Comcast is testing its so-called wideband networks, which would more than double the speed of its cable modems, Multichannel News reports. Comcast plans to offer the service to 20% of its subscribers by the end of the year. The top…
“Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels refuted some columnists’ claims that certain sketches and guest host and former castmember Tina Fey’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton implied that the show favors Ms. Clinton over Barack Obama, the New York Times reports….
Studios have asked the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists to start contract talks by the end of the month, three months before the current contract is set to expire, Daily Variety says. SAG national…
Lucy Punch and Timm Sharp will co-star in the HBO drama pilot “1%,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Ms. Punch appeared in CBS series “The Class” while Mr. Sharp co-starred in Fox’s “Undeclared,” the newspaper reports. “1%,” which refers to a…
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s resignation after being linked to a prostitution ring may put at risk some of the tax credits he proposed to encourage shooting television and films in the state, the Hollywood Reporter says. Mr. Spitzer had…
ABC Promotes Harvey, Maguire Variety Walt Disney’s ABC unit promoted both Brian Harvey and Patrick Maguire to VP positions, Daily Variety reports. Mr. Harvey, who joined ABC in 2002, helped develop “Dirty Sexy Money” and “Eli Stone” while Mr. Maguire…
Former NBC News President Neal Shapiro will host an arts show on New York PBS station Thirteen/WNET, Daily Variety reports. Guests on “Sunday Arts,” which debuts March 23, will include musician Wynton Marsalis and dog photographer William Wegman, the newspaper…
Break Media partnered with actor-comedian Dax Shepard, who is producing the original Web series “Bro Search” for Break.com that premieres today, the media company announced. Mr. Shepard hails from MTV’s “Punk’d” and feature films including “Employee of the Month.” His…
Daisy Whitney continues rockin’ and talkin’ with some of the biggest names at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas. In her latest videos, she talks to Felicia Day, creator of “The Guild,” which was just named by…
ABC has yet to pick up any fall drama pilots since the end of the Writers Guild of America strike, the Hollywood Reporter notes. The network, which renewed its freshman drama series “Dirty Sexy Money,” “Private Practice” and “Pushing Daisies,”…