A series from "Battlestar Galactica’ showrunner Ron Moore has been bought by NBC, reports the Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The show, about the U.S. Coast Guard, called "The McCulloch," comes from Sony Pictures Television and focuses on men…
By Chuck Ross Judging by its first two nights, I think Conan O’Brien’s return to TV is a winner. Highlights of his debut on TBS on Monday, Nov 8, 2010 included the taped cold opening, the taped Mastubating Bear bit, some great ad-libs by…
News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey, second-in-command to Rupert Murdoch, tells Bloomberg News in an interview that the Fox blackout for Cablevision customers might never have happened except for government meddling. How does that work? Carey says the government…
Lifetime, known for its weepy biopics based on true stories, is jumping into the thriller genre with "Close Quarters," reports Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva. The TV movie will star Catherine Bell of "Army Wives" as a happy suburban mom who’s hiding…
AOL will debut half a dozen scripted Web video series in a deal with Michael Eisner’s Web studio, Vuguru, reports The New York Times. The deal will allow AOL to place original video on its home page and Websites. Financial…
TV industry and station veteran Thomas R. Herwitz has been named president of Freedom Broadcasting, TVNewsCheck reports. Our good friend Herwitz has a longtime relationship with Mitch Stern, who is now running Freedom Broadcasting parent Freedom Communications, when both were…
One of the mainstays of the "Today" show is leaving after 40 years, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In a statement, Gene Shalit, 85, the man with the never-ending mustache, said, "It’s enough already," the article reported. According to the…
As Keith Olbermann prepared to return tonight from his two-day suspension by MSNBC he issued a statement in which he thanks his viewers for their support but blasts his network’s decision to enforce a rule against campaign contributions that the…
The New York Post’s Claire Atkinson reports that another private-equity firm is eyeing Yahoo!: KKR & Co. KKR is interested in either helping Yahoo go private or helping it finance a deal, the story says. KKR co-founder George Roberts is…