TNT is nearing an order for Frank Darabont’s "LA Noir," reports Deadline.com. The project, Darabont’s follow-up to "The Walking Dead," should receive an order after executives screen it in July, the story notes. The show is based on the true…
20th Century Fox TV has signed Stephen Nathan, the executive producer of "Bones" and the right-hand man to creator Hart Hanson, to a new overall deal, reports Deadline.com. The two-year agreement has an option for a third year, and keeps…
In their zeal to get the news out faster than the competition, both Fox News and CNN incorrectly reported on today’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Healthcare Act, according to New York Magazine. As we reported earlier…
NBC isn’t expecting the Summer Olympics to be profitable, reports B&C, citing NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus. Lazarus made the comments during a press conference about the network’s Olympics coverage. While NBC executives "don’t know the results yet ……
All of the actors on "Community," including Chevy Chase, are slated to return when the show’s fourth season debuts on NBC in October, reports Deadline.com. Chase had hinted earlier this year that he might not be back, given his feud…
The Federal Communications Commission said Comcast will pay $800,000 to resolve a probe of its broadband-related merger conditions stemming from its NBCUniversal acquisition, Reuters reports. The investigation was launched after the agency was told Comcast wasn’t properly marketing its standalone…
News Corp.’s board has approved in principle a plan to separate its publishing assets from its entertainment division, reports Bloomberg. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, 81, is acceding to shareholder demands after the company’s newspaper operations have been hurt by a hacking…
TBS has announced that it is renewing one of its comedies. The cable network has signed on for a second season of "Men At Work" Deadline.com reports. The series was created by Breckin Meyer, star of TNT’s "Franklin & Bash."…
A couple of networks turned in some OK numbers Tuesday night, breaking out momentarily from what has been a summer of ratings doldrums. Fox and NBC both showed signs of life, even though they wound up in a dead heat….
"Today" co-host Ann Curry will remain at NBC News after leaving her job as co-host of "Today," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Curry will stay with the news division in a "substantial" role, the report says. Curry won’t be working…