Trade Round-Up: Just Looking For An Excuse To Use A Picture Of The Rock With Marc Shmuger
THR wins the race to quickly reword the press release announcing Marc Shmuger and David Linde's promotions to chair and co-chair, respectively, at Universal, with Variety's entry still TK. [THR]
The FCC makes its first ruling under new chair Kevin Martin, fining CBS a record $3.6 million for a supposedly indecent episode of Without a Trace and upholding the $550,000 penalty for 2004's Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction," setting a clear (and expensive) precedent for future nipple-shield-related infractions. [Variety]
William Hurt will play Kevin Costner's evil alter-ego in Mr. Brooks, the psychological thriller with the decidedly not-so-thrilling title. [THR]
SAG is contemplating a cable strike, as their made-for-cable contract has not been revised in 16 years. Meanwhile, the local service industry salivates over the possibility of a sudden surplus of cheap labor. [Variety]
The CW assures potential advertisers that it's committed to being totally horny for the 18-to-34-year-old demographic. [THR]