Exclusive U.S. TV rights to “This Is It,” the Sony film culled from rehearsal footage from Michael Jackson’s planned comeback concerts before his untimely death, have gone to MTV, reports The New York Times. The company has the rights for…
Satellite carriers EchoStar and DirecTV would have to offer local TV station service to all 210 markets under legislation being prepared by Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), B&C reports. The Senator is preparing to submit an amendment to the Senate Commerce…
One of the actresses from last season’s ABC show “Life on Mars” has been cast in HBO’s new drama series “Boardwalk Empire,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. Gretchen Mol will play a showgirl in the 1920s-era series, which is written by…
Tila Tequila has filed suit against her ex-boyfriend for for assault, battery, false imprisonment and emotional distress, TMZ.com is reporting. The ex-boyfriend she’s sued is San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman. The district attorney for San Diego Counrty declined to…
A former sitcom star and TV host is returning with a new A&E Network documentary series slated to air in 2010. "Full House" and "America’s Funniest Home Videos" star Bob Saget will star in the show, tentatively called “Bob Saget’s Strange Days.” The…
Eileen Kiernan and Sandra Cordova Micek have joined NBC Universal’s Integrated Sales Marketing team as VP of Green is Universal and Healthy at NBCU and VP of Women at NBCU, respectively. Their function is to oversee NBCU’s media deals across different platforms. Kiernan, whose background…
Comedy Central is in talks to have former New Line executive Kent Alterman head up programming, Variety reports. Alterman, who directed Will Ferrell in “Semi-Pro,” was Comedy Central’s head of East Coast development before he joined New Line in 2001…
Lou Dobbs appeared on Bill O’Reilly’s popular show on the Fox News Network on Monday, and told why he thought he fell out of favor at CNN, where he quit last week. According to the New York Post, O’Reilly was…
The comedian who put MTV in the game show business back in 1987 died over the weekend, the New York Times reports. Ken Ober, the sarcastic, obsessive host of the network’s “Remote Control,” passed away of unknown causes in Santa…