Veteran actor Rob Lowe will be a series regular on a CBS drama. The network announced that Lowe has joined “Code Black” as a military doctor. His character will be introduced in the season two premiere, scheduled to air Wednesday,…
CBS raided a rival to land a new president for CBS Television Distribution. The company hired Paul Franklin, a 28-year veteran of Twentieth Television, TVNewsCheck reports. Franklin spent the past 10 years as executive VP and general sales manager for…
After portraying the iconic California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer “Ponch” Poncherello for six seasons on “ChiPs,” actor Erik Estrada has become a police officer in the real world. The AP reports that Estrada is now a reserve officer in the…
A two-hour special has been set that will focus on the efforts of teams at two museums to preserve artifacts from the “Star Trek” TV series. Variety reports that the Smithsonian Channel special, “Building Star Trek,” is scheduled to premiere…
A new in-depth report tells the real-world story of events behind the hit Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black.” The story in The Hollywood Reporter describes a heroin-smuggling ring operated by a Nigerian drug lord that used young Americans…
Bunim/Murray Productions and Spanish Broadcasting System’s LaMusica announced today that they have entered into a strategic content development agreement to develop and produce digital content. The joint venture will develop original mobiel and Web video programs for LaMusica, SBS’s online…
Press release from Spanish Broadcasting System and Bunim/Murray Productions, July 6, 2016: Spanish Broadcasting System (NASDAQ: SBS), the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment company in the United States, announced today that it has entered into a strategic content…
Are you ready for all the hype, pageantry, thrills, chills — and scary stories about the Zika virus? In just less than a month, beginning with the Aug. 5 Opening Ceremonies, NBC and its cable networks and digital platforms will…