FX lands ‘ ’70s Show’
Carsey-Werner and FX declined to comment on the deal, but sources say the cabler will pay a hefty price of about $475,000 per half-hour and permit the distributor to hold back a minute of advertising…
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Italo study forecasts 31% growth for pay TV
Italy's pay TV market reaches 15.4% of households, or about three million subscribers, a study published by Italy's dominant pay TV platform Telepiu said Tuesday.
NBC may take ‘Freaks’ for a one-night date
NBC might bring back the critically hailed "Freaks and Geeks" for one night this summer -- but the odds of the show being revived elsewhere are growing longer.
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Frog brings in $425 mil as CPM rises 25%
It's only two days into TV's annual upfront ad-buying derby, and the WB is already walking away from the deal-making table. Following the trend set last year, the Frog net said Tuesday that it was…
Fox launches TooHotForFox Web site
This fall, Fox will launch TooHotForFox.com, dedicated to all the attacking animals and police chases that have been shunted from television. Netizens will be encouraged to send in their own videos…
Twentieth triumphs
Twentieth Century Fox TV wrapped a good week on Sunday as two of its dramas ranked as the night's top programs among young adults. The Fox network's "The X-Files" and ABC's "The Practice" each scored…
Foreign key to mini might
"Jesus" may have bested Regis during the May sweeps, but don't expect producers to suddenly start making many more minis.
Playboy’s key club
The federal government can't force cable systems to remove the Playboy Channel and other adult-video networks from their programming menus between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
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Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin ("Children of a Lesser God") will join Camryn Manheim ("The Practice") in the ABC telepic "The Last Laugh," an update of Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac."…
Taylor, Poundstone tell ‘Truth’
Comedian Paula Poundstone and thesp Meshach Taylor are joining the cast of Pearson Television's upcoming revival of gamer "To Tell the Truth." Skein is slated to debut in October.
