Jay Karnes will join the cast of FX’s new series “Sons of Anarchy” for a six-episode arc as an ATF agent, the Hollywood Reporter says. Over at The CW, Meghan Markle and Kellan Lutz have landed recurring roles on “90210,”…
Jamila Hunter is returning to NBC as the senior VP of programming and development, alternative and digital, the Hollywood Reporter says. Hunter was a comedy development executive for two years at 20th Century Fox TV, the newspaper says. Hunter started…
‘Love Connection’ Creator Lieber Dies “Love Connection” producer Eric Lieber died Wednesday of leukemia at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the Associated Press reports. Lieber created the dating show in 1983 and also produced talk shows for Dick Cavett, Sammy Davis Jr….
“The Line” will be the first project from America Saga Prods., former Showtime programming President Jerry Offsay’s new production company, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “The Line” is a four-hour miniseries starring and directed by Robert Duvall that explores tensions…
Portable, battery-powered TVs will become useless after the digital TV transition, the Los Angeles Times reports. With no battery-powered converter boxes manufactured yet, Americans will lose a valuable means of communication during public emergencies, the newspaper says. While retailers are…
Holly Marie Combs, Brooke Burns and Rochelle Aytes have been cast in the Lifetime drama pilot “Mistresses,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, Michael Weaver and Mary Birdsong have joined HBO’s Barry Sonnenfeld-directed pilot “Suburban Shootout,” the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
Online television network Revision3 added to its roster of distribution partners via a deal with YouTube, the companies announced today. Under the deal, Revision3 will supply its entire catalog of shows to the world’s biggest video-sharing site. That includes episodes…
Bryan Perez has been tapped to fill the newly created position of senior vice president and general manager of NBA Digital. Perez will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of NBA Digital, which includes digital TV network NBA TV, NBA.com,…
Speed has renewed the series “Livin’ the Low Life,” “SuperCars Exposed” and “Super Bikes!” Each series will air 13 new episodes starting in the first quarter of 2009. “Livin’ the Low Life,” which is returning for its second season, is…
Barack Obama will break from tradition at the Democratic National Convention in August, leaving the convention hall to deliver his speech in a larger venue—Denver’s Mile High Stadium in Denver. The move to INVESCO Field at Mile High may drum…