"Law & Order: Los Angeles," the newest version of the crime drama that will debut later this month, is pledging to carry on the same tradition as the original "L&O" show by hiring local theater talent, reports the Los Angeles…
Om Malik of Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek thinks the answer is yes. Of all of Apple’s announcements on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, Malik writes that "the most impressive to me by far was Ping, the music-only social network that Apple is opening…
Comedian Dana Carvey’s untitled sketch show project at Fox is dead, reports Joe Adalian at New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The show was to pair Carvey with former Fox late-night host Spike Feresten, but Fox was working on the project…
This Labor Day weekend is a wonderful opportunity to see two stars who basically defined TV in its early days in one of their few movie appearances together. It’s Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, in the closest they came to making…
Rich Jaroslovsky of Bloomberg takes a look at devices designed to keep you from losing your expensive smartphone, and finds that the problem-solvers "intend to irritate, and by and large do a good job of it." There are people who…
Today, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, TVWeek will publish its TVBizWire e-newsletter, and its Daily Viral Video, but not its afternoon E-Daily e-newsletter. TVWeek personnel will be off on Labor Day, Sept. 6th, 2010. We will resume publishing on a regular basis…
After losing showrunner Ken Sanzel, CBS’ "Blue Bloods" has tapped two new producers, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Veteran director Fred Keller is joining the show as producer and director, and writer Linda Gase will serve as consulting producer, the story…
Time Warner Cable, the nation’s fourth largest video programming distributor, and programmer Walt Disney Co. have reached a multiple year carriage agreement, Bloomberg reports. TW Cable, with 12.8 million basic subscribers (just behind Comcast, DirecTV and Dish Network in number…
The creators of the hit film "Paranormal Activity" have joined forces with Dreamworks TV and ABC Studios to create a spooky project for TV, reports James Hibberd at his Live Feed blog on the site of The Hollywood Reporter. According…
Burger King, the nation’s second largest fast food hamburger chain after McDonald’s, has been sold, reports Bloomberg. Burger King has been a major TV advertiser for years. According to the article, "Burger King Holdings Inc. agreed to be acquired by 3G Capital,…