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Join the Casts of TNT Pilots

Bluestein/Kennedy Casting, Junie Lowry-Johnson and Libby Goldstein, Mackey/Sandrich, and Denise Chamian are on board to cast upcoming TNT pilots.

Job Loss in Hollywood Has Leveled Off

A study by Hollywood payroll provider Entertainment Partners found that California lost 90,000 jobs between 2004 and 2011.

Xbox May Soon Need Actors

Microsoft hires ex-CBS president Nancy Tellem as president of entertainment and digital media, leading the push to make Xbox a center of all things entertainment.

How to Handle a Meeting With an Agent or Manager

Cowan, of Edna Cowan Management, gives her take on the typical meeting with prospective clients.

SAG-AFTRA Gears Up for Commercials Negotiations

SAG-AFTRA has begun ratcheting up its preparations for the upcoming commercials contracts negotiation. Negotiators for the advertising industry say their side doesn't anticipate issues arising between the parties that could lead to a strike. But union members say it's too soon to tell how the national membership will ...

Bravo Developing 'Heathers' and 'The Apartment' Reboots

Bravo steps away from unscripted programming with a slate of drama in development, including modern reboots of "Heathers" and "The Apartment," and "All American Girl," "The Darlings," and "Rita."

Variations Theatre Group to Construct New Space

The theater company's 4,000-square-foot Chain Theatre in Long Island City is expected to be completed by October 2012.

Robert Broder Leaves ICM

Longtime agent Robert Broder will head Chuck Lorre’s recently announced production company.

Vice Expands into Scripted Development

Literary agent Danny Gabai leaves WME to be Vice's new executive creative director and coordinate the development of scripted programming.

ABC Family Pilots to be Mainly Cast in L.A.

ABC Family pilots "Socio" and "The Fosters" will mostly be cast out of L.A. by John Papsidera and Scott Genkinger, respectively.