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An HBO special on animal cruelty in factory farming has U.S. pork producers worried, Reuters reports. The network plans to debut the special, called “Death on a Factory Farm,” on March 16, with 20 airings by April 1, the news…
ABC’s untitled Jerry Bruckheimer drama pilot has tapped Rupert Penry-Jones as its lead, while The CW’s drama pilot “Vampire Diaries” has hired Bulgarian-born Canadian Nina Dobrev as its lead, the Hollywood Reporter says. Among other casting items, Fox’s comedy “Cop…
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who will appear on the eighth season of “Dancing With the Stars,” said he’s doing the show to champion all people who have been told they shouldn’t dance or try something because of the way they…
Ralph Macchio is getting settled on ABC’s “Ugly Betty,” with his one- or two-episode run turning into something longer with his third episode playing Archie Rodriguez, the New York Daily News reports. “You never know with these things. I’ve always…
Discovery Channel has made a video game out of US Airways Flight 1549’s crash landing in the Hudson River, the New York Post reports. On the network’s Web site, users also try to safely land a jet in the water,…
Melissa Rycroft, the dumped candidate on “The Bachelor,” reportedly has been tapped as a competitor on “Dancing With the Stars,” the New York Post reports. “Dancing” competitors Jewel and Nancy O’Dell were forced to withdraw from the show due to…
The second-season premiere of AMC’s original series “Breaking Bad” drew 1.7 million viewers, up 40% from last year’s season average. The show generated a 36% increase among adults 18 to 49 and a 50% increase among men 18 to 49,…
Consumers could cut back their spending on subscription television, broadband and mobile services by $5 billion in the next 12 months in response to the economic downturn, research company In-Stat reports. For TVWeek’s comprehensive coverage of how the recession is…
Caroline Christopher has been named director of development at NBC’s Peacock Productions. Ms. Christopher previously was manager of development, developing and pitching series, specials and one-offs to cable networks. Based in New York, she will oversee the New York, London…
A&E Network has picked up “Runaway Squad,” an unscripted series that follows Joe Mazzilli, a decorated former undercover detective in New York who searches for runaway kids and brings them back to their families on a pro bono basis. A&E…