Andy Heyward, chairman & CEO of DIC Entertainment, announced Monday that his company has acquired from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution the broadcast rights to 26 half-hour episodes of the animated series “The Smurfs.” The episodes will begin airing in…
Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment, and Brad Moore, president of Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, announced Monday the two companies are extending their agreement to produce dramatic specials through May 2008 under a new three-year deal.The 2004-05 season marks…
“The Insider” correspondent Steven Cojocaru will appear in an interview on Monday’s edition of sister program “Entertainment Tonight” to discuss a kidney transplant he must undergo to treat a previously undiagnosed kidney ailment. Mr. Cojocaru has been diagnosed with polycystic…
Fox Sports and the college football Bowl Championship Series announced Monday that they have reached an exclusive four-year agreement covering all media distribution and sponsorship rights for the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, FedEx Orange Bowl and Nokia Sugar Bowl from 2007…
Federal lawmakers have approved legislation that requires satellite operators to offer all local broadcast signals over the same dish. EchoStar Communications has been offering some of the signals on a second dish in some markets. Broadcasters have alleged that EchoStar’s…
Fox Hires More ‘Nanny’: Fox announced Monday it has ordered eight additional episodes of the unscripted child-raising-advice series “Nanny 911.”“Nanny” has been a welcome addition to Fox’s struggling Wednesday night. Since its premiere, the show has been No. 1 in…
Federal Communications Commission member Jonathan Adelstein was confirmed Saturday by the Senate for a new term at the agency good through June 30, 2008. Without confirmation, Mr. Adelstein, one of two Democrats on the five-member panel, would have had to…
Former Beatle Paul McCartney will perform in the Ameriquest Mortgage Super Bowl XXXIX halftime show on Fox Feb. 6.This will mark Mr. McCartney’s second Super Bowl appearance. He provided a memorable pre-game performance at Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans…
CNN is shuffling executives again. Jonathan Klein, the former CBS News executive who founded The FeedRoom, a broadband and streaming news service, was named Monday as president of CNN/U.S. He will be based in New York, a dramatic departure for…
First of two columns on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.” At a time when traditional game shows have all but disappeared from television, especially in daytime, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” keeps on expanding its audience. While ABC…