Walt Disney unit ABC Studios extended its agreement with “Dirty Sexy Money” creator Craig Wright in a two-year, seven-figure contract, the Hollywood Reporter says. Mr. Wright says he plans to reintroduce the series’ characters in the first episode of season…
“The Hills” stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are in talks with MTV to televise their wedding live, EOnline reports. The couple wants to have a the wedding at Richard Branson’s island in the Virgin Islands with catering by Wolfgang…
Rodney King, whose 1991 televised beating led to Los Angeles rioting, will appear on VH’’s “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew,” the Associated Press reports. Mr. King will be featured in the show’s next season, which starts in October and includes…
Seattle’s KOMO-TV cancelled local entertainment and talk show “Northwest Afternoon” after 24 years on the air, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. While the station initially gave no reason for the cancellation, a station’s spokesman later said it was dropped because of…
CEO Glenn Britt says Time Warner Cable is developing a prototype that will allow subscribers to access the Internet directly from their televisions, Fox Business News reports. Mr. Britt also says Time Warner Cable will also demand immediate video-on-demand rights…
While the country’s housing market remains depressed, television shows about real estate and home improvement are booming on channels including TLC and HGTV, the New York Times says. Viewers continue to tune in to shows like “Designed to Sell” and…
ABC signed Will McCormack and Eric Christian Olsen to recurring roles in the drama “Brothers & Sisters,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Mr. Olsen and Mr. McCormack will play business associates of Rachel Griffiths’ character and one of them may be…
Drake Bell and Josh Peck, stars of Nickelodeon’s “Drake & Josh” series, will appear in a holiday-themed television movie scheduled to start shooting next month, Daily Variety reports. “Drake & Josh: Best Christmas Ever” will be the third film the…
The Writers Guild of America will meet next month to consider ways to simplify how writing credits are determined, Daily Variety reports. The guild last voted on the subject in 2002, the newspaper says. —Danny King
Producers of CBS’s “Swingtown” have tried to make the new 1970s era drama look as authentic as possible with touches such as ill-fitting polyester clothes for the men and set furnishings acquired in weekly trips to thrift stores, the Associated…