World Fishing Network and the Professional Anglers Association are partnering for an original series premiering in January on WFN and WFN HD. The half-hour series, which begins production this fall, will feature appearances by PAA Tour Level members over 13…
Jane Adams will star opposite Thomas Jane in the Alexander Payne-directed HBO pilot “Hung,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Also, Cynthia Stevenson has been cast opposite Bob Saget in The CW’s “Surviving Suburbia,” while Mike MacRae has joined the cast of…
NBC Entertainment Co-Chairman Ben Silverman, William Morris CEO Jim Wiatt and Media Rights Capital President of Television Keith Samples will be among the panelists at the New York Television Festival’s “industry day” on Sept. 15, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The…
Nickelodeon said it has signed 15-year-old Victoria Justice from “Zoey 101” to an overall talent and music deal. Ms. Justice has been tapped to appear in a new comedy series set in a performing arts school that’s being developed by…
While NBC Universal may not be a good fit with industrial giant General Electric, a sale of the media business is unlikely in the foreseeable future, BusinessWeek says. There don’t appear to be any real buyers for NBC, and tight…
The movie “Maid in Manhattan” is being adapted into a TV series for ABC by Jennifer Lopez, who will serve as executive producer of the hourlong comedy-drama, the Hollywood Reporter says. The network is committed to shooting a pilot of…