television

GLAAD Announces Nominees for 2013 Media Awards

“Smash,” “Modern Family,” and three Ryan Murphy shows recognized in TV; “Perks of Being a Wallflower” and “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” among film noms.

Casting Director Confirmed for Online ‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life to Live’

Alison Goodman is the casting director for both shows, which disappeared from TV more than a year ago but will produce new online episodes starting in February.

‘Girls’ Creator-Star Lena Dunham: Auditions are Like ‘Internet Dating’

The writer, director, producer, and star of HBO’s “Girls” opens up about avoiding auditions, the value of improv, learning to act through directing, and more.

Trigger-Happy Nets Skipping Pilots for Straight-to-Series Orders

Straight-to-series pickups have been popular with cable nets and the new online content producers such as Netflix, but now the broadcast networks increasingly are using the strategy—which could be a boon for working actors.

Tyler Perry’s 2 OWN Series Get CDs

Southern California casting directors Shaunda Grace Jones and Kim Coleman will cast ”Love Thy Neighbor” and “The Haves and Have Nots,” respectively.

Earwolf, Funny or Die Launch New TV and Film Ventures

Earwolf Podcast Network plans expansion into TV production, while Funny or Die is taking its comedy from computer screens to movie theaters.

How Hollywood Benefits from Fiscal Cliff Deal

Legislation that saved us from falling over the “fiscal cliff” also extended federal tax credits for film and TV productions, but for how long?

‘Tragic’ Drop in L.A.’s TV Production in 2012

Last year saw a dramatic drop in some genres of television production in Los Angeles, according to FilmL.A.

Fox Developing Two Longform Drama Series from M. Night Shyamalan and Bruce C. McKenna

Shyamalan’s “Wayward Pines” and McKenna’s “Blood Brothers” are now in development as limited series for Fox, with at least one likely to air in 2014.

USA Network Promotes a New EVP of Scripted Programming

Michael Sluchan, who oversaw production on hit series “Monk” and “Necessary Roughness,” nabs a new title at the cable net.