BET is scheduled to premiere its first original scripted series, “Somebodies,” in the network’s 28-year history, the Associated Press reports. The comedy follows Scottie, a college student who changes his plans and goals, extending his journey of self-discovery. The series…
Craig Moffett, senior analyst for U.S. telecommunications, cable and satellite at Sanford Bernstein, became the subject of criticism for favoring cable operators after he said Verizon’s investment in its FiOS rollout would not pay off. TheStreet.com profiles Moffett, who says…
Talks about an NFL Network deal with ESPN that might boost its cable distribution remain incomplete and could be at an impasse as the football-centric channel faces a new season with smaller audiences than it had at the end of…
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is blasting the Screen Actors Guild for a 12-page letter it sent to its membership outlining the union’s concerns with producers’ final offer, the Hollywood Reporter says. The AMPTP says the letter…
Former “Everwood” star Sarah Drew has been cast in a multi-episode arc for ABC’s “Private Practice,” playing a pregnant patient, Entertainment Weekly reports. Drew can be seen as Salvatore’s girlfriend in AMC’s “Mad Men” and this fall in The CW’s…
NBC Universal is rumored to be looking for a much bigger piece of the real estate apple in New York City, the New York Observer reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. The media company is looking to sell…
Katey Sagal has a lot of support in her new role on FX’s “Sons of Anarchy”—she is married to the guy running the whole show, USA Today reports. In the series, which debuts Wednesday, Sagal plays Gemma Teller Morrow, the…
Veteran TV news correspondent Ike Pappas died Sunday of congestive heart failure, the New York Times reports. Pappas reported on the Vietnam War, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the death of Lee Harvey Oswald. Pappas worked…