Former White House press secretary and conservative commentator for CNN Tony Snow cancelled a speaking engagement at Ashland College in Ohio because of an unspecified illness that doctors said prevented him from flying, according to the Associated Press. CNN had…
Actress Mary McCormack has made a career of playing “sensible” women on TV and in movies, but her role in USA Network’s new original series “In Plain Sight” gives her a chance to show off a bit, the Associated Press…
Melissa Gilbert will appear in a musical version of “Little House on the Prairie,” which debuts in Minneapolis this summer, Daily Variety reports. Ms. Gilbert will play the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the character she played on the television…
Adam Sandler will be given the MTV Generation Award at this weekend’s “MTV Movie Awards” in Universal City, Calif., the Hollywood Reporter says. Past winners include Jim Carrey and Tom Cruise, the newspaper reports. —Danny King
Netflix obtained the rights to be the exclusive DVD distributor of three shows from gay- and lesbian-themed cable network Logo, Daily Variety reports. “Wisecrack,” “Curl Girls” and “Visible Vote ’08: A Presidential Forum” will be available through Netflix this week,…
The Food Network is launching a new series, “Dear Food Network,” the New York Post reports. Viewers can submit a two-minute video explaining why their question should be answered on the program by a celebrity Food Network chef, the newspaper…
Children’s programming company DIC Entertainment has partnered with content manager and distributor Vivendi Entertainment to offer DIC’s shows online and through portable media and mobile devices. DIC has over 3,000 half-hours of programming in its library, including “Inspector Gadget” and…
Canadian broadcaster Rogers Media has bought the rights to Media Rights Capital’s Sunday night CW lineup as part of a deal with Shine Reveille International, the Hollywood Reporter says. Rogers Media also acquired animated series “The Life and Times of…
The Disney Channel has partnered with cinema advertiser Screenvision to promote the cable network’s upcoming original movie “Camp Rock,” starring the Jonas Brothers. The campaign marks the Disney Channel’s first attempt at cinema advertising. Under the agreement, Screenvision will feature…
Ion Television Network will premiere RHI Entertainment’s four-hour original miniseries “The Summit” on June 15 at 7 p.m., TVNewsday reports. The miniseries will air in its entirety during the “RHI Movie Weekend,” the Web site says. Christopher Plummer, Bruce Greenwood…