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CNN Trying to Lure Correspondent From ABC

CNN is trying to lure a key on-air personality from ABC News, reports FishbowlDC. CNN Worldwide Executive VP and Managing Editor Mark Whitaker and CNN Senior VP Amy Entelis have been trying to woo ABC News senior White House correspondent…

Broadcast Networks Turn to a Familiar Strategy to Improve Ratings

As the upfront presentations roll out this week, along with networks’ 2012-13 television schedules, it’s becoming clear that broadcasters are turning to a familiar strategy in an effort to improve their ratings, reports The New York Times. The strategy is…

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Veteran to Run New NBC Sitcom; Fox Comedy Also Lands Producers

A veteran of the long-running CBS hit “Everybody Loves Raymond” will be the showrunner on a new NBC sitcom, Deadline.com reports. The show’s producer, 20th Century Fox TV, is putting the finishing touches on a deal with Mike Royce to…

HBO Lines Up Star Power for New Comedy Project

HBO is developing a comedy project based on Wall Street in the 1980s, with a number of key Hollywood players behind the effort, Deadline.com reports. Rob Riggle is slated to star and produce, the story reports. The project is based…

Investigative Series to Return for Sixth Season

A crime investigation series hosted by a popular former CNN anchor will be back for season six, TVNewser.com reports. Investigation Discovery will bring back "On the Case with Paula Zahn" with a 13-episode order, the story reports. The new season…

NBC, Affiliates Move Closer to Proxy Arrangement; Affils Chairman Backs Network Programming Strategy

NBC and its affiliates continue to move toward a deal that will enable the network to negotiate retransmission deals on behalf of affiliates, B&C reports, and both sides reported progress this week — if only a little. The story reports:…

Report Cites Huge Disparity in Salaries of Two New ‘X Factor’ Judges

Demi Lovato is making a fraction of the salary being paid to “X Factor’s” other new judge, Britney Spears, TMZ.com reports. Lovato will be paid slightly more than $1 million for her role on the show, the story reports —…

Kanye West to Appear on His Girlfriend’s Reality Show

Musician Kanye West has been taped accompanying girlfriend Kim Kardashian to events such as her sister’s baby shower, and will appear in "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," reports E! News. West will appear in a few episodes, even though Kardashian…

Former News Corp. Exec Is First Person to Be Hit With Criminal Charges in Phone-Hacking Scandal

A former News Corp. executive will be charged with perverting the course of justice, becoming the first person to be charged in the company’s phone-hacking scandal, reports the U.K. paper The Guardian. Rebekah Brooks is the former head of News…

NBC Confirms Plans to End Sitcom’s Run

It has been evident for at least a few days now that the end was in sight for a veteran NBC comedy series, especially after the network revealed plans last week for a shortened 13-episode 2012-13 season of “30 Rock.”…