NBC is getting into business with a well-known comedian. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that NBC’s Universal TV entered into a first-look deal with Wanda Sykes. The deal includes Sykes, Page Hurwitz’s Push It Productions and Universal TV’s alternative…
Broadcast news operations and cable news channels had a busy morning today trying to keep up with developments in the Boston Marathon bombing. The news broke early this morning that one of the suspects in the bombing was dead following…
George Lopez is returning to television with a show that he sold to FX, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The show is called "Saint George." The actor and comedian sold the project based on a model pioneered by distributor Debmar-Mercury for…
Google’s YouTube has scored a victory in a legal battle over copyright infringement that was brought by Viacom, reports the Los Angeles Times. A federal judge ruled that YouTube hasn’t violated Viacom’s copyright, even though users on the video site…
In what is described as a competitive situation, pay-cable channel HBO has bought a drama project from popular singer-songwriter John Legend and producer-director Tony Krantz, reports Deadline.com. The project, set in Miami’s South Beach, is about the fame and secrets…
Amazon has launched a number of new comedy pilots online, making the programs from Amazon Studios available at amazonoriginals.com. As we reported yesterday, the website has been tweaking its rollout of new programs including “Zombieland” and “Alpha House.” The pilots…
The latest television show from the Kardashian family is moving closer to becoming a reality. Deadline.com reports that family matriarch Kris Jenner now has both an executive producer and a premiere date for her syndicated talk show "Kris." Twentieth Television…
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Showtime revealed its plan to shut down a long-running series that has been a staple on the pay-cable channel. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the channel made it official it will end “Dexter” after the upcoming season eight….
Most of the programming on the major broadcast networks Wednesday night was recycled, but fresh installments of Fox’s “American Idol” and CBS’s “Survivor” waged a battle for supremacy in the 8 p.m. hour before CBS dipped into its bag of…