RolesChristopher Plummer has been cast in ESPN’s “Four Minutes.” The original movie is a true story about Olympic runner Roger Bannister’s breaking the four-minute barrier in the mile. Mr. Plummer will play coach Archie Mason and Jamie Maclachlan will play…
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After introducing itself to the television industry last spring, RipeTV went silent for about a year. Now the next-generation on-demand network is making some noise again, saying it’s ready to go forward with its service. RipeTV CEO Ryan Magnussen said…
In a recent guest column in TVWeek (April 18), Television Bureau of Advertising President Chris Rohrs made the claim that cable’s hits, specifically FX’s award-winning dramas “The Shield,” “Nip/Tuck” and “Rescue Me,” did not qualify as “appointment television.” We believe…
At the very least Paula Abdul should be suspended immediately from her position as a judge on “American Idol.” Anything less is a travesty, a threat to the integrity of a wildly popular show and an insult to the huge…