Longtime Fox creative executive Samie Kim Falvey is jumping networks to take over ABC’s troubled comedy development department.Ms. Falvey is joining ABC as senior VP of comedy development, Francie Calfo, executive VP of development and current for the network, announced…
After the first four months, the feedback from its controlled launch of video services in San Antonio indicates AT&T is on the right path with its strategy and user experience, said Jeff Weber, VP of product and strategy for AT&T,…
The Screen Actors Guild, Writers Guild of America and Directors Guild of America have reached a precedent-setting deal with Touchstone Television to expand their contracts to cover mobile-phone episodes for the hit ABC series “Lost.” The agreements establish groundwork for…
The 33rd Annual Creative Craft Daytime Emmy Awards were presented Saturday at dual ceremonies in New York and Los Angeles, with PBS taking home the most wins with 12.The series with the most wins was PBS’s “Sesame Street,” with seven…
Four new original programs and the return of four returning series will make up next season’s Kids WB! programming slate, which premieres in September on new broadcaster The CW. The five-hour block of programming, which is being branded “Too Big…
Sounding a general alarm, David Rehr, president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, on Monday urged the thousands of broadcasters attending the group’s annual convention in Las Vegas to urge federal lawmakers to kill a proposed amendment by…
Viacom said Monday it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire online gaming company Xfire for $102 million in cash, as it looks to raise its profile in online video games.Viacom said that, as part of the MTV Networks unit,…
Fox Introduces Ad-Supported ‘Prison Break’ Mobisodes: Fox said Monday it has created the first-ever ad-supported scripted mobisodes, short episodes of programs that are viewed on cellphones. The programming, “Prison Break: Proof of Innocence,” will be sponsored by Toyota. Terms of…
Vivian Schiller, general manager of Discovery Times Channel, is leaving Discovery to become senior VP and general manager of NYTimes.com.Discovery Communications and The New York Times Co. made the announcement Monday. Bill Smee, VP of production and development for Discovery…
ABC Leads 18 to 49 Demo Derby on Eve of Sweeps