Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild say they’re not backing down on key demands in their negotiations with media companies over a new labor agreement, Daily Variety says. With two weeks before their contract expires, SAG’s negotiating committee said late…
Presidential Candidate Barack Obama says he favors steps to prevent media concentration, accord to an E-Mail interview with Broadcasting & Cable. “The effects of consolidation today and continued consolidation are well-documented,” Mr. Obama says. “Less diversity of opinion, less local…
Sony is launching a new show online and hoping that will drive sales of DVD, the Wall Street Journal reports. The show, “Angel of Death,” will cost $1 million to produce and episodes will be released on Sony-affiliated Web Sites…
Jason Bateman inked a deal with 20th Century Fox TV to develop television series, as well as to usher projects to the screen, Daily Variety reports. After his award-winning runs in “Arrested Development,” Mr. Bateman was tapped by Twentieth to…
Fox TV Studios is getting ready to film four to five unscripted pilots abroad this year for domestic and international markets,, the Hollywood Reporter says. Two game shows, “Family Trust” and “Family Dance-Off” are being shot in Chile, while the…
ABC’s fantasy pilot “Captain Cook’s Extraordinary Atlas” tapped Janel Moloney, Patrick Breen and Jodelle Ferland as co-stars, the Hollywood Reporter notes. The pilot from Tom Wheeler pilot is descriped as a cross between “Harry Potter” and “Pan’s Labyrinth,” the trade…
NBC has ordered a police-themed ensemble drama from “ER’s” John Wells, the Hollywood Reporter says. Anne Biderman of “NYPD Blue” and Christopher Chulack of “ER” to direct the show, which is being called “LAPD,” the trade paper says.
AMC ups the drama ante with the additions of “Carter Beats the Devil” and “Ice” to its development lineup, Daily Variety reports. The network has already developed two critically acclaimed series, including “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men.”
NBC Universal is moving forward to promote the Oxygen cable network, which it acquired last year for about a billion dollars, as its flagship destination for women, the New York Times says. The channel is revamping its Web site and…
ABC and PBS raked in 10 Daytime Emmys each at a Friday ceremony held by the National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences, Daily Variety reports. ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “One Life to Live” both took honors. At PBS,…