Martin Lawrence’s production company Runteldat has script commitments for an animated comedy at Fox and a single-camera family show at Starz, The Hollywood Reporter says. The Fox show is being written by Rodney Barnes and is based on his coming-of-age…
John Malone, the chairman of Liberty Media, settled on Tuesday with the U.S. Dept. of Justice, which accused him of improper notification when he acquired voting shares in Discovery Holding Co., Multichannel News says. Under the settlement, Malone agreed to…
Donald Trump didn’t really buy USA Network’s “Monday Night Raw” from World Wrestling Entertainment, but viewers liked the storyline anyway, Variety says. The show’s first-ever ad-free broadcast on Monday, which featured the Trump “ownership,” brought in 6.8 million viewers, the…
Martin Lawrence’s production company Runteldat has script commitments for an animated comedy at Fox and a single-camera family show at Starz, The Hollywood Reporter says. The Fox show is being written by Rodney Barnes and is based on his coming-of-age…
MTV Networks has cut around 75 staff today, Broadcasting & Cable reports. "We have been taking a look at our business and how to position ourselves for future growth. It’s pretty much the economy," a spokeswoman confirmed. Most of the…
AMC has picked up "Rubicon," a political thriller starring Miranda Richardson and James Badge Dale, Variety reports. The network has ordered 12 episodes of the series created by Jason Horwitch, who will serve as showrunner. "Rubicon," which comes from Warner…
TruTV is shifting production and business operations of its daytime courtroom trials block In Session to HLN. The block will retain its name, with production moving from New York to a studio built by HLN in Atlanta. HLN will assign…
TLC’s "Jon & Kate Plus 8" will take a break from production, the Los Angeles Times reports. Next Monday’s episode will be a clip show with some new footage. New episodes will return Aug. 3. Only six new episodes of…
The marriage of Jon and Kate Gosselin, stars of TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8” who filed for divorce Monday and announced their separation on the show Monday night, “crumbled under the glare of the TV lights,” the San Jose…