CBS Paramount TV has tapped Meg Liberman as senior vice president of casting, the Hollywood Reporter says. Liberman has a long history in casting, having founded her own company in the 1980s and partnered with March Hirschfield and Cami Patton…
CNN is hoping this November’s presidential election “feels like the first time” for many viewers, and has tapped the band Daughtry to remake the Foreigner’s 1977 song for the network’s “League of First Time Voters” segments, Daily Variety reports. The…
Warner Bros. is breathing life into the 1960s popular child program “The Banana Splits,” Daily Variety reports. The franchise will see new shorts and videos airing on Cartoon Network and its Web site. Future DVD and CD releases are also…
Universal Media Studios has signed John Eisendrath to join the upcoming “My Own Worst Enemy” as showrunner and executive producer as part of a two-year overall deal with the studio, Daily Variety reports. Eisendrath already served as a co-executive producer…
“Ugly Betty’s” America Ferrera was named Chevy Entertainer of the Year at the 2008 Alma Awards on Sunday, the Hollywood Reporter says. Singers Linda Rondstadt and Shakira were also recognized with the Trailblazer Award and the Humanitarian Award, respectively. The…
ABC News’ longtime “Nightline” producer Leroy Sievers died on Friday after battling cancer for two-and-a-half years, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Sievers, who was 53 when he died, kept track of his battle with the disease for National Public Radio’s “My…