Advertising & agenciesGeoff Calnan to VP of broadcast, The Cimarron Group, from executive VP of marketing, UPN.Deborah Donovan to retail development sales manager, Charter Advertising, St. Louis, from management and training consultant, Breakthrough Marketing.BroadcastingCraig Allison to station manager, KSHB-TV, Kansas…
Mia Farrow has been cast to play the mother of the title character in CBS comedy pilot “Julie Lydecker” from Paramount Network TV. Jennifer Crittenden and Phil Rosenthal are executive producing. … Patricia Richardson has joined the cast of Lifetime…
‘Ally McBeal’ canceled by FoxFox has canceled “Ally McBeal,” the quirky series about a female Boston lawyer (Calista Flockhart) whose love life and fantasies divided viewers and critics. The end came just days after the series, which had seen its…
COMEDY8 SIMPLE RULESTouchstone pilot pickup. Auspices: Gamble, Tracy (EP/W pilot); Shadyac, Tom (EP–N/W); Suarez, Flody (EP–N/W); Bostick, Michael (EP–N/W); Cameron, W. Bruce (author); Junger, Gil (D pilot). Talent: John Ritter; Martin Spanjers; Kaley Cuoco; Amy Davidson; Katey Sagal. Logline: Based…
Robert Blake arrested Actor Robert Blake, best known for playing the tough-guy title role in the 1970s cop-show “Baretta,” has been arrested in Los Angeles and will be charged with the murder of his wife nearly one year ago. Los…
‘Hollywood Squares’ production company let go The changes keep coming for King World Productions’ game-show strip “Hollywood Squares.” The show’s production company Moffit-Lee has been released, and the distributor will prepare the series for its first season without center square…
Posted Tuesday, April 16, at 4:45 a.m. (PT); last updated at 5:28 p.m. Robert Urich dies Actor Robert Urich, best known for his roles in “Vega$,” “Spenser: For Hire,” “S.W.A.T.” and “Soap,” has died at the age of 55 after…
The Federal Trade Commission, which only a month ago ceded its media merger review authority to the Justice Department in a controversial move blasted by Sen. Ernest Hollings, is quietly exploring ways to restore it.Publicly, the FTC insists the decision…
“My take on it would be [one of] two people: a guy that filled in for Bryant one time, Tom Bergeron-he did a really good job. He and Jane [Clayson] seemed to have a little chemistry. Either that or Brian…
Bush administration into `The West Wing’A special episode of NBC’s “The West Wing” featuring interviews with real-life White House counterparts will include participation by the Bush administration. Although it was not announced by NBC last week, “West Wing” producer Llewellyn…