“Swingtown” creator and executive producer Mike Kelley has signed a seven-figure, two-year overall deal with CBS Paramount Network TV, the Hollywood Reporter says. As part of the deal, Kelley will also develop “BiCoastal” for CBS-owned Showtime. The fate of “Swingtown,”…
Showtime has signed “The L Word” cast member Leisha Hailey to star in a spinoff pilot inspired by the series, Daily Variety reports. “L Word” creator and executive producer Ilene Chaiken will serve as writer and producer for the pilot,…
Shonda Rhimes has stepped forward to debunk one of the mysteries ABC is trying to hype in anticipation of the new season of “Grey’s Anatomy,” Entertainment Weekly reports. ABC began running promos suggesting characters Derek and Meredith would be separated…
ABC has ordered a pilot for a new project from Mark Burnett, the Hollywood Reporter says. “The Shark Tank,” inspired by the Japanese reality series “Dragon’s Den,” will feature a group of entrepreneurs hoping to land investment funds. Sony Pictures…
HBO is hoping “True Blood,” its new series from “Six Feet Under” creator Alan Ball, can give the pay network a buzz transfusion, USA Today says. The vampire show premiering Sunday, comes at a time when HBO is on the…
A report from the California Public Utilities Commission’s Consumer Safety and Protection Division attributes a wildfire in San Diego County last October to faulty equipment from Cox Communications, Multichannel News reports. The division believes the Guejito fire was caused when…
NBC’s Brian Williams was caught in a barrage of questions about the NBC News and MSNBC drama during a visit to “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Time magazine reports. Williams gave mostly diplomatic answers to Stewart’s pop-culture driven questions…
A&E is developing a new project, “The Lost Son,” with Charles Murray after the network decided to drop their previous collaboration, “Under,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The project is part of a two-script deal Murray signed with ABC Studios. Murray…
While online advertising continues to rise, the gap between basic search ads and flashier display spots continues to widen, the Wall Street Journal reports. Online firms are spending more money developing the more complicated ads, but plain text ads are…
Digital video recorder maker TiVo and DirecTV will develop a high-definition DVR featuring TiVo service for customers of the No. 1 U.S. satellite service, marking an extension of their business relationship that began eight years ago. TiVo plans to build…