AP - Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Bill Murray has agreed to parachute from a plane as part of a special appearance at the Chicago Air and Water Show next month. -- read full article
AP - Television news' royalty will fly in to meet Barack Obama during this week's overseas trip: CBS chief anchor Katie Couric in Jordan on Tuesday, ABC's Charles Gibson in Israel on Wednesday and NBC's Brian Williams in Germany on Thursday. -- read full article
AP - Howie Mandel, the models, the banker and the briefcases all will be in place when the syndicated version of "Deal or No Deal" premieres in September — along with cash for viewers as well as contestants.
Reuters - The CIA, the operating
room and the morgue will serve as settings for three drama
pilots greenlit by USA, the network said Sunday. -- read full article
Reuters - FearNet, the
horror-oriented joint venture among Comcast, Sony Pictures TV
and Lionsgate, is adding 8.4 million digital-cable homes
through a distribution deal with Time Warner Cable. -- read full article
Reuters - NBC is closing in on its
"Philanthropist," with British actor James Purefoy in
negotiations to play the lead in the midseason drama series. -- read full article
Reuters - Showtime is working on a
spinoff to its lesbian drama "The L Word," which will kick off
its sixth and final season early next year. -- read full article
Reuters - The nation's TV critics
have named AMC's Emmy-nominated series "Mad Men" outstanding
new program and the year's best drama. -- read full article
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — A newspaper ad placed by Hollywood studios touts their contract offer to the Screen Actors Guild as a groundbreaking deal that mirrors those already accepted by other industry unions.
AP - Television news' royalty will fly in to meet Barack Obama during this week's overseas trip: CBS chief anchor Katie Couric in Jordan on Tuesday, ABC's Charles Gibson in Israel on Wednesday and NBC's Brian Williams in Germany on Thursday.
Reuters - After more than a year poring over
Jose Saramago's book "Blindness" for the upcoming movie of the
same name, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles is embarking
on a new literary journey with William Shakespeare. -- read full article
