Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, more recently known for his mini-grills, is broadening his name by pitching products ranging from vitamin shakes to shoes to frozen meats, the New York Times reports. Foreman also debuted his reality series “Family Foreman”…
Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign will be running ads during NBC Universal’s coverage of the Olympic Games, Television Week reports. The campaign has bought a $5 million package of spots on both broadcast and cable, TV Week says. It’s been a…
A group of 31 Screen Actors Guild members calling themselves Unite for Strength have announced they are running for seats on the union’s national governing board, Daily Variety reports. The actors, including Amy Brenneman, Doug Savant and Kate Walsh, favor…
MTV is going ahead with plans for a remake of the cult classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Daily Variety reports. Lou Adler, who executive produced the original, is teaming up with Fox Television Studios and BermanBraun to the update, which…
Tribune Co. began to narrow the list of potential buyers for the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and an interest in Comcast SportsNet Chicago, and Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and cable channel HDNet remains on the list, the…
NBC Universal and two of News Corp.’s Fox units sued Redlasso for improperly providing clips of copyrighted programming on line, the Wall Street Journal reports. The suit, in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, said Redlasso wasn’t licensed to reproduce parts…
The Southeastern Conference will be making a decision on what to do with its television and other media rights this fall as deal with CBS, ESPN, Raycom Sports and FSN South expire at the end of the year, the Associated…
Fox has ordered a pilot for a comedy series about cut-throat competition among high school glee clubs from “Nip/Tuck” creator Ryan Murphy, Television Week reports. Casting for “Glee” begins immediately and the show could be on the network early next…
“Everybody Loves Raymond” alum Patricia Heaton is being sought to star in ABC’s pilot for “The Middle,” a project previously ordered for pilot but denied a series pickup, the Hollywood Reporter says. The show is being developed as cast-contingent and…
Music star Chris Brown is teaming up with producers J.D. Roth and Mark Burnett for a new dance competition TV series that will be pitched to broadcast and cable networks, Daily Variety reports. The show, which is still untitled, will…