MTV has teamed up with computer company Hewlett-Packard for the short-from reality series “Engine Room,” the New York Times reports. The show, which debuts Monday on MTV and mtvU as well as the Web, features 16 contestants in four teams…
Fox has temporarily halted production on Joss Whedon’s upcoming series “Dollhouse,” and sources tell TelevisionWeek, that some network executives are concerned about the creative direction of the series. Officially, Fox says the break is an opportunity for Whedon, who is…
Time Warner is experiencing stalled ad sales growth at its troublesome AOL unit, the Wall Street Journal reports. After several unexpected cancellations last month, the division could have trouble generating any revenue improvement for the second half of the year….
Time Warner could lose $500 million because its Turner Broadcasting System arm backed out of an oral agreement to sell off its Atlanta NBA and NHL professional sports teams in 2003 to David McDavid, part owner of the Dallas Mavericks,…
“Lost” executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof said the show has recently added French actor Saïd Taghmaoui to the cast, Entertainment Weekly reports. The addition comes shortly after “New Amsterdam” alum Zuleikha Robinson joined the cast of the show,…
VH1 has picked up a romance reality series following Antonio Sabato Jr.’s search for love, Daily Variety reports. The show, still untitled, will be shot in a soap opera format featuring Sabato voiceovers as a group of contestants vie for…
Bravo is hoping to expand on its luxury lifestyles franchise as it searches for participants for a new Orange County-based series centered on the lives of 18- to 25-year olds, Daily Variety reports. While the network declined to comment on…
Major media companies including Liberty Media, Time Warner and IAC Interactive Corp. have established a trend through their recent decisions to split some of their divisions into their own publicly traded companies in hopes of faster growth, BusinessWeek reports. For…
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama took time from his campaign for an appearance on the “Late Show” with David Letterman, the New York Times reports. During his interview Obama recognized the extra media attention Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin has…
Lauren Conrad, star of MTV’s reality series “The Hills,” has signed a new book deal with HarperCollins, the Hollywood Reporter says. The three-book deal will include titles based on her Hollywood experiences, which could lead to future TV or movie…