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Sinclair Signs ABC Affiliation Pact for 9 TV Stations–Concedes That Part of Deal Is a Pass Through To ABC of Some of Sinclair’s Retrans Monies

Sinclair Broadcast Group has signed a new affiliation agreement with ABC Network covering nine television stations, and as part of the deal Sinclair acknowledged that the agreement includes a license fee, based in part on retransmission consent revenue, MediaWeek reports. According…

DirecTV to Launch ESPN’s 3D Channel

DirecTV has become the fist distributor to announce that it will carry ESPN’s new 3D channel. According to the ESPN announcement, "ESPN 3D will showcase a minimum of 85 live sporting events during its first year, beginning June 11 with…

In Living Color: Fox Picks Up Jamie Foxx Pilot

Fox has picked up a pilot from the multi-talented Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx. Foxx, well known for being on Fox’s popular early 1990s series "In Living Color" before moving on to his own self-titled show, has pitched Fox on…

CNBC’s Bartiromo Ditches ‘Money Honey’ Trademark for Consumer Products

Maria Bartiromo has allowed the trademarks on her 1990s bull-market nickname "Money Honey" expire for several consumer trademarks, the New York Post reports. While Bartiromo had reportedly initially disliked the name, she filed in 2007 to trademark the term across…

Damn! It’s Official–’24’ Really Canceled

In what might be the longest "expected" cancellation of a show in TV history, Fox’s "24" has been officially canceled. There are 11 hours left and the show will end with a two-hour finale during the May sweeps on Monday,…

Nikki Finke Says She Was Offered $450,000 Annual Salary, Plus $1 Million Malibu Home, To Become Editor-in-Chief of The Hollywood Reporter

Nikke Finke, of Deadline Hollywood fame, says that in January she was offered an annual salary of $450,000 and a $1 million house in Malibu to become editor-in-chief of venerable trade publication The Hollywood Reporter. In a piece at dealine.com today…

CW to Double Ad Content in the Online Version of Its Shows

The CW plans to double the number of commercials it runs in Web versions of its shows, bringing them to par with the number of commercials in the broadcast versions, the Wall Street Journal reports [The WSJ uses a subscription…

TV Guide Network Buys Reruns of Another Pay Cable Hit

TV Guide Network already bought the rerun rights to HBO’s "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and now it’s picked up another quirky pay cable hit, reports the Los AngelesTimes. The show is Showtime’s “Weeds.” It’s produced by Lions Gate Entertainment, which also owns…

In Time for the Upfront: Starcom, Zenith Hook Up with Rentrak to Get Data From 15 Million Set-top Boxes

Starcom Media Group Exchange has signed a four-month deal to get set-top data from Rentrak, MediaDailyNews reports. According to the article, " ‘[W]hat makes it so exciting,’ says Tracey Scheppach, senior vice president of innovations director at SMGX. ’15 million…

Clues to OWN Programming Dribble Out

Casting calls posted on the OWN web site give a few clues to what Oprah Winfrey’s new network has planned, B&C reports. Casting is going on for a show featuring professional locator Pam Slaton, which seems to be in the genre of…