dish says ESPN gave better financial deals to Comcast…