Tribune Broadcasting’s New York CW affiliate CW11/WPIX has made bilingual entertainment network LATV available through cable and telco systems in the tri-state area. Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Verizon and Comcast digital subscribers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut now…
In this week’s Backlot Talk for the HBO series “Entourage,” series creator and showrunner Doug Ellin talks about the importance of a scene in episode two between Ari (Jeremy Piven) and Mark Wahlberg. Ellin also tells why a quiet confrontation…
HBO announced today it will renew its freshman series “True Blood” for a second season. Production of new episodes will begin early next year in Los Angeles, with the second season scheduled to debut next summer. “True Blood,” about vampires…
The New York Observer goes behind-the-scenes of business network cable network CNBC on what must have been the network’s busiest, most eventful day. Monday’s Wall Street shakeup not only saw record ratings for the network, but drew NBC News’ Brian…
USA has ordered a pilot for “Operation Instructions,” a new show from Universal Cable Prods. and Conan O’Brien’s Conaco, says the Hollywood Reporter. The project, USA’s third pickup of the year, is about a trauma surgeon who returns home from…
HBO Sports is bringing back its Emmy-winning reality series “24/7” in time for its Nov. 8 Joe Calzaghe/Roy Jones Jr. pay-per-view fight, Multichannel News reports. The series will be aired in three parts and will go behind the scenes as…
Comedian Zach Galifianakis, host of VH1’s short-lived “Late World With Zach,” has scored the lead in HBO’s pilot “Bored to Death,” says the Hollywood Reporter. Galifianakis will play a struggling comic book artist and best friend to Jason Schwartzman’s Jonathan,…
Fine Living Network has made a multiyear deal with NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution to air “The Biggest Loser” and “Queer Eye.” The new season of ‘The Biggest Loser,” which premieres on NBC on Sept. 16, will air on Fine…
TelevisionWeek’s Backlot Talk is back with its first effort of the fall season. As he did last season, Doug Ellin, the creator, showrunner and principal writer of “Entourage,” will share his insights about each episode of the series. Last Sunday…
Shareholders of Discovery Communications have approved the company’s petition to become a publicly traded entity, the Wall Street Journal reports. John Malone will combine his ownership of Discovery Holding Co. with that of Advance/Newhouse Communications in a transaction expected to…