New Hallmark Channel President Bill Abbott tells Broadcasting & Cable that he wants the cable network to program lighter fare, including comedies. Shows such as “Seventh Heaven,” which families can watch together, will become more prominent, and “Walker, Texas Ranger”…
Leighton Meester, who plays Blair Waldorf on the CW’s "Gossip Girl," is at the center of a sex tape scandal, reports SFGate.com, the online sibling of Hearst’s San Francisco Chronicle. The report says some stills from a movie Meester made with a boyfriend…
President Obama, referring to Fox News, said, "I’ve got one television station entirely devoted to attacking my administration," PoliticsDaily.com reports. Interestingly, like many people not in the business, Mr. Obama referred to Fox as a TV station, though, of course, it’s…
TLC’s Jon and Kate Gosselin on Monday plan to announce a major “life-changing” decision on their hit reality show about life in Pennsylvania with 8-year-old twins and 5-year-old sextuplets, “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” reports the Associated Press. RadarOnline reports…
Meg Ryan will guest star in an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm’s" new season, Entertainment Weekly reports. The seventh season of the Larry David sitcom returns to HBO in September. –Vlada Gelman
WWE faked out media organizations including TV Guide and Bloomberg this week with its false announcement that it had sold “Monday Night Raw” to Donald Trump, Variety says. In fact, the USA Network show was never up for sale, and…
Bill McGoldrick is making his return to USA Network, The Hollywood Reporter says. McGoldrick will serve as senior VP of scripted programming, replacing Jackie de Crinis, who will continue to oversee management of original series and pilot production. McGoldrick joined…