Hulu has plans to expand into original programming, including premiering its first scripted show in February, and is mapping strategies to raise cash to fund the plan, reports Bloomberg. "When you have a healthy business, capital is not a problem….
Former Vice President Al Gore, the co-founder of Current TV, appeared Friday at the Television Critics Association press tour and said the cable channel is not for sale, B&C reports. "No, it’s not true and we’re not for sale," Gore…
ABC has ordered a pilot for a new project from “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes, EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. The order is for the period drama "Gilded Lillys." If it makes it onto the schedule, the show would be…
A merger plan between the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has been hammered out after nine days of talks, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Neither union would comment on the…
TV Land has renewed a comedy series and ordered a spinoff of the show, Deadline.com reports. The cable network ordered a fourth season of its flagship series, “Hot in Cleveland,” and picked up an untitled spinoff of the show, which…
Starz has greenlighted a new 10-episode drama series based on a well-known historical figure, Deadline.com reports. The series is built around the exploits of 13th century explorer Marco Polo. The Weinstein Company and Electus will produce "Marco Polo," which will…
CBS’s heavily promoted new sitcom “Rob” premiered to solid numbers Thursday night in Nielsen’s overnight ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. But after one airing the show’s future remains far from secure, the story notes. The show scored a 4.1 in the key…
The future of television is now being created by the people running Google’s YouTube video service, John Seabrook writes in an enlightening article in the New Yorker. That future, which is already well under way, will see a further evolution…
The 63rd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmys were handed out Thursday night by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which honored Fox Sports Media Group Chairman and CEO David Hill with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Among the recipients…
ABC has ordered additional episodes of one of its freshman series, EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. The series is the comedy "Last Man Standing," which received an order for two additional episodes from the network, the story reports. The total…