The two actors unions have agreed to a six-month extension of their contract with advertisers to appear in TV commercials, says Deadline Hollywood Daily. The actors were already working under an two year extension, which was set to expire on…
Warner Bros. Television Group Wednesday launched TheWB.com, a featuring teen favorite shows from the former froggy TV network, such as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and other series from the Warner Bros. library including “Friends,” “The O.C.,” and “Veronica Mars,” the…
In the battle of the fastest Olympians, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt is beating the U.S.’s Michael Phelps in the viral video race, TelevisionWeek reports. According to numbers from Visible Measures, clips featuring Usain’s track races have drawn more than 10.5 million…
ABC Family’s big hit “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” and BBC America’s new series “Skins” both focus on teen worlds filled with sexual issues, the New York Times says. The paper describes the British show “Skins” as “brash…
Among the five series ABC this week said it would pick up is a new version of “Cupid,” a series that died after 15 episodes in 1998, the Washington Post’s TV Column notes. Another new ABC drama, “Castle,” is about…
“Lost” creator J.J. Abrams is juggling the launch of his Fox sci fi series “Fringe” and editing the new “Star Trek” movie, the Associated Press reports. “I’m naturally more comfortable working on multiple things,” Abrams tells the wire service. “For…
Discovery U.S. has decided to close its U.K. office, Daily Variety reports. The move will only affect three employees as the network’s commissioning efforts are being centralized at the main U.S. office in Silver Spring, Md. Discovery U.K., Europe, Middle…
Cuba Gooding Jr. has been cast to play the title character in TNT’s original movie “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The movie is based on Carson’s memoirs as he grew up in the inner city…
Sony is releasing the complete “I Dream of Jeannie” series in a 20-disc box set, the Hollywood Reporter says. All five seasons will be packed together in a set shaped like a genie bottle and should hit stores on Nov….