Style Network ordered a reality series featuring an obese Georgia woman’s attempts to lose weight, the Hollywood Reporter says. “Ruby,” which chronicles Ruby Gettinger’s weight struggles, will debut later this year, the newspaper reports. –Danny King
HBO signed Judy Greer to play the lead role in the half-hour comedy pilot “Suburban Shootout,” which is based on a U.K. series, the Hollywood Reporter says. Kelly Preston, Kerri Kenney and Rachael Harris have already agreed to appear in…
Charles Barkley has helped boost the popularity of TNT’s “Inside the NBA” because of his bluntness and rapport with fellow former player Kenny Smith, the Los Angeles Times reports. Recent comments from Barkley include a free-throw shooter having a “tight…
Disney Channel ordered a live-action comedy featuring teenage singer-actress Demi Lovato, Daily Variety reports. “Welcome to Mollywood” will start production in September and will debut next season, the newspaper says. –Danny King
Time Warner Cable, in a deal that will separate it completely from Time Warner Inc., will pay a $10.9 billion dividend to stockholders, including $9.25 billion to the parent company. New Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said shedding Time Warner…
Steven Moffat will replace Russell T. Davies as head writer and executive producer of “Doctor Who,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Moffat, who has written some of the series’ most acclaimed episodes and created the BBC sitcom “Coupling,” will take over…
Cox Communications said it’s on the verge of generating material revenue from interactive and addressable advertising formats in the next two years, Multichannel News reports. The company claims addressable ads will lead to higher ad rates, more engagement from consumers…
The new AOL Money & Financial video site has enlisted CNBC as its primary content provider, TVNewser reports. Users will be able to access CNBC content through AOL Video and its video search destination, Truveo.com, the Web site says. —Vlada…
Comcast Corp. is investing an unspecified amount into GridNetworks to develop a peer-to-peer file-sharing system that would deliver HD video in a way that is “friendly” to Internet service providers, the Associated Press reports. Comcast is under federal investigation for…
Starz’s original comedy series “Head Case” will begin production on 10 episodes in August, Multichannel News reports. The series stars Alexanda Wentworth as a therapist to the stars. While celebrities for this round of episodes have not been announced yet,…