Cartoon Network announced its latest live-action/CGI movie based on the bestselling young adult Harper Collins book Tiger’s Apprentice by Lawrence Yep. Oscar-nominated screenwriter David Magee (Finding Neverland) adapted the award-winning book into a feature script optioned by Cartoon Network. Jane Startz (Tuck Everlasting, Indian in the Cupboard) will executive produce the project. Set to premiere in 2010, Tiger’s Apprentice is now in pre-production with staffing and casting currently underway at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, Calif.Read More
“CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute,” launched last year to spotlight ordinary citizens accomplishing extraordinary deeds, will air on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). Hosted by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, the program will air globally on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español.
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Dave Attell, Joan Rivers, Jamie Kennedy, Mitch Fatel, Danny Bhoy, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Kate Clinton, Jim David and Last Comic Standing’s Josh Blue and Ralphie May have joined the lineup of outstanding comic talent slated to appear as TBS Presents a “Very Funny” Festival: THE COMEDY FESTIVAL, co-produced by AEG Live.Read More
TNT, home of exclusive Thursday night NBA doubleheaders throughout the regular season, announced today that NBA legends Charles Barkley and Reggie Miller, alongside veteran play-by-play announcer Marv Albert, will serve as game-side announcers for the “AutoTrader.com Open” outdoor preseason game on Sat., Oct. 11 featuring the Phoenix Suns vs. the Denver Nuggets from the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, CA.Read More
TBS’s MY BOYS is stepping up to the plate again as the network orders a third season of the critically acclaimed original sitcom. The series stars Jordana Spiro (Must Love Dogs, The Year of Getting to Know Us) as PJ Franklin, a 20-something sportswriter looking for love in Chicago. Surrounding PJ is her mostly male group of friends, played by Kyle Howard (Related, Orange County), Reid Scott (American Dreams), Michael Bunin (Scrubs), Jamie Kaler (The Family Stone) with Jim Gaffigan (That ‘70s Show, Ed). Kellee Stewart (Guess Who?) co-stars as essentially the only female influence in PJ’s life.Read More
TNT and PGA.COM tee off the 2008 PGA Grand Slam of Golf on Tues., October 14 as four of the world’s best professional golfers hit the greens at Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda to determine who’s the best of the best in the 36-hole event. To compete in this elite tournament golfers must be a major championship winner and this year’s field features 2008 Masters Champion Trevor Immelman, 2008 British Open and PGA Championship winner Padraig Harrington, two-time U.S. Open Champion Retief Goosen (2001 and 2004) and 2003 U.S. Open Champion and member of the winning U.S. Ryder Cup team Jim Furyk.Read More
In the latest installment of its ongoing film series Lost & Found, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will present the world television premiere of THE RUNAWAY (1962), a family adventure starring Cesar Romero, Anita Page and Roger Mobley. The film never received theatrical release because of difficulties producer Arthur Rupe had in obtaining distribution.Read More
Fresh from its across-the-board prime-time delivery and ratings growth in third quarter, Cartoon Network rocketed to new delivery heights with the premiere of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3. The new Lucasfilm Animation series scored as the most-watched series premiere in network history, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research.Read More
As online users sought up-to-the-minute news and information on the day of the first presidential debate, the CNN Digital Network broke away from its competitors, securing the No. 1 spot among Current Events and Global News Sites across key Nielsen Online usage metrics, including unique visitors, total minutes and page views.Read More
CNN will marshal its resources and political expertise for the vice presidential debate between Democratic nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-De) and Republican nominee Gov. Sarah Palin (R- Ak) on Thursday, Oct. 2. Debate-focused programming begins at 4 p.m. and continues until midnight to provide in-depth coverage and analysis before and after the debate.Read More