Veronica Belmont, the host of popular Web series “Mahalo Daily,” announced Wednesday she is leaving her role after five months. She will do some reporting as a correspondent for the show though, she said. On her blog, www.veronicabelmont.com, she said…
Cable networks including E!, National Geographic, Oxygen and Versus were given credit for higher ratings because of an error by Nielsen, MediaPost reports. Audience estimates were overstated for 21 cable networks since October 2007 because of problems measuring data from…
Presidential candidate Barack Obama will appear on the April 15 edition of HBO’s “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel,” Multichannel News reports. Mr. Gumbel will interview Mr. Obama about his experience as a high school basketball player and continued love for…
ABC ordered three pilots, including comedies “Roman’s Empire” from “Malcolm in the Middle” writer Al Higgins, and “Never Better,” whose executive producers include Warren Littlefield and John Heyman, Daily Variety reports. A third, untitled pilot is a comedy from Kristin…
TV Land ordered reality show “High School Reunion” for a second season, while E! did the same for “Sunset Tan,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Additionally, TVG ordered horse-racing reality series “Lady Luck” for a third season, the newspaper reports. —…
NBC ordered a 15th and final season for “ER” while not re-signing “Scrubs,” which is likely to be picked up by ABC, Daily Variety reports. “ER” producer Warner Bros., which received as much as $13 million an episode a decade…
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” producer and former agent Gavin Polone will be one of the judges for CBS reality show “Secret Talents of the Stars,” Daily Variety reports. Mr. Polone joins Debbie Reynolds and Brian McKnight on the panel for the…
ABC signed Molly Ringwald to star in an untitled pilot from Brenda Hampton, the Hollywood Reporter says. Additionally, Sci Fi Channel signed Billy Campbell to star in its two-hour pilot episode of “Revolution.” — Danny King
Emmy-nominated “Grey’s Anatomy” actress Chandra Wilson will star in a Hallmark Channel movie about a homeless woman whose fortunes are reversed with the help of a policewoman, the Hollywood Reporter says. “Accidental Friendship” will start shooting next month and is…
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists will start negotiations for a prime-time contract with the networks and studios April 28, 13 days after the Screen Actors Guild starts its talks. The start date allows “SAG sufficient time to…