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The “Britain’s Got Talent” runner-up Susan Boyle won’t be making a guest appearance on ABC’s “Ugly Betty,” as had been reported, Usmagazine.com says. An ABC spokesperson said the cameo isn’t going to happen. –Elizabeth Jensen
ABC picked up 13 episodes of the Fox TV Studios adventure series “Defying Gravity” to air later this summer, the Hollywood Reporter says. The international coproduction, which stars Ron Livingston, revolves around a group of eight astronauts from five countries…
Joost is pulling out of the ad-supported Internet TV business, ending its attempts to rival YouTube and Hulu as video providers, Variety says. After closing its U.K. and Netherlands offices, the company will be based in New York and will…
FX has a strong track record when it comes to original series but what it really needs to compete is a sports franchise, FX Networks President and GM John Landgraf told Broadcasting & Cable. “It’s going to be virtually impossible…
First there was the Fox series and now cable’s Sci Fi is developing a show based on the 1988 feature film, “Alien Nation,” Variety says. It’s being written by Tim Minear, whose credits include “Angel,” “The X-Files” and “Firefly.” –Elizabeth…
When Michael Jackson died, he had already finished work on a secret video production dubbed the “Dome Project,” the Associated Press reports. Shot from June 1-9 at Culver Studios in Los Angeles, the production used four sets, including a “Thriller”-like…
Simon Cowell has been offered between $100 million and $144 million per year to return to his role as a judge on Fox’s “American Idol,” says the New York Post, citing figures reported by London’s The Guardian. Cowell currently makes…
Discovery Channel’s Wednesday “Pitchmen” marathon will proceed as planned in the wake of star Billy Mays’ death, but the network isn’t commenting on the future of the series, the New York Daily News says. The infomercial host Mays was found…
Roger Friedman, fired from his Fox News entertainment column in April after reviewing a leaked copy of the 20th Century Fox movie “Wolverine,” filed a $5.2 million wrongful termination suit, the Huffington Post says. The suit against Fox News, News…