Comedy Central has added British comic Matt Lucas to the cast of its new series “Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire.” He joins Sean Maguire, India de Beaufort, Steve Speirs, Kevin Hart, John Rhys-Davies, James Murray and Marques…
Lifetime has ordered three additional scripts of its original comedy “Rita Rocks” before it has even aired, MediaWeek reports. The show, about a harried suburban mom played by Nicole Sullivan, initially received a 13-episode order. Lifetime is planning an aggressive…
Oxygen Media has given the Web site it acquired, Quizfarm.com, a makeover that it says has already increased page views by 200%. Quizfarm is a social site built around creating and answering quizzes about popular culture and personal interests. It…
Colin Callender is joining “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City” among the big Emmy winners no longer with HBO, TelevisionWeek reports. Mr. Callender, who racked up 84 Emmys, 26 Golden Globes and a basketful of other awards at HBO,…
VH1 is relaunching its popular weekly pop-culture themed show as “Best Week Ever With Paul F. Tompkins,” ushering in a new format with one host instead of a slew of comedians, the New York Times reports. According to VH1 the…
Comedienne Amy Sedaris has signed with 20th Century Fox TV to develop and star in a comedy series project for the studio, the Hollywood Reporter says. Sedaris will write the project with her writing partner Paul Dinello, who will also…
CNN has tapped comedian D.L. Hughley to host his own show on the news network, Daily Variety reports. The series, scheduled to air Saturdays at 10 p.m. beginning Oct. 25, will feature Hughley and guests discussing politics, sports, entertainment and…
Jon Feltheimer has extended his contract as co-chairman and CEO of Lionsgate through 2014, the Los Angeles Times reports. The re-signing comes three years before his current contract was set to expire. Since joining Lionsgate in 2000 Feltheimer has helped…
New promos for Fox Business Network criticize CNBC host Jim Cramer for providing poor investment advice, reports the New York Post, which like FBN is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. “The last thing you need is bad advice ….
MTV’s Choose or Lose campaign and CNN have joined forces for a pair of specials dedicated to veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Associated Press reports. MTV will air “A Night for Vets: An MTV Concern for…