The ABC drama pilot "Grace" has tapped an Oscar-nominated film actor as the father of a dysfunctional family in the world of dance, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The actor is Eric Roberts, who was nominated for an Oscar for…
The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are looking at whether Apple’s new media subscription program might breach antitrust laws, Bloomberg News reports. As previously reported, Apple’s service for mobile apps was announced Tuesday and requires that content…
The Walt Disney Co. plans to test a premium video-on-demand service that will make movies available on television sets soon after they’ve been released in theaters, the New York Post reports. The service would be targeted to families with young…
A project in the works at Fox from “Heroes” creator Tim Kring could lure Kiefer Sutherland, who starred on Fox’s "24" for eight seasons, back to television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sutherland is reportedly in preliminary talks for the…
Thanks to a new agreement between Verizon and ESPN, FiOS subscribers can now watch ESPN over the Internet as well as on traditional TV sets, the New York Post reports. ESPN plans to hold off on running advertising on the…
FX has tapped "Glee" co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk to create an hour-long drama pilot for the network, which was home to the pair’s earlier TV hit, "Nip/Tuck," reports TVLine.com. The drama pilot is titled "American Horror Story," described…
Steve Burke, the new CEO of NBC Universal, indicated in the latest Comcast earnings announcement that the future of the new Comcast subsidiary will include cost-cutting that may mean NBC will no longer broadcast the Olympics, reports StudioBriefing.net. Burke commented…