“Ugly Betty” star Michael Urie told a U.K. radio station that an “Ugly Betty” Broadway musical may be in the works, the New York Post reports. Urie also said producers want to do a musical episode of the show beforehand,…
Michael Ausiello is leaving TV Guide after eight years at the company, TV Guide reports. Ausiello will move to Entertainment Weekly, the magazine says. —Vlada Gelman
The second season of “Mad Men” will premiere July 27 at 10 p.m. on AMC. The network will celebrate the return of the show with a “Mad Men” marathon of all 13 episodes from its first season on July 20…
Spike TV is relaunching its Web site on Friday with original content, a full-episode video player and social-networking features, Broadcasting & Cable reports. YouTube’s “The Angry Video Game Nerd,” Playboy Enterprises, Ultimate Fighting Championship and a merger with iFILM.com will…
Landmark Communications President-COO Decker Anstrom was re-elected chairman of the board of directors of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association. Mr. Anstrom will serve a second one-year term alongside Vice Chairman Tom Rutledge, chief operating officer of Cablevision Systems. Advance/Newhouse…
Motorola has joined the Wireless Innovation Alliance, which is advocating that the Federal Communications Commission open the digital TV spectrum band to mobile unlicensed wireless devices, Broadcasting & Cable reports. A device that Motorola has been working on to ensure…
“Ghost Hunters International,” “Scare Tactics,” “Stargate Atlantis” and “Eureka” will return to the Sci Fi Channel’s schedule this summer. New episodes of “Ghost Hunters International” and “Scare Tactics,” the latter featuring new host Tracy Morgan, will premiere on July 9…
MTV is launching a summer music show called “F’N MTV Premieres…,” hosted by Pete Wentz of the band Fall Out Boy. The Friday night show, launching June 13 at 8 p.m., will show first-run music videos and feature live performances….
Peter Horton will direct and executive produce the pilot for NBC’s “The Philanthropist,” Daily Variety reports. Horton joins the project as David Eick takes over as showrunner and executive producer after Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson’s departure, the newspaper says….
Ray Winstone and Jonah Lotan have joined the cast of David Milch’s HBO pilot “Last of the Ninth,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The drama centers around the New York Police Department in 1972, the newspaper says. Winstone will play a…