Provoked by shocking, violent videos disseminated on the Internet of people being beaten, Current TV correspondent Christof Putzel and his co-producer/videographer Lauren Cerre traveled to Russia to investigate the rise of a neo-Nazi faction that was inciting ethnic violence. The…
“The Blood of Yingzhou District,” an HBO Documentary Films presentation, takes viewers to a remote, poverty-stricken region of China, where AIDS has taken a terrifying toll on the population. Around 500 children have been orphaned by the disease, a small…
Lionsgate TV and “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner, after months of negotiations, reached a two-year, seven-figure overall deal that will keep him as executive producer and showrunner on the award-winning AMC series, the Hollywood Reporter says. The deal, signed Friday,…
A&E’s scripted series “The Beast” starring Patrick Swayze debuted back-to-back episodes Thursday night, attracting 3.6 million total viewers. In the 10 p.m. hour, “Beast” scored a 0.8 rating/2 share among adults 18-49 and drew 2.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen…
Dish Network has become the first pay TV provider to feature a TV series in 1080p resolution quality comparable to Blu-ray discT. Dish Network has partnered with A&E Networks to provide the network’s new series “The Beast” in 1080p via…
Outdoor Channel has bought Down Range Television, an online portal for firearms and shooting sports. Down Range TV offers video, forums and coverage for gun owners, sport shooters and hunters on the gun industry, products and services. The Web site…
The owners of Retirement Living TV gave up a stake in the network in a deal with Comcast, the Wall Street Journal reports. The nation’s biggest cable operator plans to expand carriage of the channel. Initial launch markets include Tucson,…
Phil Rosenthal, three and a half years after his comedy “Everybody Loves Raymond” went off the air, is working on three projects for HBO and has a sitcom set up at the BBC, the Hollywood Reporter says. He’s also writing…
Lifetime has greenlit “Drop Dead Diva,” an hour-long show about an overweight lawyer whose body is inhabited by a witless model, Daily Variety says. The show was originally created for Fox by Josh Berman of “Bones.” —Aimee Picchi
Toni Collette has not considered working in television until she saw the script for “United States of Tara,” which debuts on Showtime Sunday, USA Today says. “When I read the script it was like a juicy page-turner that was full…