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Former Hulu director of systems engineering Duke Duong has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit claiming he was fired for warning his bosses of the site’s security risks, the Hollywood Reporter says. The complaint, filed in California Superior Court, alleges Duong…
Roku, which makes a $99 Internet-to-television set-top box, said it is partnering with Amazon.com’s video-on-demand service, the Hollywood Reporter says. Roku will be able to provide Amazon’s inventory of 40,000 movies and TV programming to customers, the trade paper says….
“Chapelle’s Show” performer Charlie Murphy is starting a sketch-comedy Web series on Sony’s Crackle.com on March 20, the Hollywood Reporter says. The series will include infomercials, parodies and sketches, the publication reports. —Aimee Picchi
Christian Duguay has been tapped as the director of The CW’s “A Beautiful Life,” while Scott Winant will be the director of the network’s “Body Politic,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, Marcos Siega will helm The CW’s “Vampire Diaries,” based…
Discovery Channel thinks we’ve had our fill of shows about the fancy fellows who make commercials at high-powered advertising agencies. The network is getting ready to launch a series about two infomercial stars who might not even be allowed into…
Rick Marroquin is working on coming up with a name for his new company. Mediabrands, a division of Interpublic Group, recently appointed Mr. Marroquin managing director of a yet-unnamed new business unit that will focus on Hispanic media and marketing….
Michael Trucco of Sci Fi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica” has signed a talent-holding agreement with NBC and Universal Media Studios, the Hollywood Reporter says. Trucco also appeared in the comedy pilot “Man of Your Dreams” last year, the publication says. —Aimee…
Pilots have made several castings, including Scott Wolf to co-star on ABC’s drama “V” and Julie Bowen as one of the leads on the ABC comedy “My American Family,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, ABC’s untitled Jeff Strauss comedy pilot…
Jami Gertz is joining HBO’s “Entourage” as the wife of Andrew Klein, an agent at the Miller/Gold firm, the Hollywood Reporter says. Autumn Reeser is also joining the show as a junior agent named Lizzy, the publication says. —Aimee Picchi