Turner Network Television has given the go-ahead on pilots for two original recurring series. One series, “The Closer,” about an elite division of the LAPD, is from The Shephard/Robin Co. in association with Warner Bros. Television. The other, “The Line,”…
Twentieth Television has decided to end runs of first-run strip “On-Air with Ryan Seacrest.” The rookie strip will continue to air until Friday, Sept. 17, but production staff was notified in recent days that the series would not continue into…
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia on Tuesday named a new chairman and announced that lead director Arthur Martinez is stepping down.Board member Thomas Siekman was tapped to replace Jeffrey Ubben as chairman of the lifestyle company. Mr. Siekman has served as…
McGraw-Hill Cos., the New York-based publishing and information services company that owns four ABC affiliates, on Tuesday reported a 17 percent jump in second-quarter profit to $165.6 million, up from a year-earlier profit of $142 million. The company’s financial services…
Emmy-winning actor Tracey Ullman has been added to the cast of the ABC musical remake of “Once Upon a Mattress.” Ms. Ullman will play Princess Winnifred, a role originated on the Off-Broadway stage by Carol Burnett. Ms. Burnett, who is…
The Minority Media & Telecommunications Council on July 26 announced that Erwin Krasnow has been inducted into the association’s hall of fame for his “many years of exceptional contributions to the diversity and success of America’s most influential and important…
National Association of Broadcasters President and CEO Eddie Fritts has asked the National Cable & Telecommunications Association to resurrect talks to see whether the two industries can resolve a long-running dispute over carriage rights for broadcasting’s digital TV signals. “Our…
Anime Network, which has been running as a VOD service, will launch Tuesday as a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week cable service on the Insight cable system in Columbus, Ohio. Insight has agreed to carry the Anime Network in its other markets by…
Twentieth Century Fox has agreed to be the sponsor of the TNT original movie “Evel Knievel,” as well as the live telecast of Robbie Knievel’s motorcycle jump from the former USS Intrepid in New York City. Twentieth Century Fox also…
Wrapping up this summer’s TCA press tour in Los Angeles, the Disney Channel announced a new series starring identical 11-year-old twins Dylan and Cole Sprouse. The twins, who are bound to be compared to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, play sisters…