The post-Civil War Western "Hell on Wheels" received a full season order from AMC, adding to the network’s line-up of genre series, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. The show is about a Confederate soldier who goes west to…
Facebook will more than double its revenue this year, reaching $2 billion in ad sales, a number higher than projected earlier, reports Bloomberg News. Facebook’s sales last year were between $700 million to $800 million, and its earlier projected revenue for…
Time-shifted viewing through DVRs is up this season, writes our good friend Wayne Friedman in the MediaDailyNews. The article says, "Brad Adgate, senior vice president and corporate media director for Horizon Media, says throughout the season so far there are…
Joel Gallen, the executive producer of the NBC series "The Sing-Off", has signed a one-year first-look deal with Sony Pictures TV, the studio that’s producing the hit singing competition show, reports Deadline.com. Gallen moved into television series with MTV’s reality…
Mandy Patinkin has signed up for a high profile Showtime pilot, reports The Hollywood Reporter. According to the article, Patinkin, the former "Criminal Minds" star, "He joins previously announced Claire Danes, who plays CIA officer Carrie Anderson, and will fill…
CNN did not have a stellar year in the ratings, Deadline.com reports. According to the article, citing preliminary Nielsen estimates, "2010 will mark CNN’s lowest rated year since at least 1997 in total viewers and the target demographic of adults…
"The channel, part of NBC Universal, said Wednesday it will join with sister company Universal Pictures to release one to two films a year with budgets between $5 million and $25 million starting in 2012. The joint venture will be…
"Desperate Housewives’" creator Marc Cherry has decided that his next project for ABC will take place in the small town of Hallelujah, Tennessee. According to TVGuide, "The show will revolve around the town of Hallelujah, Tenn., which is being torn apart…
The cancellation of viewer-starved “Running Wilde” by Fox was already a done deal, but the network initially announced that it planned to air the remaining five episodes this month. Now that’s not going to happen, Entertainment Weekly reports. Weeks after…