"Law & Order" producer Dick Wolf is adapting a U.K. series for NBC, reports TheWrap.com. The original British program, "Injustice," stars James Purefoy as the attorney William Travers. NBC has given the project a script order. The NBC project is…
A&E’s "Coma" miniseries had a low viewer turnout for its first night — especially when compared with the network’s previous medical thriller miniseries, "Andromeda Strain," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The first installment of "Coma" aired Monday, with only 1.8 million…
News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch received a compensation cut for fiscal 2012, although another leading exec at News Corp. — Fox News chief Roger Ailes — got a pay boost, reports Jon Lafayette at B&C. Murdoch’s total compensation fell…
Amazon.com has signed a deal that increases its footprint significantly in online video — ramping up the competition between Amazon and segment leader Netflix. Bloomberg reports that the pay-television network Epix signed a deal with Amazon bringing key film titles…
ABC is moving forward with a project from director-producer Jake Kasdan and playwright-screenwriter Kate Robin (“Six Feet Under”), reports Deadline.com. ABC has given a script commitment plus significant penalty to the project, a family soap. The project, from 20th Century…
"Justified" executive producer Graham Yost is developing a spy drama for NBC, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The hourlong drama focuses on a female spy and is set in 1970s Los Angeles. Called "L.A. Woman," the drama has…
Writers from "Frasier," "Party Down" and "Up All Night" have received script orders from ABC, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Peter Huyk of "Frasier" received a script order for his project about a family that moves from New York City…
Citing President Obama’s scheduled speech at the Democratic National Convention, MTV has shifted the start time for its annual Video Music Awards so that the two won’t conflict, reports the Associated Press. The MTV show will air Thursday, the same…
Eddie Murphy has found a buyer for his “Beverly Hills Cop” TV series, ending a battle for the show among a number of networks. Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com that the project has landed at CBS, which gave the show…
Even in a period when television’s viewership numbers are often seen as slipping, one hot commodity is on the market that has bidders ready to shell out billions. The commodity is Major League Baseball. Sports Business Journal reports that Fox…