ABC has tapped Josh Cooke to co-star in the untitled comedy pilot produced by David Cohan and Max Mutchick, the Hollywood Reporter says. The sitcom follows two lifelong friends and business partners, one of whom is straight (Cooke) and one…
Glam Media launched video distribution platform GlamTV, which is aimed at its network of female-skewing Web sites, the Hollywood Reporter says. Sony BMG, E! Online, Lifetime Networks and TV Guide Broadband will provide programming content for the sites, including “E!…
The Screen Actors Guild resumed talks with the studios after the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists reached an agreement for a primetime contract, Daily Variety reports. SAG hasn’t scheduled a strike authorization vote though negotiations may go beyond…
ABC ordered 11 episodes of a new reality show that will focus on anti-terrorism security that takes place along the U.S. borders, the Hollywood Reporter says. “Border Security USA” will track locations such as a Coast Guard boat near Puerto…
TiVo is hitching its wagon to high-definition television growth. The U.S. digital video recorder leader offset its continued drop in subscribers from an expiring agreement with DirecTV by selling more high-definition machines and bundling them with Mitsubishi HDTVs being sold…
Some of the folks who got you humming to the tune of product placements on “American Idol” are hoping they can put some spring in your step with more of the same in “So You Think You Can Dance.” Fox…
Segregation was a bad idea for the South. Now, says one media company, it’s a bad idea for television’s multisystem operators. Cable companies trying to catch up with satellite operators by expanding their high-definition inventory may be sabotaging their efforts…
The players: Simon Bax and Bill Tilson, co-founders of Broadcast Facilities Inc. The play: Mr. Bax, who left his position as Pixar’s chief financial officer when the company was acquired by the Walt Disney Co. in 2006, and Mr. Tilson,…
Interpublic Group of Cos.’ Initiative has named Carolyn Dubi senior VP and director for print, poaching the pro from the Starcom MediaVest Group, where she had led the Samsung account as VP and North American planning director. The raid comes…
MySpace remains the leading social networking site in the U.S., but its growth has slowed and other sites are racking up huge gains, according to the latest figures from Nielson Online. In April, MySpace grew 3% from a year ago,…