Friday’s “Jeremy Piven for Mr Selfridge?, Julie Benz joins Defiance, Lennie James in Gotham and Kevin Bishop’s Super Fun Night” news

Film

UK TV

  • Channel 4 to launch highlights channel 4seven
  • Sky to cut BBC transmission charges
  • HBO, Starz, Showtime and ABC petition for UK tax breaks [subscription required]
  • Watch acquires Primeval spin-off [subscription required]
  • Entourage‘s Jeremy Piven to star in ITV’s Mr Selfridge?

US TV

US TV pilots

Thursday’s “Ben Browder on Doctor Who, no more Primeval and Aidan Quinn is Elementary’s Gregson” news

Doctor Who

Film

UK TV

Canadian TV

  • The Vampire DiariesSara Canning and Eureka‘s Niall Matter starring in Primeval: New World

US TV

  • Tuesday’s ratings: Breaking In slightly up from where it was, Cougar Town gains a few viewers, The River flat
  • The Forgotten‘s Rochelle Aytes and Jes Macallan to star in Mistresses
  • Showtime adapting You Kill Me
  • Happy DaysMarion Ross to guest on Up All Night [minor spoilers]
  • Silk StalkingsEob Estes to guest on Necessary Roughness

US TV pilots

Wednesday’s “John Barrowman’s US pilot, Sigourney Weaver’s TV series debut and Crickley Hall adaptation” news

Film

Theatre

UK TV

  • Mrs Brown’s Boys‘ creator working on sitcom based on his first play
  • James Herbert’s Crickley Hall to be adapted into drama starring Suranne Jones and Douglas Henshall

US TV

US TV pilots

Tuesday’s “Terra Nova canclled, Prisoner: Cell Block H prequel and Sweet FA in The Carrie Diaries” news

Film

Theatre

UK TV

  • ITV strikes ‘landmark’ agreement with STV and UTV

Australian TV

  • Foxtel working on Prisoner: Cell Block H prequel, Wentworth

US TV

US TV pilots