As negotiations continue over one of Comcast-owned NBCUniversal’s cable channels, the price is expected to go as high as $600 million, Bloomberg reports. That’s how much Ultimate Fighting Championship may pay to acquire Comcast’s G4 cable network. G4 reaches 60…
One of the stars of NBC’s "Heroes" will reportedly be a regular next season on CBS’s “Hawaii Five-0,” according to EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Masi Oka was introduced as the quirky medical examiner Dr. Max Bergman in “Five-0’s” first season,…
With Kevin Spacey and director David Fincher already on board, Netflix is in talks with a popular film actress for the female lead in its first original series, "House of Cards," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Robin Wright, known for…
The head writer from a recently canceled soap opera will apparently land on his feet after the show ends its run, according to a report in EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Head writer Ron Carlivati of ABC’s "One Life to Live"…
Free wi-fi service will be made available in 32 parks in Manhattan and the other boroughs that make up New York City, reports The New York Times’ City Room blog. According to the article, "All park goers will be able…
HBO’s WikiLeaks movie has hired Rowan Joffe, the writer of "28 Weeks Later," "The American" and other films, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. The project, a co-production with the BBC, has also tapped Kathleen Kennedy and Frank…
Booing is apparently banned on "X Factor," as a recent round of auditions featured a warmup guy who warned the audience that the show is "supportive," according to a piece in EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Audience members are encouraged to…
On the heels of successful series such as MTV’s “Jersey Shore” and Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” another cable network has unveiled plans for a New Jersey-based reality series. The Food Network is tapping into the craze with a…
Stations in the Fox Television Stations group will test a TV program this summer based on clips from four radio programs around the country, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. “Dish Nation” is being billed as an “entertainment…
CBS wound up its upfront ad market with about 80% of its inventory sold and price increases significantly higher than those the other networks have been getting, Advertising Age reports. The network obtained ad commitments estimated to be between $2.5…