CMT plans to celebrate the Christmas season with a special starring Larry the Cable Guy. The country music lifestyle network also said “My Big Redneck Wedding” will return for a second season beginning in October with eight half-hour episodes. The…
NBC will hold a reunion special for its summer reality series “The Baby Borrowers.” The special is scheduled for broadcast at 9 p.m. Aug. 6, a week after the series’ finale airs. The reunion will be conducted in a town-hall…
CBS is teaming with Internet game supplier AirPlay to launch the first interactive game linked to “Big Brother.” The “Big Brother Live TV Challenge” joins the annual array of multiplatform initiatives associated with the network’s 9-year-old reality show, including live…
Members of the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists have voted to approve a proposed contract with producers. A little more than 62% of members voted “yes” on the deal. In an unusual display of inter-union bickering, the Screen…
The next chapter in Hollywood’s year of labor unrest could unfold as soon as 7 tonight. Nothing’s certain yet, but that’s when the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is aiming to announce the results of balloting on its…
Daisy Whitney has a guest co-host in this week’s New Media Minute: Sarah Lane, the star of Revision3’s “PopSiren,” joins her on the set of Sarah’s own Web show. You’ll get the details from the duo on how David Price,…
SAG will respond to what the producers called their last, best and final offer on Thursday at 2 p.m., the Hollywood Reporter says. AFTRA is expected to announce the results of its contract ratification vote later today or early tomorrow,…
Gaius Charles and Scott Porter will appear only on a recurring basis on the next season of “Friday Night Lights,” Entertainment Weekly reports, citing unnamed sources. The decision was made for budgetary and creative reasons, the magazine says. The article…
Sen. Barack Obama and his family will speak with NBC Universal’s “Access Hollywood” in an exclusive four-part interview, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The interview, conducted by “Access” correspondent Maria Menounos, will air Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the newspaper says. —Vlada…
Sony Pictures TV has named James Canniffe as its VP of development for alternative programming, the Hollywood Reporter says. Canniffe was a co-executive producer on CBS’ upcoming “Greatest American Dog,” NBC’s “The Apprentice” and The CW’s “Crowned,” the newspaper says….