"Jon & Kate Plus 8" star Kate Gosselin returned to her Pennsylvania home Wednesday from a trip to New York to find several hecklers camped outside, according to Popeater.com. "It’s not Jon. It’s not Kate. The only losers are the 8," the…
Comedy Central has named Lisa Leingang senior VP of original programming and development, East Coast, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leingang, who was previously VP primetime programming and development at CBS Entertainment, will be in charge of development and production of all…
Comedian Patton Oswalt has been enlisted as a recurring character on Syfy’s forthcoming “Battlestar Galactica” prequel series “Caprica,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Oswalt also has a recurring role on the “United States of Tara” on Showtime. –Alex Jacobius
Cablevision, one of the New York area’s major cable franchises, and the Tennis Channel still don’t have a carriage deal, just two weeks before New York City’s U.S. Open tennis championships begin on Aug. 31, says Multichannel News. Tennis Channel…
The U.S. Olympic Committee decided to hold off on development of its own cable network, which had met objections from the international Olympics governing body, The Hollywood Reporter says. USOC chairman Larry Probst met over the weekend with IOC president…
Celebrities with new projects to promote have a new venue: USA Network’s “Monday Night Raw” World Wrestling Entertainment matches, says Variety. For two months, the show has used guest hosts such as Jeremy Piven, Seth Green and Shaquille O’Neal who…
ESPN picked up a package of 48 Barclay’s Premiere League soccer matches from the 2009-2010 season, for its ESPN2 network, says Broadcasting & Cable. It’s the first time since 1998 that the network has televised the event. Setanta Sports and…
NBA star LaBron James and Kelly Clarkson are teaming up to promote the new special, “Get Schooled: You Have the Right,” People reports. The special, which is scheduled to be simulcast on BET, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike TV…