Jim Mcconville
Sci Fi OKs 4-hour ‘Left Hand’ Mini
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NEW YORK — Sci Fi Channel has greenlighted “The Left Hand of Darkness,” a four-hour miniseries based on the novel by renowned science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin, network [...]
National Geo Tries Movie Specials
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NEW YORK — National Geographic Television is going Hollywood. The distinguished brand name of science and nature documentaries is taking a step into the glittering world of movies with “National [...]
XFL Down For The Count
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NEW YORK — Even Vince McMahon’s moxie couldn’t save the XFL. The XFL is now a footnote in the encyclopedia of professional football league TV failures, along with the USFL [...]
News Tops E! Agenda
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E! Entertainment Television says it’s shooting to be TV’s CNN of entertainment news. To get there, E! is launching eight entertainment news series in 2001-02, executives said Tuesday. E! will [...]
Comedy Central Tries Reality Late
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Comedy Central is adding a late-night one-hour reality block to its Sunday schedule as an alternative to the broadcast talk show circuit, network officials said Monday. Comedy Central’s Sunday block, [...]
Summer Reality On MTV Slate
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MTV will serve up more reality for its 18-24 demographic in the summer, with four new series slated to launch by early July, network officials said Tuesday. The four series [...]
Court TV, TNT Cuff ‘NYPD’ Rights
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Court TV and TNT have booked the rerun rights to “NYPD Blue,” which went back on the market this month as part of the settlement of Steven Bochco Prods.’ self-dealing [...]