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HBO Shares Plans at TCA

HBO will bring back both “In Treatment” and “Tell Me You Love Me” for second season, the Washington Post reports. The network also said at the Television Critics Association summer press tour that it is interested in doing another “Sex…

Guest Star Roles for Alexander, Bateman, Brolin

“Seinfeld” alum Jason Alexander will have a guest role in next season’s “Criminal Minds” during November sweeps, Entertainment Weekly reports. Other big-name castings include Justine Bateman for “Psych” and James Brolin for “Law & Order: SVU.” —Sergio Ibarra

Carson Kressley Gets Lifetime Talk Show

“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” vet Carson Kressley is expected to discuss his upcoming talk show on Lifetime on Friday at the Television Critics Assocation press tour, the Hollywood Reporter says. Kressley’s untitled series marks a move toward original…

Brooke Hogan Preps her ‘Best’ for VH1

Brooke Hogan, daughter of legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan, is premiering her own VH1 reality series on Sunday, the Associate Press says. “Brooke Knows Best,” a spin-off of her family’s “Hogan Knows Best,” will follow Brooke as she deals with her…

‘Hannah Montana’ Seeing Starz

Starz and Disney Channel will air the recent “Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds” 3-D concert film a month before the movie arrives in stores on DVD, Daily Variety says. The agreement between the two will allow Disney Channel,…

Sundance Introduces Sunday Comedy Night

Sundance Channel unveiled a new Sunday night comedy lineup at the TCA press tour, Daily Variety reports. “The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle,” starring Jennifer Saunders, kicks off the night, followed by the Australian series “Big Girl’s Blouse” and…

Additions Give Dish 100 National HD Channels

Satellite TV provider Dish Network will be adding 17 HD channels to its roster, reaching its goal of 100 national high-def channels by the end of the year. “In January, we promised our customers that Dish Network would boost our…

HBO Touts Trio of Pilots, Chris Rock Special at TCA

HBO has greenlit pilots for three new series, working with offscreen talent including network mainstays Sarah Jessica Parker and David Simon as well as Martin Scorsese. Michael Lombardo, president of the HBO programming group and West Coast operations, announced the…

TCA Video: Planet Green’s O’Neill on Early Response

Eileen O’Neill, president and general manager of Planet Green, is pleased by the response so far to the recently launched channel. The network boss talks about the role of celebrities such as Ludacris, Tommy Lee and Adrian Grenier in getting…

NFL Network Urges FCC to Act on Its Comcast Complaint

The NFL Network is pushing forward on its claim that Comcast was discriminatory in not including the channel on basic cable packages. Suggesting Comcast’s own filing proved the discrimination, the NFL is asking the Federal Communications Commission to act. “Comcast…