FX is fast-tracking a new project from “The Shield” creator Shawn Ryan, his first after the critically acclaimed series wraps up, the Hollywood Reporter says. Ryan is teaming up with “Ocean’s Eleven” writer Ted Griffin for an hour comedy about…
Sci Fi Channel plans to show a two-hour “Battlestar Galactica” special in 2009, after the final 10 episodes of the space drama have been aired, the Los Angeles Times reports. The feature will be directed by co-star Edward James Olmos…
AMC is working with producer Tony Krantz to develop a series based on Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film “The Conversation,” Daily Variety says. Krantz, who has been trying to get the project going for about a decade, has tapped writers…
Michael Shoemaker, a longtime “Saturday Night Live” producer, has been named by Lorne Michaels as the show runner for NBC’s new late-night show starring Jimmy Fallon, TelevisionWeek reports. Michaels will be executive producer of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” while…
Fox is developing an American version of the upcoming Australian series, “The Informant,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Tom Szentgyorgyicq leads the U.S. adaptation for Fox, 20th TV and Alchemy TV, the trade paper says. The series will be about a…
Former local reporter Penny Crone is now selling real estate in New York, where her raspy voice and willingness to try on-air stunts made her a memorable TV figure for years, the New York Observer reports. Ms. Crone’s contract with…
Discovery Holdings filed a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that sets Sept. 16 as the date when shareholders will vote on turning Discovery Communications into a publicly traded company, the Wall Street Journal says. Now, John Malone’s…
David Simon, creator of HBO’s “The Wire,” is recruiting former colleagues to appear in “Treme,” his new pilot for the premium network, the Hollywood Reporter says. Among the familiar faces are “The Wire” veterans Wendell Pierce and Clarke Peters, who…
Glenn Britt, Time Warner Cable CEO, is not averse to starting a network DVR service if allowed by courts, Multichannel News reports. Britt, who made the suggestion during Time Warner’s quarter-earnings conference call, says the idea is a “better engineering…
The NBA season opens with a doubleheader on TNT featuring Clevland’s LaBron James taking on the World Champion Celtics and last year’s top draft pick returning from injury against the Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN says. ABC’s now-traditional doubleheader on Christmas…