Another fall pilot has leaked to the Internet. A copy of David E. Kelley’s ABC drama “Life on Mars” has popped up on BitTorrent, the filesharing site that drives broadcasters crazy. The posting follows the recent Internet arrival of J.J….
Rupert Murdoch’s American TV studio is expanding its footprint in the British broadcasting business, signing a potentially landmark production partnership with U.K. powerhouse ITV. The centerpiece of the multi-pronged deal between Mr. Murdoch’s 20th Century Fox Television and ITV Productions…
Tom Brokaw got it right. As the first of 10 speakers at the memorial service Wednesday for Tim Russert, Mr. Brokaw promised the afternoon would be an “Irish-style” celebration with some tears, some laughs and “the occasional truth.” Then he…
As part of a sweeping Internet distribution strategy, Scripps Networks is now supplying clips from its cable networks’ shows to AOL Video, the companies announced today. The partnership comes just one month after Scripps began distributing clips on YouTube, and…
NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, which has sold 97% of its upfront inventory, is expected to wrap up its sales deals today or tomorrow, MediaWeek reports. The off-network syndication debut of “House” and the new half-hour syndicated version of “Deal…
“Weeds” creator Jenji Kohan hopes to make a spinoff of the series featuring the recently cut characters Conrad and Heylia, E! Online reports. The pot-club set series would be done in fake reality-show style, the Web site says. —Vlada Gelman
James Tupper is set to join ABC’s “Samantha Who?” as a love interest for Christina Applegate, Michael Ausiello reports. He will film a minimum of three episodes, Ausiello says. Tupper was last seen on ABC’s recently canceled “Men in Trees.”…
Pete Wentz will guest star on Showtime’s “Californication,” OK! Magazine reports. He will appear as himself, the magazine says. —Vlada Gelman
Matthew Perry will appear in a new TV show, “The End of Steve,” the New York Post reports. The show’s writer and director, Peter Tolan, revealed that Perry will play an afternoon talk show host who spouts foul language once…
A day after closing its acquisition of Sundance Channel, Cablevision Systems’ Rainbow Media Holdings subsidiary has moved Larry Aidem, CEO of Sundance, to a new job at Rainbow. Mr. Aidem was named president of Rainbow Ventures, effective immediately, the company…