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The producer of a high-profile television project says his lead actress — whose casting has been making headlines for weeks — "may be the most insured actress that ever walked on a soundstage,” E! Online reports. Larry Thompson, who is…
Longtime media executive Barry Diller, testifying Tuesday before the Senate Commerce Committee, called for a rewrite of the Communications Act of 1996, Bloomberg reports. Diller, who created both the Fox Broadcasting Company and USA Broadcasting, is now involved in online…
A project based on a Web comic created by a 5-year-old is the first animated show to be tapped for Fox’s Saturday night animation block, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. "Axe Cop" is about a police officer who…
NBC’s musical drama "Smash" has hired a new showrunner to replace the program’s creator, Theresa Rebeck, reports Deadline.com. The show was putting the finishing touches on a deal to bring aboard "Gossip Girl" executive producer Josh Safran for the job,…
A drama based on a book series from the author of the "True Blood" series is just one of 28 scripted and unscripted shows in the works at Syfy as part of its most ambitious development slate ever, reports Deadline.com….
ABC has picked up the comedy presentation "Super City," created by and starring Madeleine Sami, who is sometimes called New Zealand’s Tracey Ullman, reports Deadline.com. The show, which debuted in New Zealand last year, will be adapted by Sami for…
News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch is back in London testifying in the ongoing phone-hacking scandal, and the focus has shifted from interception of voicemails by News Corp.-owned tabloids to the influence the company has wielded in the British government, MSNBC.com…
Discovery has tapped "Sons of Anarchy" creator Kurt Sutter to delve into the stories of outlaw dynasties such as the Italian mafia in the six-episode series "Kurt Sutter’s Outlaw Empires," reports TheWrap.com. The series, set to debut May 14, will…
Bill O’Reilly, host of Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” has signed a multiyear deal to remain at the cable channel, reports TheWrap.com. The length of the contract and O’Reilly’s salary were not disclosed. As previously reported, O’Reilly and Sean…