Jack Olesker, president of Ken Creative Studio, is planning to expand the business by developing original animated feature films and TV series for distribution internationally and in the U.S., the Hollywood Reporter says. Ken Creative is in post-production on the…
Lifetime has ordered six episodes of new reality series “Blonde Charity Mafia,” with production set to begin in September, reports Daily Variety. The show follows three young Washington socialites who are responsible for the biggest, most exclusive charity fundraisers in…
The New York Times is coming under fire from political Web site Politico.com for not being more forthcoming about partnerships it made with NBC, reports TVNewser. The Times has a year-old political news partnership with NBC News and MSNBC and…
Disney is launching an online social networking site for parents, CNET reports. DisneyFamily.com will allow parents to create profiles, exchange recipes and swap parenting advice. The site will go up against already established competitors including CafeMom.com and OurFamily.com. —Christopher Perez
Atlanta-based Gray Television announced Wednesday that J. Mack Robinson is stepping down as chairman and CEO of the station group with which he has been associated since 1993. Mr. Robinson’s son-in-law, Gray board Vice Chairman Hilton H. Howell Jr., will…
Virgin Media has picked up “Prom Queen” from Michael Eisner’s Vuguru, says the Hollywood Reporter. The 80 90-second webisodes will air on all Virgin Media platforms, including linear television, broadband, VOD and mobile. In the U.K., the show can be…
The Directors Guild of America issued a letter today defending the new-media deal it made with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, amid stalled talks between the producers and the Screen Actors Guild, Daily Variety reports. The letter,…
Because the debate apparently still rages on, MillerCoors, owner of Miller Lite, is reviving its 30 year-old “Great taste, less filling” tagline just in time for football season. The tagline will return Sept. 1 in revised versions of last year’s…
Hotel heiress and professional celebrity Paris Hilton needs a best friend during her travels to London, and what better way to find one than on TV? E! Online reports Hilton will star in her own reality show for the U.K.’s…
Comcast Entertainment Group has signed a new multiyear agreement with Ryan Seacrest. The deal expands Seacrest’s television and new-media production business across Comcast’s networks through his independent production company, Ryan Seacrest Productions. The production company will develop programming for Comcast…