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Eddie October Takes U.S. Rights to Three Int’l Formats
Eddie October Productions has snagged U.S. rights to a trio of international series formats: “How Long Will You Live?,” “Top of the Tables,” and “Resistance” which will be developed for distribution to network, cable and syndication outlets. “How Long Will…
Judge Bars Cablevision from Distributing Remote Storage DVR
A New York federal judge barred Cablevision Systems from giving viewers devices to remotely copy content and replay it later, siding with the Cartoon Network, Twentieth Century Fox, Time Warner, Disney, CBS and NBC that the plan infringes programmers copyrights.The…
Bravo Cashes ‘Paycheck’
Bravo will be leaving an impression in the game show genre, announcing Friday that they’ve picked up the pilot “Paycheck,” a show based on a new U.K. format from IDTV.Picture This Television, who is responsible for the hit show “Celebrity…
CBS, Sprint Form Mobile Streaming Deal
CBS and Sprint today shook hands on a deal that will make CBS programming available to Sprint TV subscribers.Beginning in April, users will be able to stream to their handsets live mobilecasts, full episodes and video clips of select CBS…
ATAS Sues NATAS in Emmy Dispute
The Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Science wants to prevent the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences from awarding Emmys for digital content until the organizations come to a compromise under binding arbitration. ATAS petitioned…
Fox’s Gardner Heading to Mediatech
Lindsay Gardner, president of affiliate sales and marketing for Fox Cable Networks, will leave the company when his contract expires at the end of April.He is expected to join Mediatech Capital Partners, where he will serve as director of global…
Starz Sues Disney Over Use of Content
Starz Entertainment sued Walt Disney Co.’s Buena Vista Television unit, claiming the distributor sold movies online that were exclusively licensed to Starz.The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, claims Disney is prohibited from selling…
‘Idol’ Boosts ”Til Death’
Fox’s “American Idol” results show boosted the Brad Garrett sitcom “‘Til Death” to an unprecedented ratings high Wednesday night, while ABC’s “Lost” hit another series low.Fox won the night starting with “Bones” (3.4) and “Idol” (10.1), both of which were…
Frank Named President-CEO of Akimbo
Media industry veteran Thomas F. Frank was appointed president-CEO of Akimbo Systems. Joshua Goldman, CEO of the Internet video-on-demand provider since 2004, will continue to be actively involved while maintaining his seat on the board of directors.Board chairman William R….