Topic: ABC Inc.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Rockford Files" and "Hawaii Five-O" are flying high during pilot season, minority actors are hot, but Britain not so much. For the first time in a decade, there is no broadcast pilot based on a U.K. format after NBC's "Prime Suspect" remake was pushed because of difficulties casting the lead. Sparked by the success ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's Comedy Central is withdrawing its popular comedy shows "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" from online video service Hulu, a Hulu executive said on Tuesday. Hulu's senior vice president of content and distribution, Andy Forssell, said the company was unable to secure the rights to the popular shows from ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems chief executive Jim Dolan on Tuesday blasted Walt Disney's "bullying" threat to pull ABC from its cable systems over a contract dispute, calling the move senseless and one that invites questions from U.S. regulators. In his first public remarks about the intensifying fight, Dolan said, "Fundamental to this issue right now is our ...
The Walt Disney Co. on Monday began warning Cablevision subscribers in New York that the local ABC television station signal may go dark this weekend in a dispute over how much it is paid by the cable operator. If the fee fight isn ...
