“The Hills’” Lauren Conrad will guest star as herself on the second-season finale of ABC Family’s “Greek,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Conrad will help Casey (Spencer Grammer) with a major decision in a dream sequence, the magazine says. The episode airs…
Time Warner is spinning off its AOL Internet access unit to focus purely on content, Online Media Daily reports. AOL’s overall revenues decreased by 16% to $1.1 billion as a result of declining subscription revenues, the Web site says. Time…
Retro Television Network will replace late-night paid programming with live talk shows beginning in September, TVNewsday reports. One talk show will feature Robin Leach, best known for hosting “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” the Web site says. The talk…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin doesn’t expect any more markets to pull the plug on analog TV service early, as stations in Wilmington, N.C., will do on Sept. 8, Broadcasting & Cable reports. General awareness of the DTV transition…
ESPN and MediaFLO USA have teamed to provide NASCAR races in August on ESPN Mobile, Media Daily News reports. Viewers will have access to live coverage from the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series races through Aug. 31, the…
Ken Olin will be back in front of the camera on ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters” as David, Entertainment Weekly reports. David will return sometime after the sixth episode to mend fences with Holly (played by his real-life wife, Patricia Wettig)…
Carol Potter will play a recurring role on the upcoming season of ABC Family’s “Greek,” TV Guide reports. She will play a ZBZ alumna who has a pivotal role in Casey’s future, the magazine says. Potter portrayed Cindy Walsh on…
Lionsgate and Disney-ABC have partnered to distribute titles from the ABC library, beginning with “According to Jim: Season One” on Oct. 21, Media Daily News reports. The agreement also includes DVD releases for “Hope & Faith,” “8 Simple Rules ……
Max von Sydow will join the cast of Showtime’s “The Tudors” as Cardinal Von Waldburg, Daily Variety reports. He will appear in four episodes during the upcoming third season of the drama, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
Alex Hardcastle will direct Comedy Central’s “Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire,” Daily Variety reports. Hardcastle will helm all six episodes of the Middle Ages-set comedy, which is being eyed for an early 2009 debut, the newspaper says….