The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is lending its support to the Writers Guild of America West’s “American Idol Truth Tour,” introducing a resolution urging FremantleMedia to improve working standards for writers with the production company. The “Truth Tour,” co-sponsored…
San Diego’s Comic-Con International, the annual comic-book melee that’s becoming increasingly important to TV networks seeking younger, ardent fans and Internet buzz, has posted its full schedule online. The programming lineup for the July 24-27 event includes 120 TV-related panels,…
Showtime Networks has made an exclusive seven-year film distribution agreement with the Weinstein Co. The deal is effective with Weinstein’s 2009 release schedule, which includes the films “Nine” from director Rob Marshall (“Chicago”) and “Inglorious Bastards” from Quentin Tarantino. The…
Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly knows the network is sitting on a double-edged sword with the hype preceding J.J. Abrams’ “Fringe” and Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse”—with expectations high. a disappointment can sour rabid fans. “It does create higher expectations, higher scrutiny,”…
Fox’s spinoff of “Prison Break” will not be a character spinoff as originally planned, the Hollywood Reporter says. After struggling with casting and the writers strike, Fox has decided to make a “Prison Break” brand spinoff in the vein of…
Christopher Gorham has been cast in CBS’ midseason drama “Harper’s Island,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The horror story centers around a group of friends who gather on an island for a wedding, with Gorham playing the groom-to-be, the newspaper says….
Participants in PBS’s “The Bible’s Buried Secrets,” a two-hour special airing Nov. 18, at a TCA panel promised that the program will have its share of controversy, the Los Angeles Times reports. The special, which relies on archaeological work and…
Genie Francis is reprising her role as Laura on the ABC’s daytime soap “General Hospital,” the Associated Press reports. Francis’ first appearance is set for Aug. 26, the wire service says. The wedding of Laura and Luke in 1981 attracted…
Chris Carter, creator of “The X-Files,” hopes that fans of the show and newcomers will line up for the film “The X-Files: I Want to Believe,” the New York Times reports. The movie is designed as a stand-alone, self-contained story…
Bonten Media Group Inc. is planning to buy CBS affiliate WTVF Nashville from Landmark Communications for a reported $205-$215 million, TVNewsday reports. Landmark, which sold The Weather Channel to NBC Universal for $3.5 billion last week, had previously announced that…