Michael Shannon, an Oscar nominee for “Revolutionary Road,” has been hired by HBO to co-star in the pilot of Martin Scorsese’s “Boardwalk Empire,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Shannon will play a Treasury Department senior agent charged with nipping bootlegging in…
Former NFL star Michael Strahan will host the fourth season of Spike TV’s “Pros vs. Joes,” Daily Variety reports. Eight episodes are planned, with production to begin in Los Angeles next month, the trade paper says. —Aimee Picchi
CNN has three new foreign correspondents, expanding the network’s international coverage locations to 33, TVNewser reports. Emily Chang will be the second correspondent in Beijing, the site says, with Stan Grant to be stationed in the United Arab Emirates and…
USA Network has signed up three integrated sponsors for its original series “Burn Notice.” Alltel Wireless, which previously worked with USA on “Psych” and “Monk,” will sponsor an “Ultimate Spy” text-to-win sweepstakes. Over a seven-week story arc, viewers will have…
AT&T’s U-verse television service had record growth in the fourth quarter as the largest U.S. telephone company more than doubled the availability of its fiber-optic TV product last year. Verizon Communications yesterday also reported accelerated growth for its FiOS TV…
Tennis Channel has signed Jimmy Connors as lead analyst for its coverage of the U.S. Open in September. Tennis Channel is covering matches at the Open live for the first time. “The U.S. Open has a special place in my…
Fox Reality Channel will debut its fourth season of “American Idol Extra” March 26, Multichannel News reports. The series will welcome new hosts Jillian Reynolds and Ace Young, a former “Idol” contestant, the trade says. The “Extra” series takes a…
Cox Communications announced Tuesday it will begin exploring a bandwidth-throttling system that will delay non-sensitive programs, including P2P sharing services, Multichannel News reports. Some consumer watchdog groups have already expressed their concern over the model, which will “discriminate based on…
“Chelsea Lately” is moving to a new timeslot. The late-night comedy talk show, which features comedian Chelsea Handler, will air weeknights at 11 p.m. on E! beginning Feb. 16. Each broadcast will be followed by a repeat of “E! News”…