Easy guide to production
By Jethro Nededog (TheWrap) - USA Network has set the summer return dates for fan favorites "Burn Notice," "Covert Affairs" and "Royal Pains." Additionally, the cable network announced premiere dates for the much-anticipated spy procedural "Graceland" and new unscripted series, "Summer … [Read more...]
NEW YORK (Reuters) "Late Night" talk show host Jimmy Fallon has signed a deal with NBC-TV that will keep him at the network, clearing the way for him to succeed Jay Leno as host of the ever-popular "Tonight Show," according to media reports. Leno's contract is up in September of next year, and it … [Read more...]
By Jill Serjeant (Reuters) "Mad Men" returns to television on Sunday to find suave advertising executive Don Draper on a beach in Hawaii reading Dante's epic poem "Inferno." That is about all the detail that Matthew Weiner, creator of the Emmy-winning 1960s-era drama, wants viewers to know ahead … [Read more...]
(Reuters) DISH Network Corp said it plans to offer around $1 billion in debt, potentially using the money for wireless and spectrum-related transactions. It will offer about $1.0 billion of its senior notes, subject to market and other conditions, the company said in a statement on … [Read more...]
Live Streaming and other Production products coming By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) Matrox is set to announce and showcase a list of cool video capture products that will not only provide for multiple viewer supports and scan conversion, but also streaming production for live video on the web. … [Read more...]
By Jill Serjeant (Reuters) Liver and loin are served up gourmet-style, young women are impaled on antlers, mushrooms grow out of decomposing bodies. Hannibal Lecter, one of the world's creepiest fictional villains, is back, and this time he is not locked up but is a respected psychiatrist with … [Read more...]
By Lucas Shaw (TheWrap.com) Miramax and Martin Scorsese are developing a television series based on Scorsese's 2002 film "Gangs of New York," the studio announced last Thursday. Scorsese's film, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and Daniel-Day Lewis, was set in 19th century New … [Read more...]
By Greg Gilman - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) Don Payne, a co-executive producer of "The Simpsons" and "Thor" screenwriter, died in Los Angeles on Tuesday after battling cancer. He was 48. The University of California, Los Angeles graduate won four primetime Emmys with "The Simpsons" since joining the … [Read more...]
By Tim Kenneally - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - In a major vote of confidence in its primetime roster, CBS has renewed 18 shows, including "2 Broke Girls," "NCIS: Los Angeles," and the new series "Elementary." The network also said it is in talks about bringing back "Two and a Half Men." It offered no … [Read more...]
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp fell short of announcing any job cuts in its medium-term business blueprint, though it will spend 250 billion yen ($2.7 billion, 1.8 billion pounds) over the next two years to revamp its TV, mobile phone and semiconductor units. President Kazuhiro Tsuga, … [Read more...]
Rumors Point To Cupertino Developing Ultra High Definition TV By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) There are days when I think that the editors of DigiTimes think that they're a cat, playing with a mouse that they've trapped before they give the coup de grace. And when it comes to the never ending … [Read more...]
By Mark Hodge (doddleNEWS) After the success of David Fincher's House of Cards, Netflix are teaming up with the Wachowskis to create original science fiction series Sense8. Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos told the Hollywood Reporter that the streaming site was delighted to be working with the Matrix … [Read more...]
(Reuters) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Comcast Corp in an antitrust case over how much it charged cable TV subscribers, in a decision that limits the ability of people to pursue class action lawsuits. In a 5-4 decision, the court said a group of cable TV subscribers in the … [Read more...]
By Todd Cunningham - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) Negotiators for SAG-AFTRA and the advertising industry have agreed to extend for one week the current commercials contracts, the two sides announced Tuesday. The Screen Actors Guild television recorded commercials agreement and AFTRA's radio recorded … [Read more...]
Spotify and Toys "R" Us wants to stream movies By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) There's a pair of unlikely new players into the streaming content market, and one is even more unlikely than the other. Spotify and Toys"R"Us have both announced plans to get into the streaming game, starting with … [Read more...]
Streaming service greenlights series pilot By James DeRuvo (doddleNEWS) They're all the rage. Zombies, and streaming video services producing original programming. And Amazon Prime looks to have both, as they've greenlit a pilot series adaptation of the campy zombie flick Zombieland. … [Read more...]
