NBC is setting up a new pilot deal for a rising comedian. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that the project with Jerrod Carmichael comes after his earlier presentation at the network missed the cut in the last development season….
Louis C.K., Judd Apatow and others are asking the celebrity news site TMZ.com to take down a video that shows the scene of the traffic collision that hospitalized Tracy Morgan and killed comedian James McNair, according to The Hollywood Reporter….
The USA Network likes what it has seen so far from a comedy series that bowed on the cable network earlier this year. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that the channel ordered a second season of "Sirens," produced…
HBO has signed a two-year exclusive first-look deal with a producer and director who has been piling up an impressive track record. Deadline.com reports that the premium cable channel signed “Breaking Bad” executive producer and director Michelle MacLaren. The story…
Pamela Fryman, who spent nine seasons as director and executive producer on CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother,” is joining a new CBS comedy series in the same roles, reports Deadline.com. The show is “The McCarthys,” with Fryman on tap…
A cat that has become an Internet meme will be the star of a television movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the popular Grumpy Cat is getting its own Lifetime movie. The cable channel is working on the holiday film…
Dish is trying to win over people who are tired of traditional pay-TV and may have cut the cord or never even bought pay-TV service, reports Gigaom. The company will target this group with its new Internet-based TV service, said…
Nickelodeon has made the decision to bring back an animated series for another season. Variety reports that the kid-focused cable channel ordered a third season of “Sanjay and Craig." The renewal comes before the second season premieres next month, the…
VH1 has renewed Nick Lachey’s role on its daily morning program “Big Morning Buzz Live,” reports Deadline.com. Lachey is known for being the lead singer of the boy band 98 Degrees and for starring on the reality show "Newlyweds: Nick…
Amazon has launched a music-streaming service. "The service, available only to members of Amazon's $99-per-year Prime membership program in the U.S., offers about one million tracks from thousands of albums, the company said," reports The Wall Street Journal. [Note: the…