Comedy Central has teamed up with Don Mischer Productions to relaunch its "American Comedy Awards," an annual television event honoring the best of comedy in film, television, digital shorts and performance, says the network. Mischer, who has produced the Primetime…
Open Mic contributing blogger Hillary Atkin handicaps the Emmy races for best actor and actress in a comedy at TVWeek.com.
Discovery Communications sold off Travel Channel, but it soon may be at least running its advertising and sales again, Discovery CEO David Zaslav said at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference, B&C reports. Bloomberg reported this week that private equity firms…
New York filmmakers Spike Lee and Robert De Niro have teamed up to take on the gritty 1980s past of Manhattan’s Alphabet City—now a much gentler East Village—in a drama series for Showtime, reports The Hollywood Reporter. John Ridley will…
Vivendi CEO Jean-Bernard Levy, speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference, wouldn’t say what the company plans to do with its 20% stake in NBC Universal, but he did talk about possible scenarios should the company decide to get out,…
Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner and Playtone’s Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman have signed on as executive producers of HBO’s four-hour concert special celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Variety reports. Bruce Springsteen, U2…
Lifetime is getting into the TV cooking genre with the pickup of a pilot for "Search for the Greatest American Recipe," hosted by Tyler Florence, Variety reports. The show will follow the TV chef as he travels the country looking…
Expect to see live-action, animation and other genres on MTV, in addition to its standard reality shows, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman told Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia conference, B&C reports. The new shows, which include one called “Disaster Date,” will roll out…