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Casey Kasem Turns Up

Hours after the daughter of Casey Kasem filed a missing person report with the police, the broadcasting icon was located in Washington state, the New York Daily News reports. "We have received confirmation that Casey Kasem has been found," Kasem’s…

TBS Extends Conan O’Brien’s Contract

TBS has signed an extension with Conan O’Brien, keeping the comedian's late-night talk show on the cable channel through 2018, reports Variety’s Brian Steinberg. Steinberg writes: “The extension is the second the two sides have negotiated in the last two…

Veteran TV Director, Two-Time Emmy Nominee, Dead at 84

A veteran television director who was nominated twice for Primetime Emmy Awards has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gordon Wiles, whose credits included directing dozens of episodes of “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” died April 27 in Irvine, Calif. He…

‘SNL’ Alum Set to Host the BET Awards

This year's BET Awards will be hosted by a comedian who came up through NBC's "Saturday Night Live" and became known for his edgy material. TheWrap.com reports that Chris Rock has been named to host this year's ceremony. The announcement…

Lifetime Developing TV Movie About Cleveland Kidnapping Victim

Lifetime is working on a telefilm about the true story of one of the Cleveland kidnapping victims of Ariel Castro. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the project will focus on the story of Michelle Knight. Knight was abducted by Castro…

Bidding War Ends Over Comedy From ‘Sex and the City’ Alums

A comedy from “Sex and the City” alums Elisa Zuritsky and Julie Rottenberg has found a TV home after what Deadline.com calls “a competitive situation.” The website reports that Showtime has bought the show, “Yank.” The project will be directed…

History Goes All In on Shipwreck Believed to Be Christopher Columbus’ Long-Lost Flagship

History and the U.K.’s October Films have bought the rights to tape an investigation into what’s believed to be the shipwreck of the Santa Maria, the long-lost Christopher Columbus ship that went down in the Caribbean, reports Deadline.com. Barry Clifford,…

OWN Series Will Track the First Openly Gay NFL Player

OWN has ordered a docuseries about gay football player Michael Sam, with the producers behind the network’s “Lindsay” producing the untitled project, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The series will track Sam in the weeks leading up to his…

Fox News Anchor Taking a Break to Work on New Series for FBN

Fox Business Network is launching a new series with a Fox News anchor as host. TVNewser.com reports that Fox News anchor Jamie Colby will host the show, “Strange Inheritance." The new show will explore real stories of unusual inheritances, the…

Simon Cowell Reality Project Gets Network Order

Simon Cowell is producing a reality competition show for Univision. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the project is a boy-band competition called “La Banda." The project will look for young men throughout the U.S. and Latin America to…