ESPN Films has picked up four sports-related documentaries to air on ESPN and ESPN2 later this year, Daily Variety reports. The pickups include the Spike-Lee directed “Game Day With Kobe,” which follows L.A. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant as he prepares…
The studios blasted a counter-offer from the Screen Actors Guild, keeping the possibility of a strike on the table, TelevisionWeek reports. SAG had rejected what the studios called their “last, best and final” offer, leaving the two sides far apart….
An ABC Studios memo to showrunners explaining how to go about developing series based on foreign TV shows was made public, Web site Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. The memo, which describes how to go about adopting a series in a…
The Writers Guild of American is beginning an “American Idol Truth Tour” in an effort to unionize writers on reality TV and game shows, TelevisionWeek reports. The tour kicks off next week when “Idol” begins its nation-side audition tour. WGA…
FCC chairman Kevin Martin recommends Comcast be reprimanded for its violation of net neutrality through the arbitrary blocking of some Internet traffic, the Associated Press reports. Martin filed an order calling for a vote on the discussion at the FCC’s…
HBO will bring back both “In Treatment” and “Tell Me You Love Me” for second season, the Washington Post reports. The network also said at the Television Critics Association summer press tour that it is interested in doing another “Sex…
“Seinfeld” alum Jason Alexander will have a guest role in next season’s “Criminal Minds” during November sweeps, Entertainment Weekly reports. Other big-name castings include Justine Bateman for “Psych” and James Brolin for “Law & Order: SVU.” —Sergio Ibarra
John McCain may have gotten an early start on his presidential campaign, but Barack Obama is quickly catching up in TV ad spending, the Wall Street Journal reports. In the first three weeks since beginning his first TV ad campaign…
Official sponsors of the Beijing Olympic games are set to benefit greatly from China’s strict stance on unauthorized marketers, the New York Times reports. Official sponsors will be given preferences in the marketing, while the local governments will try to…
“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” vet Carson Kressley is expected to discuss his upcoming talk show on Lifetime on Friday at the Television Critics Assocation press tour, the Hollywood Reporter says. Kressley’s untitled series marks a move toward original…