A development executive at Universal Studios and other companies who brought shows such as “Hill Street Blues” to television has died. Variety reports that Stuart Philip Erwin Jr. died Nov. 22 after a brief illness at his home in Solana…
A new block of animated late-night programming is set to premiere in January. Deadline.com reports that FXX will debut a block Jan. 22 that will feature shows originally developed and produced by ADHD Studios for Fox. The block will air…
HBO will shift to Nielsen’s Live Plus 7 ratings measure as of Jan. 1, becoming the next network following FX to de-emphasize overnight numbers, reports Variety. The decision “aims to send a message about the growing importance of evaluating a…
Syfy has given a promotion to one of the key players behind the cable channel’s hit “Sharknado” franchise. Deadline.com reports that the network promoted Chris Regina to senior vice president, program strategy, Syfy and Chiller. Regina is one of the…
Tonight’s the night for what may be the final awards show of 2014. With so many gala awards presentations on the air these days, it’s hard to be sure, but TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin reports that a new…
ABC Studios has signed a talent holding deal with a Bollywood superstar. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the studio signed an agreement with Priyanka Chopra. “Under the one-year pact, ABC will either develop a starring vehicle for Chopra…
Here are some tweeted reactions to Sony’s pulling the plug on “The Interview” by various Hollywood personalities, plus an interesting idea tweeted by Mitt Romney. We found most of these on Deadline.com: Rob Lowe: Wow. Everyone caved. The hackers won….