Major League Baseball is closing in on new television deals with major players Fox and TBS, and it appears that Fox will be gaining a higher profile in the sport while TBS will see its role substantially cut back. The…
Guillermo del Toro is putting the finishing touches on a deal to sell a television adaptation of his book series "The Strain" to FX, with "Lost" writer and executive producer Carlton Cuse signed on to help develop the drama project,…
"Mike & Molly" star Melissa McCarthy has sold a comedy to CBS, reports Deadline.com. The project, called "Wake Up Call," will be co-executive produced by McCarthy and co-written and co-executive produced by her husband, Ben Falcone, and Larry Dorf, the…
Two troubled starlets who have made the news for, among other things, their driving mishaps have been offered free driving lessons by tire company Goodyear, reports TMZ.com. The company sent Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes letters telling them, "We’re sorry…
"Grammy-winning singer Fiona Apple spent the night in a Texas jail after being arrested late Wednesday on a drug possession charge at a border patrol checkpoint where her tour bus was searched, a local judge said," reports Reuters. According to…
"News Corp.is planning to give James Murdoch, son of chairman Rupert Murdoch, oversight of the Fox Networks Group, which includes the Fox broadcast network and cable networks such as FX, say people familiar with the situation," reports Martin Peers and…
Bill Nelson, the CEO of Home Box Office, will leave at the end of the year as the company promotes one of its presidents to succeed him, reports our friend David Lieberman at Deadline.com. The new CEO will be Richard…
Travel Channel has announced that it has renewed five series, including Andrew Zimmern’s "Bizarre Foods America," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Freshman series "Baggage Battles," "Hotel Impossible," "Trip Flip" and "Toy Hunter" were given second seasons. "Bizarre Foods America" will…
Longtime TCM host Robert Osborne returned to work at the cable channel this week, taping segments in advance of his scheduled Oct. 1 return to the air, the New York Post reports. Osborne has been off the air for about…
Are we soon to be hearing cries of "I want my Fox New Channel!" ringing out from coast to coast? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chase Carey, president and COO of News Corp., has signaled that there might be a…