Sanjay Gupta is rumored to be out of contention for the position of surgeon general, Fox News reports, citing information from Jerry Farrell, head of the Commissioned Officers Association. According to Farrell, conversations with individuals familiar with the situation say…
D.L. Hughley’s CNN talk show has been canceled, CityFile.com reports. Initial reports said the show was being cut due to budget issues, but CNN confirmed the cancellation to CityFile by saying it is complying with Hughley’s wishes to be based…
Glenn Beck has been seeing ratings highs for his Fox News program, the Los Angeles Times reports. Afternoon show “Glenn Beck” averaged about 2.2 million viewers during the month of February, ranking only behind Bill O’Reilly’s and Sean Hannity’s evening…
Univision has signed new retransmission deals that now include Insight Communications and AT&T U-verse, Multichannel News reports. The company increased its deal count to more than 50 distributors, the site adds. Earlier this week the media company closed a deal…
Bravo said it picked up a third season of the competition series “Shear Genius.” The network also officially announced it ordered a season of the new docu-series “Double Exposure.” Bravo is holding open calls for stylists interested in competing on…
Viacom units Comedy Central and Paramount Vantage acquired the rights to develop the Trey Hamburger book “Ghosts/Aliens” into a television pilot and film script, respectively. Comedy Central has brought in Phil Johnston, whose screenplays include “A Friggin’ Christmas Miracle,” to…
Starz’s original comedy series “Party Down” will be shown in a sneak preview through cable operators including Charter Communications and Comcast, Multichannel News reports. The preview will be shown a week before the March 20 debut of the show, which…
Warner Bros. and Turner are starting a WB network in India starting March 15, Daily Variety reports. The 24-hour linear channel will license programming from Warner Bros.’ international television distribution unit, the publication says. —Aimee Picchi
Sony Pictures TV has tapped Karen Glass as vice president of development, handling development and production in New York for Sony’s alternative series, Daily Variety reports. She reports to Holly Jacobs, Sony Pictures TV executive VP of reality and syndication…
Indira Varma, a British actor best known for her portrayal of Niobe on HBO’s “Rome,” has been cast as the lead in ABC’s drama “Inside the Box,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Varma will play Catherine, a news producer in a…