Discovery Communications is ending its four-year partnership with toy manufacturer Hasbro in the children’s channel The Hub, and will rebrand the channel as Discovery Family, Multichannel News reports. Discovery will take a controlling interest in the channel, which launched in…
The creator of the CBS sitcom “The Millers” — who was also behind “My Name Is Earl,” “Raising Hope” and “Yes, Dear,” among other shows — has sold two new comedy projects to CBS. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports…
CNN’s reboot of the political debate show “Crossfire” may be in trouble, according to a report by the Daily Caller. Staffers from the show are being shifted over to “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” and other shows, the report…
ABC has an L.A.-based true-crime procedural series in the works. Deadline.com reports that the series, “The L.A. Crime,” will feature Los Angeles police across different eras in the city’s history. The first season will feature two officers as they hunt…
A 1990 film that starred the late John Ritter is getting a TV adaptation at NBC. Deadline.com reports that the network has an adaptation of “Problem Child” in the works. The film was about a couple adopting a troubled 7-year-old…
Just as its new Batman-prequel series “Gotham” is set to debut, Fox is developing a drama based on another DC Comics character. Deadline.com reports that the network has given a put pilot commitment to “Lucifer,” based on a DC character…
By E.J. Schultz Advertising Age Anheuser-Busch InBev, one of the NFL’s largest advertisers and sponsors, has broken its silence on the league’s recent troubles in a stern statement that appears to put the NFL on notice. “We are disappointed and…
A new comedy series from Judd Apatow has received an order for two seasons. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that Netflix gave a two-season order to “Love,” which stars “Community” actress Gillian Jacobs. Jacobs and Paul Rust, who…
A biography of Joan Rivers is in the works at Little, Brown & Company, with journalist Leslie Bennetts on board to write the book, reports The New York Times. Bennetts, a former reporter for The Times who now covers the…