CBS orders comedy pilot ‘The Kicker’ from Tina Fey
CBS is getting into business with the "30 Rock" duo of Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, ordering a pilot for the multicamera comedy "The Kicker" penned by sitcom vet Jack...
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‘House of Cards’ renewed for season 5, creator to depart
Netflix has renewed its signature drama "House of Cards" for a fifth season in 2017, but there will be a change behind the scenes as creator and showrunner Beau Willimon...
Pitchfork founder Ryan Schreiber on Conde Nast sale: ‘We feel really good about it’
Ryan Schreiber was an indie music buff with no journalism experience when he launched the website Pitchfork out of his suburban Minneapolis home in 1996. On Tuesday, Pitchfork Media joined...
Kevin Hart will be first guest on ‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’
"The Daily Show With Trevor Noah" has set comedian Kevin Hart as the guest for its Sept. 28 premiere. Comedy Central's flagship series returns next week with South African comedian...
Study: Women exec producers increase female hires in TV
When women run the show, more women get hired. That's the major finding of the latest study of female employment in television by Dr. Martha Lauzen, executive director of the...
CBS partnering with Weigel Broadcasting to launch retro digital channel
The CBS O&O group is finally developing its ample digital subchannel real estate, partnering with Weigel Broadcasting to launch an outlet devoted to vintage TV and pop culture. The channel...
‘Shannara’ Fantasy Drama Lands Series Order From MTV
MTV has given a 10-episode order to " Shannara " in the hopes of building its own "Lord of the Rings"-like fantasy franchise out of the book series by Terry...
Ed Bernero Joins NBC’s ‘State of Affairs’ as Showrunner
Ed Bernero has joined NBC's new Katherine Heigl drama "State of Affairs" as exec producer and showrunner. Bernero is a drama vet and sought-after showrunner who previously held the reins...
Starz’s Chris Albrecht on the Challenges of Buzz, Diversity and Budgets
For the first time in more than four years at Starz, Chris Albrecht looked and sounded comfortable as he showed off a new slate of programming for the premium cabler....
Women Few and Far Between in Emmy’s Writing and Directing Races
The Emmy nominations for writing and directing are usually a bellwether of where the industry insiders see the sizzle in the small screen. The scribe and helming categories are less...