Al Pacino has agreed to star in an HBO movie about Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Daily Variety reports. Pacino will portray Kevorkian around the time he built his “Mercy Machine” and the first time he was involved in an assisted suicide…
Robert Schuller Jr., son of “Hour of Power” televangelist Robert Schuller Sr., has acquired AmericanLife TV in a partnership with ComStar Media Fund LP, the Associated Press reports. Schuller Jr. plans to launch his own show on the network in…
The season-five premiere of TLC’s “Jon and Kate Plus 8” drew more than 9.8 million viewers Monday night, ranking as the most-watched program of the night on television, including both cable and broadcast programs. The increased attention surrounding Jon and…
HBO has teamed up with Digital Kitchen for a slew of advertisements using existing products with a vampire twist in order to promote the network’s second season of “True Blood,” Creativity Magazine reports. Among the ads recreated with a little…
A new group of reality shows will feature the children of stars, New York Daily News reports. Tori Spelling and husband Dean McDermott are plastered on ads on local subway stations and buses, with one of their kids holding a…
MTV has put out a casting notice looking for people dating outside of their social caste, the New York Post reports. The network says it’s seeking such people for an episode of “True Life” that will look at what it’s…
Syfy Channel will be relaunched with its new name on July 7 with “Warehouse 13,” its new flagship series that avoids aliens, time travel or typically geeky storylines, the New York Post reports. The show follows two Secret Service agents…
Ion Television, the broadcaster that filed for Chapter 11 protection, has made agreements with its biggest debt holders, Daily Variety reports. The terms call for the company to “extinguish all of its indebtedness” by swapping the debt for equity in…
Bill Engvall will host the 2009 CMT Music Awards, airing June 16 on CMT and CMT.com. The awards show will feature performances by Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban…
The new Disney Channel show “Jonas,” featuring the Jonas Brothers, has had a bumpy debut, the New York Times reports. That’s leading some to wonder if the band might be cooling as a franchise for the Walt Disney Co., the…