HD programming picks for Dec. 4-10: “Shrek the Third,” “Enchanted,” “Happily N’Ever After” “Shrek the Third” (HBO Comedy) Tues., Dec. 9, 10:25 a.m.: Shrek (Mike Myers) is back for a third installment. He’s getting loaded down with more responsibilities, as…
The Xbox 360 isn’t the only media platform to have high-definition streaming from Netflix. Samsung’s BD-P2500 and BD-P2550 and LG Electronics BD300 Blu-ray players will receive firmware updates in order to stream content in high-def. The update for Samsung’s Blu-ray…
Married television stars Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin have signed to do a pilot presentation of an unscripted show for TVLand, the Hollywood Reporter says. The project would follow the couple and their two daughters. If TVLand decides to go…
“Pushing Daisies” star Kristin Chenoweth is joining the animated Fox comedy “Sit Down, Shut Up,” according to Entertainment Weekly The series is expected to debut in 2009 and focuses on the staff of a small Florida high school. The show…
Miranda Richardson, Christopher Evan Welch and Lauren Hodges are in negotiations to star in an untitled political thriller from AMC, the Hollywood Reporter says. Allen Coulter will direct the show’s pilot, about a secret society that influences world politics. —Aimee…
“Pushing Daisies” creator Bryan Fuller is near a two-year deal to rejoin Universal Media Studios, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The seven-figure agreement would have Fuller rejoining the UMS-produced “Heroes” and developing new projects. His exact role on “Heroes” isn’t…
A new special on CNN, “Scream Bloody Murder,” hosted by Christiane Amanpour, takes an unflinching look at the history of genocide, according to the Washington Post. “Some may find the program tough to take at holiday time, but in fact…
TNT’s new series starring Timothy Hutton as a former insurance investigator who turns vigilante after his company won’t pay for treatments that might have saved his son’s life, is a mix of “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Burn Notice” and “The A-Team,” USA…
Comedy Central has updated its Jokes.com Web site, which houses 5,000 standup comedy clips and 12,000 text-based jokes, TelevisionWeek says. The jokes are cross-referenced, creating opportunities for both users and advertisers. McDonald’s, for example, will be sponsoring a group of…
Time Warner and other cable operators are asking a federal appeals court to undo the FCC’s decision to reinstate a 30% cap on the percentage of cable subscribers they are allowed to reach in the U.S., Broadcasting & Cable says….