ABC Family is getting close to giving a greenlight to an hourlong drama based on the young adult novel “Huge,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. The book, by Sasha Paley, explores girls’ body image issues and is set at a weight-loss…
The mid-season premiere of USA Network’s "Burn Notice" was down from its season-to-date average, 5.4 million total viewers compared with 6.17 million. On the plus side, the mid-season return was up 3 percent from a year ago, and in the…
Spike TV has elevated John Griffin from VP to senior VP of programming, putting him in charge of acquisitions, media planning and scheduling for the network, reports B&C. As programmer for the male-oriented network, which is part of the MTV…
The cast members of MTV’s "Jersey Shore" rejected MTV’s Season Two salary offer, TMZ reports. According to sources, they had been offered $5,000 an episode each, with a $10,000 signing bonus. MTV later doubled the offer to $10,000 an episode….
Organizers said Friday night’s "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon has raised $57 million, with money continuing to come in, the Associated Press reports. The two-hour star-studded event aired on all the major broadcast networks and numerous cable channels, as well…
Popular "mommyblogger" Heather Armstrong, who writes about her life at dooce.com, signed a programming development deal with HGTV, Multichannel News reports. She’ll work with network executives on programming that can run online as well as on-air, and will continue to…