"A high-profile parliamentary panel investigating phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct News of the World tabloid released embarrassing new evidence Tuesday [today, Aug. 16, 2011] that the practice of intercepting voice mail had been widely discussed at the newspaper, contradicting…
Comedy Central has taken the wraps off plans for its fall premieres, including the eagerly anticipated Charlie Sheen roast and the cable debut of “30 Rock,” Multichannel News reports. The story reports: “Tina Fey’s highly acclaimed ‘30 Rock’ will begin…
ABC Studios has won the bidding war for a new half-hour comedy series starring Jim Belushi and created by "Murphy Brown" writer Diane English, reports Deadline.com. ABC is where Belushi’s previous sitcom "According to Jim" ran for eight seasons. The…
Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network has hired a veteran of Discovery Channel and MTV to lead the net’s distribution efforts, Multichannel News reports. Meg Lowe, former senior vice president of distribution for the Discovery Channel, joins OWN as senior vice president…
Cast changes are expected at CBS’s “The Talk,” and the trouble can be traced to a “queen bee attitude” on the part of one of the co-hosts, according to a report by the New York Post. Holly Robinson Peete revealed…
TLC has announced the end of a television era with the cancellation of one of its signature shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cable network has canceled "Kate Plus 8," the reality show starring Kate Gosselin and her eight…
"On Monday (Aug. 15), Fox stopped providing new episodes at Fox.com and Hulu.com for free to everyone the day after they air, making them available only to subscribers of participating ‘TV Everywhere’ distributors (as well as Hulu Plus) for eight…
A former star of the long-running NBC hit “Friends” is ready to tackle a new challenge when she makes her TV directing debut, reports TVGuide.com. Courteney Cox, who now stars in the ABC comedy "Cougar Town," will direct an episode…
Former "Daily Show with Jon Stewart" writer Chris Regan has signed on as executive producer and head writer for a project featuring the Muppets, which is aimed at adults and gives a satirical take on history and pop culture, according…
The NBC comedy project from former "Will & Grace" star Sean Hayes is close to signing "Rescue Me’ co-creator Peter Tolan and his writing partner Michael Wimer, and has revealed its logline, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The show will…