Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio will take the place of Eric Bogosian as captain of the Major Case Squad, as USA Network’s "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," completes its casting switch-out, reports The Hollywood Reporter. She’s one of two new cast members…
TV network executives have embraced their former enemy, the digital video recorder, reports the New York Times. Not only has DVR viewing helped push some shows from marginal ratings status to hits, the Times reports, but viewers who watch on…
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has hired Comcast executive Allan Singer to head up distribution and strategy, reports The Hollywood Reporter. He’ll start immediately. As senior VP of content acquisition at Comcast, he managed the company’s portfolio of networks, and…
Ian McKellen will star in a new half-hour mockumentary series, "The Academy," playing his fictional brother, Murray, who runs a down-at-its heels drama school, Variety reports. McKellen helped develop the series from DLT Entertainment and 2act Prods. It’s being shopped…
Bids for a stake in Cox Communications’ Travel Channel are nearing $1 billion, far exceeding the $600 million to $700 million it was initially expected to command, the New York Times reports. Those bidding are said to include News Corp….
HBO has scored a coup by landing the producer of the hottest movie of the season, the low-budget multi-million dollar grossing "Paranormal Activity" to co-executive produce a new series, Variety reports. The producer, Jason Blum, will team with well-know scribe…
Vin Scully, who is still at the top of his game as arguably the best sports announcer in the country, will be making a rare appearance in front of Hollywood TV and radio executives in November. Scully, who will be…
A bullet hit the New Jersey home of CNN’s Lou Dobbs, whose wife and driver, according to police, were outside when they heard the gunshot, theAssociated Press reports. The incident happened Oct. 5. Dobbs mentioned it earlier this week on…