Trade Round-Up: Donald De Line: Dude, Where's My Job?
· For some reason, Paramount president Donald De Line thinks that not being told about Brad Grey hiring Gail Berman to do his job means it's time for him to move on. He's leaving his post at the studio for parts unknown (i.e., Sony, if you believe the rumors.) [Variety]
· Just-anointed Fox president Peter Liguori has kissed his teary-eyed FX troops goodbye, and is already busy at his new home, ready for the challenge of getting bailed out by American Idol every year. [Variety]
· CBS development moves away from competition-based reality shows, and now embraces the new self-improvement/family-related paradigm. A surefire hit on its way: Les Moonves destroys your mansion in the Hills with his bare hands, then orders his minions to rebuild it in under 24 hours. [THR]
· ABC's premiering hot-doctors-doing-cute-things drama Grey's Anatomy rides Desperate Housewives' coattails to strong ratings. [Variety]
· Everybody works during pilot season, part thirty-eight: Brenda Blethyn, Jane Leeves, Donal Logue, Mariel Hemingway, Alyson Hannigan cast in pilots. We give it a week before sneaky agents get a handful of dead clients cast. [THR]