Fox’s “Hole in the Wall” has only been on the air a few weeks, but it’s already rolling out celebrity-themed episodes. Sort of. The network said Tuesday that it will air a special edition of the “Hole” featuring cast members…
The CW is moving forward with “Light Years,” an hourlong dramedy being described as “Juno” meets “Gilmore Girls.” Liz Tigelaar (“What About Brian,” “Brothers & Sisters”) will write the pilot, while Gary Fleder (“Life on Mars”) will direct. Both will…
Even if everything goes as planned, federal officials are preparing for a deluge of problems and viewer complaints come February during the nation’s switch to digital broadcasting, the Associated Press reports. Most are looking at the already-digital city of Wilmington,…
Who says there’s no lending and borrowing going on these days? Media Rights Capital just secured a $350 million revolving credit line from JPMorgan Chase, Broadcasting & Cable reports. MRC is a hybrid financer-talent enterprise that is the outsourcing programmer…
Academy Award nominee and former “Battlestar Galactica” star Mary McDonnell is in advanced talks for a multi-episode stint on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” E! Online reports. As with everything “Grey’s Anatomy,” no spoiler details were released, including the nature of McDonnell’s…
Because more media companies aren’t volunteering to limit food and beverage ads during children’s programming, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin feels they’ve left the door open for the commission to mandate such limits, Broadcasting & Cable says. The media…
The bottom didn’t fall out from under network television Monday night. That’s the take-away from the first ratings report of the 2008-09 season, which had been preceeded by weeks of higher-than-normal anxiety levels among network executives. Their fear: A hangover…
ESPN Films’ first ever Spanish-language film debuts Saturday, Multichannel News reports. “JC Chávez,” about decorated boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, will air Sept. 27 on ESPN Deportes and ESPN Classic as part of ESPN’s Hispanic Heritage Month programming. The film, which…
The presidential debates are nigh and CNN is ready, Multichannel News reports. The cable news network’s Wolf Blitzer, Campbell Brown and Anderson Cooper will anchor from CNN studios in New York City. John King and his “Magic Wall” will also…
ReelzChannel is teaming up with entertainment retailer Borders Group to distribute its content on the chain’s Web site, Multichannel News reports. Leonard Maltin’s original review show “Secret’s Out” will be added to the “Border’s Backlot” area of the site that…