Reuters - Sci-fi action dramas and
hourlong reality shows populate Fox's schedule for next season,
which includes new shows from top producers J.J. Abrams
("Lost") and Joss Whedon ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer").
Reuters - "The Bachelor" will be
looking for love all over again on VH1. The lifestyle cable
network said Thursday it acquired the full library of ABC's
reality competition series.
Reuters - Fox Broadcasting said
Thursday it would drastically reduce the commercial levels of
two upcoming action dramas -- "Fringe" and "Dollhouse" -- in an
effort to reinvigorate broadcast television.
AP - The U.S. Olympic Committee's aggressive plan to start its own cable network is moving forward, though officials are giving no indications that the network will be on the air before the Beijing Olympics, as the federation had once hoped. -- read full article
Fri, 16 May 2008 07:59:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
Reuters - Kelly Preston has signed
to star in HBO's pilot "Suburban Shootout," a dark comedy about
a woman caught between two rival gangs of homicidal housewives. -- read full article
Fri, 16 May 2008 10:18:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.
Reuters - A baby-faced high school student
likened to an old-fashioned crooner and a scruffy bartender who
sings alternative rock music will compete in next week's season
finale of U.S. television's "American Idol."
Reuters - Actor Kelsey Grammer, whose latest
sitcom, "Back to You," was canceled by Fox after one season,
said on Wednesday he has personally lobbied CBS executives to
give his show a second chance on their network.
Reuters - MTV Networks' Logo,
which targets lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender viewers,
has greenlighted a reality competition series starring noted
drag queen RuPaul. -- read full article
Thu, 15 May 2008 06:40:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
Reuters - Crime and comedy are coming
back in full force to CBS' schedule next season as the network
re-embraces the genres that have made it the most-watched
broadcaster in recent years.