Animal Planet said it is planning a show on the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which uses radical methods to stop Japanese whaling operations in the Antarctic Ocean. On Thursday, Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson claimed he was shot by someone…
NBC Universal announced two promotions in its international television distribution department today. Justin Che and Sandra Chang were named senior vice president and vice president, respectively, of international new-media licensing. Ms. Chang, who worked in development at E! Networks before…
Kyle Bornheimer, who has appeared in “Breaking Bad” and “Weeds,” will play the lead character in the CBS comedy pilot “Worst Week,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The show is a U.S. version of the U.K. series “The Worst Week of…
ESPN and Smithsonian Networks are among the channels celebrating National Women’s History Month in March, Multichannel News reports. ESPN will premiere a documentary examining the past and future of women’s college hoops, Multichannel News reports. Smithsonian will air documentaries on…
Walt Disney Co. investors criticized the company for not releasing a DVD version of the ABC miniseries “The Path to 9/11,” which was critical of former President Bill Clinton’s handling of terrorist threats, the Hollywood Reporter says. One fund manager…
The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists will start jointly preparing for talks with the studios later this month, signaling that AFTRA won’t follow through on threats it may negotiate on its own, Daily…
TV producers are being more creative in airing provocative material without risking indecency fines by the Federal Communications Commission, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Breaking Bad” uses different scene cuts for different time zones, while other shows keep body parts…
John Pritchett will replace Bruce Gowers as director of “American Idol,” Daily Variety reports. Mr. Pritchett, the show’s technical director, has also worked on shows such as the Billboard Music Awards and “Dancing With the Stars,” the newspaper says. Gowers…
Justin Timberlake, who starred in a “Saturday Night Live” song bit that hit it big on the Internet, is joining production house Reveille to create a U.S. version of the Peruvian comedy “My Problem With Women” for NBC, the Hollywood…
NBC is in talks with Kathie Lee Gifford about returning to morning television as a co-host of the “Today” show, the Hollywood Reporter says. Show producer Jim Bell called Ms. Gifford “a great talent,” though said no announcements were planned…