Sumner Redstone is making progress in negotiations to refinance $1.6 billion in debt at his National Amusements Inc. holding company, Bloomberg News reports, citing two people with knowledge of the talks. Redstone was forced to sell Viacom and CBS Corp….
The pilot of “Caprica,” the “Battlestar Galatica” prequel which shows the origins of the Cylons, will be coming out direct on DVD on April 21, even though the show isn’t slated to air until 2010, io9.com reports. One of the…
“Burn Notice” star Jeffrey Donovan has more than doubled his pay after renegotiating with the series’ producer, Fox TV Studios, the Hollywood Reporter says. With the new agreement, the star of the USA Network series will receive between $125,000-$150,000 an…
A “horrendous economy” is being blamed for the layoffs of eight Seattle-based employes at Belo’s Northwest Cable News, the Seattle Times reports. Three other staffers were let go as the channel’s Portland bureau was closed, but two of them were…
After watching coverage of college football’s signing day—when prep players decide where they’re going to school—on ESPNU, CBS College Sports, the Big Ten Network and NFL Network, USA Today declares that there needs to be one big TV show where…
Christina Wayne has left her position as senior VP for scripted series and miniseries at AMC, the Televisionary blog reports, citing unnamed sources at the network. In a statement sent to TVWeek, AMC confirmed the departure. Wayne joined the network…
Citing a weak economy and a deteriorating advertising market, News Corp. on Thursday said it expected its operating income to be down about 30% for this fiscal year. In November, News Corp.’s guidance to investors was that operating income would…
Reality producer Stone & Company Entertainment is expanding eastward, hiring Sarah-Jane Cohen to head up a New York office. Ms. Cohen is executive producer of Stone & Company’s Bravo series “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style.” She is a former executive…
Nomi Bergman, president of Bright House Networks, and Rocco Commisso, chairman-CEO of Mediacom Communications Corp., will receive the 2009 Vanguard Award for Distinguished Leadership. The National Cable & Telecommunications Association will present Charlie Collier, president and general manager of AMC,…