Sci Fi Channel has given the greenlight to the “Battlestar Galactica” prequel “Caprica,” Daily Variety reports. The new series, set 50 years earlier in the “Battlestar” universe, has already produced a two-hour pilot. “Caprica” is expected to debut in early…
CBS has ordered an additional five episodes of its freshman series “Eleventh Hour,” TelevisionWeek reports. The extension brings the show’s first season to 18 episodes. “Hour” has averaged 12 million viewers per episode in its post-“CSI” time slot, the magazine…
Web-video service Joost is launching a new application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch that will allow users to view content from its library for free, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The move may affect Apple’s own iTunes sales by allowing…
ABC’s pilot “Flash Forward” has added Courtney B. Vance and Jack Davenport as the first actors to join the cast, the Hollywood Reporter says. The series is based on Robert J. Sawyer’s novel about what happens in the world after…
MTV’s Britney Spears documentary “Britney: For the Record” averaged 3.7 million viewers on Sunday night, the Hollywood Reporter says. The special also drew a 3.5 rating among viewers ages 12-34. The documentary chronicled Spears’ life since her appearance at this…
Struggling economy aside, HBO is hoping to draw big numbers from its upcoming Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view fight Dec. 6, the Hollywood Reporter says. The cable network is charging $54.95 for the event in addition to locking in…
Google and YouTube are backing a new Web-video contest aimed at pulling musicians together for an orchestra, the New York Times reports. The first of the two-part promotion will allow participants to play an original piece composed by Tan Dun…
A new report by the National Institutes of Health and Common Sense Media, an advocacy group, finds stronger correlations between increased media consumption among children and unhealthy habits, the New York Times reports. The study reviewed 173 other studies that…