HBO has given the greenlight for production of the fantasy drama pilot “Game of Thrones,” based on George R.R. Martin’s book series, Daily Variety reports. Although the network first acquired the rights to the project almost two years ago, it…
Hallmark Channel’s upcoming original movie “Wedding Dance” has landed John Schneider, Brooke Nevin and Roma Downey to star in the film, the Hollywood Reporter says. Production will begin later this month, with the movie expected to air next year, the…
Dominic Fumusa will co-star in the upcoming Showtime and Lionsgate TV series “Nurse Jackie,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Fumusa will play the husband of Edie Falco’s Jackie. Fox TV Studios, Canada’s CTV, Germany’s ProSieben and the BBC have also added…
“The Secret Life of the American Teenager” and “Kyle XY” will return to ABC Family in January. “Secret Life” will continue its run with 12 new episodes on a new night, Monday, starting Jan. 5. “Kyle XY’s” third season will…
After appearing Monday on Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” TVNewser believes conservative personality Glenn Beck may be coming to the network sooner than expected. Beck is officially scheduled to start in April, but O’Reilly introduced Beck on the program…
Hall of Fame college basketball coach Bob Knight’s analyst role on ESPN just got bigger, the Associated Press reports. Knight will work ESPN’s Thursday night telecasts, appear on “SportsCenter” and provide postseason studio analysis for the network. Knight also will…
Cable operators have been talking a lot about the kind of advance advertising their digital systems can make possible. Earlier this year they banded together to form Canoe Ventures, a joint effort to create a national unified platform for interactive…
G4 on Wednesday is launching its new series “Human Wrecking Balls,” featuring the Pumphrey Brothers, who combine strength and science to crush, demolish and destroy whatever is put in their path. Craig and Paul Pumphrey are big. Their combined weight…
NBC News’ political director and on-air analyst Chuck Todd is putting together a paperback for Knopf’s Vintage titled “How Obama Won,” the New York Observer reports. The book, co-written by polling expert and NBC News’ election director Sheldon Gawiser, will…
AMC has added “Rectify” to its series development slate. The hourlong legal drama stars Walton Goggins, who also will be a co-executive producer. The show was created and written by Ray McKinnon, who will executive produce the series alongside Mr….