MTV announced the renewal of a scripted show, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Getting a sophomore year is the half-hour show "Awkward," the story reports. The renewal follows the cancellation of "The Hard Times of RJ Berger,"…
A poor reception for the second “Sex & the City” feature film has the team behind the franchise looking to take it in a different direction, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reports. It’s possible that the Darren Star comedy hit will…
Google dropped a bombshell on the mobile telephone business today, buying communications company Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, Digital Trends reports. The move is seen as part of a strategy to protect Google’s Android operating system. "Google sees the need…
The Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards are moving to a new cable home, Deadline.com reports. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced that the awards, which have aired on E! for some time, are moving to ReelzChannel. The fledgling…
Another HBO drama project is in the works from the team behind the miniseries “Mildred Pierce,” including executive producer and director Todd Haynes and EPs John Wells and Christine Vachon, Deadline.com reports. It’s another period piece, “Dope,” based on the…
A cable network’s $1.5 million countersuit against the former producer of one of its hit shows paints a picture of what the network calls an “intolerable” work environment allegedly created by the producer, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq….
Former Scripps Networks executive Mary Ellen Iwata has been hired by The Weather Channel as vice president of Original Content and Development, reports Deadline.com. This is a new position and bolsters the industry buzz that The Weather Channel is stepping…
MTV has canceled a scripted series after two seasons on the air, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The show is "The Hard Times of RJ Berger," which attracted 3.1 million viewers for its second-season debut but saw…
NBC is in discussions to create a new sports series that would debut next year, reports The New York Times. The talks are with the Jockey Club and involve creating a series around next year’s Triple Crown prep races, as…
A veteran television executive with ties to Pittsburgh and San Francisco died Friday after a lengthy illness, TVNewsCheck reports. Carolyn Wean, a longtime exec with Westinghouse Broadcasting, was 68. The Baltimore native was best-known for her ties to Pittsburgh and…