The on-air relationship between Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski is intimate, combative, flirtatious, heated and bringing buzz to MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the New York Observer says. “We get frustrated on issues. We even get frustrated with each other on things,…
Some cable dramas are facing tough times, USA Today reports. New shows including A&E’s “The Beast” and TNT’s “Trust Me,” as well as returning series such as HBO’s “Big Love” and FX’s “Damages” have turned in disappointing Nielsen numbers, the…
“Boardwalk Empire,” Martin Scorsese’s drama pilot for HBO about Prohibition-era bootleggers in Atlantic City, has cast Aleksa Palladino, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham and Anthony Laciura, the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, Rob Brown has been tapped for the HBO drama pilot…
With the economy in the dumps, homeowners are looking for ways to spruce up their houses. That means it’s time to pull out the tools and tackle some do-it-yourself projects. DIY Network is picking up the mood and pitching in…
MTV, which sees itself as a leader in making its content available to its mostly younger viewers on multiple screens, says television remains most often the place where engagement initially is formed with programming. Engagement grows as the viewer interacts…
Lifetime Networks and game publisher Merscom are teaming to create four new casual games based on Lifetime’s original shows. The deal includes the production of two hidden-object adventure PC games, a downloadable PC simulation game and a game created exclusively…
Lifetime will premiere four original movies this spring based on the stories of author Nora Roberts. The films will air over four consecutive Saturdays at 9 p.m., beginning with the March 21 broadcast of “Nora Roberts’ Northern Lights.” The film…
Showtime has renewed “The United States of Tara” for a second season. The series will start production this summer on season two, which is expected to premiere with 12 new episodes in early 2010. Diablo Cody will continue to serve…
Disney Channel’s new series “Sonny With a Chance” gave the network its best Sunday-night performance in three months. “Sonny,” with teen star Demi Lovato, premiered with back-to-back episodes Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. Both episodes came in as the top…
Comcast Entertainment Group has promoted Steve Dolcemaschio to chief operating officer. He will oversee finance and business operations, including long-range financial planning, daily operations and the company’s strategic business development, for E! Entertainment, the Style Network, G4 and FearNet. Mr….