Judith Miller, who left the New York Times after being jailed in the Valerie Plame-Scooter Libby affair and whose stores about Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction in Iraq turned out not to be true, is being hired as a…
CBS Interactive is launching a new social-media online platform that will allow viewers to interact while streaming TV content together, the Hollywood Reporter says. These “social viewing rooms” will allow viewers to connect via Internet and stream content while engaging…
Fox has ordered a full season of “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” Daily Variety reports. While ratings have suffered in its sophomore season, the network picked up the back-nine episodes after fan praise and critical acknowledgement, the trade paper says….
“Survivor,” the show that made reality shows a big part of broadcast network television schedules, is in its 16th season and showing its age, the New York Times says. Despite that, CBS will continue to milk “Survivor” as long as…
CBS and CBS Paramount Network TV have signed “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” correspondent Rob Riggle to a talent and development deal, Daily Variety reports. The network hopes to develop a half-hour series created by and starring Riggle. Riggle…
HBO’s “In Treatment” has signed Hope Davis and John Mahoney to co-star in the show’s second season, the Hollywood Reporter says. Davis will play a malpractice attorney and Mahoney a company CEO. Also, Jeffrey Nordling has signed to co-star in…
Fox News’ Howard Wolfson, a political advisor to the Clintons, is now a professional Democrat on cable TV, New York Magazine reports in a profile on Wolfson, who was signed by the network as a paid contributor in July. He…
Cartoon Network has signed with Worldwide Biggies to adapt “NASTYbook,” a children’s horror series by Barry Yourgrau, into a CGI/live-action movie, the Hollywood Reporter says. The network also plans to work with Biggies to develop additional online content for the…
The National Cable and Telecommunications Association and the American Cable Association are finding that by working together they have a stronger voice in influencing national legislation on significant matters, Multichannel News reports. After some successes, the two groups representing cable…
Former “Soul Train” host Don Cornelius was arrested after a domestic dispute was reported at his home in the Hollywood Hills, the Associated Press reports. A police spokesman did not know who Cornelius was suspected of assaulting and calls to…