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Goodbye, ‘Liz & Dick,’ Hello, ‘Burton & Taylor’

On the heels of the high-profile 2012 Lifetime TV movie "Liz & Dick," which featured Lindsay Lohan portraying screen icon Elizabeth Taylor, comes news of another TV movie about Taylor and her ex-husband Richard Burton. Deadline.com reports that the BBC…

ABC and Univision Agree on a Name for Their New Channel

ABC and Univision have picked a name for the new channel on which they’re collaborating. TVNewser.com reports that the channel, which is geared toward Hispanics, will be called Fusion. The network will also use the word Fusión, with an accent…

AMC Walks Off With Another Basic Cable TV All-Time Ratings Record

More flesh-eating, flesh-rotting fun for viewers and AMC last Sunday night, Feb. 10, 2013. The mid-season three premiere of "The Walking Dead" was "the strongest telecast for a series in basic cable history for adults 18-49 with 7.7 million [viewers],"…

ABC Shows Sink to Historic Ratings Lows

Two series airing Sunday night on ABC sank to all-time series lows, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that on a night when CBS distanced itself from the pack on the strength of the Grammys, ABC’s “Once Upon a Time”…

One of the Most Famous of American Magazines — 80 Years Old — Partners With NBCU for Cable TV Venture. We Think They Should Call This New Cable Channel ‘The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamlined Baby’

Beginning April 22, the cable universe will include a new network, as an existing network will be rebranded. Deadline.com reports that NBCUniversal will officially rebrand the current G4 network as the Esquire Network, as in Esquire magazine, the venerable American…

New Syfy Project Brings Together Science-Fiction Heavyweights

Syfy announced that it has signed a deal to adapt a Hugo-winning novel, and the project brings together a number of heavyweights of the world of science fiction. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel is adapting the novel "The Man…

Apple’s Newest Device: Something Out of ‘Dick Tracy’?

The Next Big Thing from Apple could be a real-life version of a gadget that has been a part of pop culture for decades — seen in “Dick Tracy,” James Bond movies … and “Inspector Gadget.” Spy movies and science-fiction…

Singer Reportedly in Talks to Join ‘The X Factor’

A well-known R&B singer reportedly is negotiating to take over one of the judging seats on “The X Factor” left vacant by L.A. Reid and Britney Spears. Digital Spy reports that Ne-Yo is in talks for a job on the…

NBCUniversal Beefs Up Ad Sales Group

NBCUniversal announced personnel moves today that bring a number of top sales execs on board with the advertising division. The new arrivals are Laura Molen, Peter Lazarus, Lou Koskovolis and Katie Larkin. In a statement announcing the hires, Linda Yaccarino,…

Report: Under New Boss Rich Ross, Shine America Has Lost Six Executives

Rich Ross has been on the job as CEO of Shine America for just over a month, and the company has parted ways with six executives in the past two weeks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The moves are part…