TBS have greenlit a vaudeville project tentatively titled “The TBS Comedy Roadshow,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The project would go around the U.S. and visit regional or vaudeville theaters and showcase a variety of local talent. TBS Productions is behind…
ABC Family’s “Harry Potter” weekend will feature a sneak peak from the upcoming “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” and deleted scenes from “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” USA Today reports. The cable network will be showing all…
Looking to talk turkey with younger viewers, Butterball made a product integration deal to have its bird cooked on the Thanksgiving Day episode of Bravo’s “Top Chef,” Advertising Age reports. “It couldn’t have been better, with the right brand, with…
Comcast’s executive VP David Cohen was named chairman of the University of Pennsylvania’s board of trustees, adding to what was already a very full schedule, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Cohen is also chairman of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce,…
Joseph Fiennes and John Cho are in negotiations to join the ABC drama pilot “Flash Forward,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Fiennes would star as the lead in the show about what would happen if everyone in the world blacked out…
Barry Melrose, fired as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning last month, is returning to ESPN as a hockey analyst, the Associated Press reports. Melrose had worked full-time at ESPN since 1996 before joining the Lightning in June. He lasted…
Former CN8 host Barry Nolan is suing Comcast for $1.2 million, claiming he was fired for criticizing Fox News Channel anchor Bill O’Reilly, the Boston Herald says. A Comcast spokesman said the company stands by its actions and intends to…
Lifetime’s movie, “Flirting With Forty,” airing Saturday, features Heather Locklear as a divorced woman looking for love and “all of the clichés that apparently speak to Lifetime’s target audience,” the New York Times says. “Ms. Locklear looks great in that…
Former “Soul Train” host Don Cornelius pleaded guilty to five counts of spousal battery, the Associated Press reports. The 72-year-old producer was arrested in October. —Jon Lafayette
German production company Tele Muenchen Gruppe is working on an English-language adaptation of Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick,” Daily Variety reports. The two-part miniseries comes from the same team as the company’s adaptation of Jack London’s “Sea Wolf.” Production is scheduled…