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Warner Bros. TV Group Reveals Comic-Con Slate

Warner Bros. Television Group will present panels for 11 shows at San Diego Comic-Con International. WBTVG will kick things off on preview night, Wednesday, July 22, with pilot screenings of Fox’s “Human Target,” ABC’s “V” and The CW’s “The Vampire…

No ‘Real Housewives’ Sex Tape for Now

A New Jersey Superior Court Judge granted a temporary restraining order request to Danielle Staub, one of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” that will prohibit a former boyfriend from making public a sexually explicit video of her, the Associated…

Jon & Kate Choose Court That Will Seal Divorce Papers

Jon and Kate Gosselin filed for divorce in Montgomery County, Pa. not Berks County, where they live, and one reason may be because of a local rule that places divorce proceedings under an automatic seal, barring them from the media…

HBO’s Scott Carlin Is Leaving

HBO’s president of domestic distribution, Scott Carlin, is leaving the pay cable network and won’t be replaced, Variety reports. He said that HBO has fewer series to sell into syndication at the moment, with many of the network’s original shows…

Second Circuit Rejects Cablevision Must-Carry Challenge

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Cablevision’s challenge to the FCC’s must-carry ruling that the cable system has to carry upstate WRNN on systems in New York’s Long Island suburbs, Broadcasting & Cable says. The court said the must-carry…

G4, Lucasfilm to Televise Live Comic-Con Panel; 20th Century Fox TV Announce Panels

G4 and Lucasfilm Ltd. are teaming up to present viewers the first-ever televised panel from San Diego Comic-Con International. “The Star Wars Spectacular!,” a two-hour special hosted by G4’s Olivia Munn and Kevin Pereira, will air July 25 at 2…

Court Papers Reveal Even More Sordid Past for N.J. ‘Housewife’ Danielle Staub

Danielle Staub has a darker past than she talked about on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” the New York Post says, citing federal court records posted by thesmokingggun.com. Although she has admitted to a past criminal record she attributed…

Kate Says in Divorce Papers That Her Marriage to Jon is ‘Irretrievably Broken’

In her divorce papers, filed Monday and obtained by the Associated Press, Kate Gosselin says that her marriage to Jon is “irretrievably broken” The court document doesn’t detail why the stars of TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8” are splitting…

Nickelodeon Slates Weekend Marathon for ‘SpongeBob’ 10th Anniversary

Nickelodeon is celebrating the 10th anniversary of “SpongeBob SquarePants” with the “Ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash Weekend” on July 17-19. The weekend marathon hosted by Patchy the Pirate will feature 50 hours of “SpongeBob” programming, including 11 brand-new “SpongeBob” premieres and a…

TW, Comcast to Bring Cable Shows Online

Time Warner and Comcast Corp. will go public today [Wed.] with their “TV Everywhere” initiative to make more cable programs available for online viewing, Variety says. The initiative would make shows available on a password-protected basis only to consumers who…