The CW announced Wednesday that it is giving full-season orders to three freshman series, Deadline.com reports. The network first announced the pickup for Sarah Michelle Gellar’s "Ringer." It then added pickups for Kevin Williamson’s “The Secret Circle” and Josh Schwartz’s…
Lifetime is working with actress Renee Zellweger on a drama that is based on a subject near to the actress’s heart, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The story comes from Zellweger’s own life’s arc, taking her…
"American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest hasn’t had much luck getting his idea for a cable channel off the ground, reports the New York Post. Seacrest is working with talent agency CAA and entertainment company AEG to debut a cable channel…
The Walt Disney Company, which had pulled the plug in August on its high-profile movie version of one of the most famous TV and radio shows, has now agreed to go ahead with the project, according to Mike Fleming at…
A Jacksonville, Fla., man has been arrested and charged with multiple counts in connection with a celebrity hacking case that included the release of nude photos of Scarlett Johansson, Reuters reports. Christopher Chaney, 35, was arrested this morning and charged…
Theater owners have scored a victory in their showdown with Universal over the new Eddie Murphy movie “Tower Heist,” The Baltimore Sun reports. The movie studio announced that it has canceled plans for an early VOD release for the movie,…
DirecTV is preparing to offer a new product to subscribers that will allow for DVR content to be viewed on the go on up to five mobile devices, reports Multichannel News. The new device, Nomad, will sell for $149 with…
The make of the BlackBerry mobile device said today it is working round-the-clock to repair an outage that has hit the devices services worldwide, Reuters reports. Research in Motion did not say when it expects services to be restored. The…
A new ABC sitcom had a strong opening Tuesday night, up against CBS powerhouse “NCIS,” TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Last Man Standing,” starring Tim Allen, scored a 3.5 average rating in the 18-49 demo, a little shy of the 3.9 average for…
A new version of the hit feature film “Steel Magnolias” is in the works for cable TV, with a twist: This time the production will feature an all-black cast, Deadline.com reports. Lifetime Network has teamed with producers Craig Zadan and…