CBS has picked up four drama pilots for fall, a game show and a comedy series, sources said. The dramas include: “Viva Laughlin” (Sony/CBS Paramount, a musical based on the BBC miniseries “Viva Blackpool”) “Swingtown” (CBS Paramount, married couples in…
In this week’s exclusive Backlot talk podcast, “Entourage” creator and executive producer Doug Ellin comments on Chris Albrecht leaving HBO. “I don’t know the facts of the situation,” Mr. Ellin said. “It’s a tragedy when one sad moment can turn…
NBC confirmed the pickup of five dramas, a comedy and two alternative projects Monday in advance of their upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. The fall lineup includes previously reported dramas “Bionic Woman,” “Chuck,” “Journeyman,” “Life” and “Lipstick Jungle.”…
Maggie Rodriguez, who has been lead anchor for CBS-owned WFOR-TV in Miami, on June 1 will become co-anchor of CBS’s “The Saturday Early Show.” Ms. Rodriguez will replace Tracy Smith, who is to continue as “Early Show” national correspondent while…
Roger Ogden, president and CEO of Gannett Broadcasting and senior VP of design, innovation and strategy at Gannett Co., will retire in early July after a career spanning four decades. Mr. Ogden spent most of that time associated with the…
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