CBS News and CNN had conversations about sharing off-air resources in Baghdad, but CBS is not negotiating a broader deal to outsource its news gathering to the cable network, TVWeek reports. The New York Times reported that the organizations were…
ABC signed former director of many “The X-Files” episodes Rob Bowman to direct its pilot “Castle,” Daily Variety reports. Additionally, Fox signed Ken Marino, whose credits include “Men Behaving Badly,” for the father role in comedy “Outnumbered,” while CBS brought…
Time Warner unit AOL today will start airing videos produced by Walt Disney unit ESPN, the Hollywood Reporter says. It’s the first time the sports network has placed its videos on an outside portal. ESPN selections include an abridged “SportsCenter”…
Workers from reality-television shows such as “American Idol” and “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” will hold a news conference today at a California Labor Department building in Los Angeles decrying working conditions, the Writers Guild of America, West,…
“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane will bring a musical stage show inspired by the series to Los Angeles’ Ahmanson Theatre on May 10, Daily Variety reports. “Freakin’ Sweet! An Evening of Music and Comedy” has played sold out shows at…
Fox will again delay airing reality show “When Women Rule the World,” as the network instead sticks with more established series this summer, Daily Variety reports. The show, featuring women building a society on a remote island, was originally produced…
College basketball commentator Dick Vitale will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, in September as a contributor, ESPN says. The former high school, college and professional basketball coach has been an analyst on…
CNN will broadcast a forum for U.S. presidential candidates on faith-related issues from Pennsylvania’s Messiah College on April 13, Multichannel News reports. Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have agreed to take part in the 90-minute event while Republican…
Darren Aronofsky, whose directorial and writing credits include 2000’s “Requiem for a Dream,” will develop a psychological thriller series with Cablevision unit AMC, the Hollywood Reporter says. The script for “Riverview Towers,” featuring a family living in a paranormal-inhabited apartment…
The National Association of Broadcasters, spent almost $9 million last year lobbying issues related to cable and digital TV and satellite radio, the Associated Press reports. The trade group, representing more than 8,300 free local television and radio stations, has…