NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker and The Weinstein Co. Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein appeared in New York Supreme Court, testifying in their dispute over “Project Runway” moving from NBC’s cable network Bravo to Lifetime, Adweek reports. Zucker said Weinstein…
When HBO won Emmy Awards, broadcasters pointed to content and language and said they couldn’t go there. Now that ad supported cable networks are racking up nominations, there are no more excuses, says TelevisionWeek columnist Joe Adalian.
NBC’s highly touted but very hush-hush new series from “Office” showrunner will not be a spinoff of the “The Office,” Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. Greg Daniels wanted the new show to unrelated to “The Office,” except in tone and vision,…
Showtime may announce a series pickup for the new Edie Falco project as early as Friday during the network’s presentation at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., the Hollywood Reporter says. The single-camera comedy, given…
TV producer Regency TV, the company behind “Malcolm in the Middle” and “The Bernie Mac Show,” is shutting down, Daily Variety reports. The company, a joint venture between Regency Enterprises and Fox Television Studios, was only 10 years old and…
The fate of ABC’s “Nightline” is up in the air as Jay Leno flirts with joining ABC after departing NBC’s “Tonight Show,” the Hollywood Reporter says. “Nightline,” however, has been growing in the ratings game and has served as an…
Batman will be showing up in “Mad Love,” a digital comic book that Warner Bros. will distribute in week-by-week installments through Xbox 360, Verizon V Cast Phones and Apple-s iTunes, the Wall Street Journal reports. The hybrid video-comic format is…
First, actresses started getting more interesting roles, particularly on cable. Now they’re getting nominated for Emmy awards, the Associated Press points out. With the exception of America Ferrera, nominated actresses this year range from 39-year-old Rachel Griffiths to Angelica Huston,…