Craig Plestis could be on his way out at head of reality programming at NBC, with BBC Worldwide’s Paul Telegdy in talks to join the Peacock network, TelevisionWeek reports. Mr. Plestis’ possible departure was first reported by DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com, which now…
Barack Obama paid more than $3.5 million for a 30-minute slice of primetime Wednesday, and it was money well spent, Washington Post and USA Today say. The Post called it an elegant combnation of sounds, voice, and music that recalled…
Rapper and actor Ice Cube will write and produce a police comedy project for NBC, Daily Variety reports. Universal Media Studios will produce the project in conjunction with Ice Cube’s Cube Vision company. Although Cube is not set to star…
CNN is planning to use three-dimensional holographic technology to highlight election night interviews, USA Today says. Other networks also have new bells and whistles to help them count the vote. For example, Fox News has new high definition studios and…
NBC is developing a project based on Heather McElhatton’s choose-your-own-ending novel “Pretty Little Mistakes,” the Hollywood Reporter says. “Friday Night Lights” showrunner Jason Katims will serve as executive producer and script supervisor for the project from writers Bruce Marshall Romans…
Fans of “The West Wing” have seen the 2008 Presidential election before during the NBC series’ last season, when a young charismatic minority candidate took on a straight-talking, moderate Republican, the New York Times observes. In fact, “West Wing” writer…
The Screen Actors Guild declared that it opposes the California ballot initiative that would ban marriage between same-sex partners, the Associated Press reports. “No actor should have to disclose his or her sexual preference in order to get health and…
HD programming picks for Oct. 30-Nov. 5: Election coverage, “30 Rock,” “The Game Plan” Election 2008 (Various). Tues., Nov. 4. The trials and tribulations of the campaign trail lead to the first Tuesday in November, and various networks will be…
Number of Blu-ray Releases Growing The number of Blu-ray titles released or scheduled to be released has surpassed 1,000, the Hollywood Reporter says. There are 841 Blu-ray titles on the market currently, with 185 being prepared for sale. The latest…
Netflix is making the jump to high definition with the soft launch of streaming HD titles on the Xbox 360. On Nov. 19, Microsoft will roll out the Xbox Experience, an update to the Xbox 360’s control panel that also…