DirecTV ordered a second season of “Supreme Court of Comedy,” a reality show starring comedians acting like attorneys in real-life small claims court cases, Daily Variety reports. Tom Arnold, Paul Rodriguez and Joe Piscopo were among comedians appearing in the…
Spot Runner, which uses Web technology to allow small businesses to advertise on television, said it raised another $51 million from investors including Grupo Televisa of Mexico, the New York Post reports. The company, previously backed by CBS, WPP Group…
Sci Fi Channel signed Esai Morales to its new “Battlestar Galactica” prequel “Caprica,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Mr. Morales will play the father of what would become Edward James Olmos’ character in “Galactica,” the newspaper reports. Meanwhile, Showtime added Peter…
Labor talks between the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers hit a roadblock as the two sides broke away from the bargaining table today. The two sides differed on the reason for the breakdown….
Discovery Channel’s “Man vs. Wild” averaged 1.4 million viewers for its Friday season premiere, Multichannel News reports. The survival show was the highest-rated non-sports program that night among men 18 to 34 years old, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
The first episode of Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana” following Miley Cyrus’ controversial Vanity Fair picture averaged 3.12 million viewers, down 32% from the season’s five previous episodes, Multichannel News reports. But Disney Channel said the episode topped its time-slot competition…
The Federal Communications Commission is the latest federal agency being asked by members of Congress to investigate the Pentagon’s use of network and cable military analysts. In a letter today, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., chairman of the House Energy and…
The Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers entered what is likely their final day of negotiations today with a self-imposed deadline of 5 p.m., Daily Variety reports. A deal does not seem close as…
Playboy Enterprises reported a quarterly loss on Tuesday, causing its shares to fall 8%, Reuters reports. The decline is blamed on weaker publishing and domestic television revenue, the wire service says. Domestic television revenue dropped 16% even as monthly subscription…
MSNBC unveiled a suit of interactive digital tools for Web users known as NewsWare on Monday, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The mix of news and gaming includes a NewsBlaster online game requiring viewers to smash orbs to get headlines and…