Disney’s SoapNet is developing two original scripted series and a couple of unscripted show that would fit in with the daytime dramas it airs in prime time, TelevisionWeek reports. SoapNet also acquired all seven seasons of “Gilmore Girls” and movie…
The HBO pilot “The Wonderful Maladys” has cast Nate Corddry and Molly Parker to play dysfunctional siblings to Sarah Michelle Gellar’s character, the Hollywood Reporter says. Set in New York, the comedy will feature Corddry as Gellar’s younger brother Neil,…
A new ad campaign for cable giant Comcast aims to change its image from “the most infuriating company ever” with a commercial called “Singalong,” Advertising Age says. —Jon Lafayette
Alexandra Wentworth returns in one of Starz’s first original entertainment series, playing a self-centered psychologist to the stars, the New York Times reports. Last year, “Head Case” drew barely 100,000 viewers on average, but it has something of a cult…
Under former NBC News president Andy Lack, Bloomberg TV laid off 100 employees including seasoned on-air reporters and has been putting producers and other behind-the-scenes staffers in front of the cameras, the New York Observer reports. “Is there any reasons…
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Alec Baldwin says he became involved with TCM’s “The Essentials” as a co-host after helping program do a tribute to Gene Wilder, AccessAtlanta reports. In a brief interview with the site, Baldwin stuck to the topic and described his relationship…
USA Network and MTV scored big ratings numbers with finales of their original series “Burn Notice” and “America’s Best Dance Crew”, beating broadcast shows in some key demographics. “Burn Notice” set series records with 6.1 million total viewers and 2.74…
CEO Jeff Bewkes talks about the future of Time Warner’s troublesome AOL unit in an interview with BusinessWeek. In his year as CEO, Mr. Bewkes says his toughest decisions have been converting AOL into an ad supported business and folding…