Recent Posts Tagged With 'tv deals'

• Mr. Mariah Carey signs mega-deal with Nickelodeon

  Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 14:49 in nickelodeon, mariah carey, nick cannon, the box, tv deals, the backlot

  Multi-hyphenate Nick Cannon has just been signed a new two-year deal with Nickelodeon to create - as well as star in, direct and produce - original programming. Cannon has also been named ‘Honorary Chairman’ and Development Consultant...

• Coming to a Telly Near You: MC Hammer

  Posted on Friday February 20th, 2009 at 11:32 in reality, mc hammer, the box, tv deals, "hammertime"

  “MC Hammer is an iconic figure in American pop culture, but many people only know him for his music and fashion sense. Now A&E takes an unprecedented look behind his larger-than-life personality and into his life as a devoted husband, fathe...

• Before the Ink Dries: Cedric the Entertainer, Star and Executive Producer

  Posted on Friday February 13th, 2009 at 14:25 in the law, cedric the entertainer, the box, tv deals, the backlot

  On Tuesday, ABC gave the greenlight to a new comedy pilot about reserve LAPD officers who balance their off-duty lives with the excitement of being weekend cops. The man behind “The Law“? None other than comedian, actor and ’King ...

• BET gets into ‘The Game’

  Posted on Monday February 2nd, 2009 at 15:44 in bet, the game, the box, the biz, tv deals

  BET Networks just announced that it has acquired off-network cable rights to the CW sitcom “The Game.” Created by Mara Brock Akil and produced by CBS Paramount Network Television, ”The Game,” which stars Tia Mowry as a stud...

• Cheadle Scores

  Posted on Wednesday January 21st, 2009 at 14:54 in don cheadle, the biz, tv deals, the backlot, crescendo productions

  I was a bit rough on him recently, but Don Cheadle has redeemed himself. The Academy Award-nominated actor (Hotel Rwanda) and his partners at Crescendo Productions have signed a two-year, first look TV development deal with Universal Media Studios...

• Before the Ink Dries: TNT Bags Jada’s New Series

  Posted on Thursday January 8th, 2009 at 16:21 in jada pinkett smith, the box, tv deals, the backlot

  TNT has picked up the series “Time Heals,” produced by Jada Pinkett Smith. The actress wife of Will Smith will also star in the medical drama, portraying the embattled Director of Nursing in a North Carolina hospital. The series will be...