Battlestar Galactica

Golfer enters witness protection for HBO pilot
Two more seasons for Kitchen Nightmares and Hell’s Kitchen
Canadian trailer for third season of Heroes
More money for Hugh Laurie…
…and a preview of this season on House and what went wrong last season [spoilers]
Katee Sackhoff to star in Dick Wolf’s Lost and Found
Cybill Shepherd to guest on Samantha Who?
Shannen Doherty leaving 90210

Tuesday’s haunted mansion house news

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Doctor Who

RTD wants Catherine Zeta for a film version of Doctor Who
DW does well in TVQuick and TVChoice awards

Film

Jeff Daniels, Ryan Reynolds and Lisa Kudrow to star in Paper Man
The Thirteenth Hour acquired by New Line
Alan Alda, Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker and Paul Rudd cast in Howl
Julie Andrews joins Tooth Fairy
Harold Perrineau joins Killing Jar
Michael Caine blurts Batman casting?

Commercials

Paddington returns for more Marmite

Theatre

Rent to close on Broadway
Spamalot tour cancelled

British TV

S4C unveils its autumn schedule
Who’s in Law & Order: UK?
RentaGhost and Worzel Gummidge to return
Scotland needs its own digital channel
ITV to leave FTSE100

US TV

Fox orders pilot for Kevin Falls’ gender swap telenovela
Cylons board the BSG movie
Malcolm in the Middle creator working on pilot
Greatest American Hero movie in the works
Cavemen showrunners to exec-produce We Need Girlfriends
NBC stars not allowed to appear in Scrubs finale
Breckin Meyer to guest on House
Pics, videos and spoilers from the Heroes premiere
Seal to appear on Eli Stone

Thursday’s record ratings news

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Film

Guillermo del Toro booked until 2017
Ashley Judd to star with the Rock in Tooth Fairy
Trailer for Gus Van Sant’s Milk
Forest Whitaker and Renee Zellweger to star in My Own Love Song
Stephen Sommers to direct Tarzan
Matt Lucas to voice Tweedles Dum and Dee for Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland?

British TV

Sarah Lancashire and Neil Pearson to star in BBC1 choir drama
ITV3 acquires CTV/CBS’s Flashpoint

US TV

Leisha Hailey to star in L Word spin-off
90210 gets CW’s best ever ratings
ABC orders pilot of US version of Dragons’ Den
TNT working on spin-off from The Closer
A&E commissions drama The Lost Son
Oprah Winfrey in final talks to guest on 30 Rock
Who’s going to be in the BSG movie
David Arquette to guest star on My Name is Earl
Raising the Bar gets record cable ratings
Kim Bauer to return to 24
Gossip Girl casting

Thursday’s unpleasant news

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Doctor Who

Photos from Torchwood filming

Film

Ben Affleck to star in Mike Judge’s Extract?
Alex Proyas to adapt Heinlein’s The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

French TV

Babies banned from watching TV

British TV

NBC acquires Carnival, may buy more indies
Sky launching seven new HD channels
BBC to adapt The 39 Steps
QI moving to BBC1
Secret Millionaire gets best ever ratings
Irvine Welsh to direct one-off comedy drama for ITV4
BBC1 to combine natural history and entertainment

US TV

New brother sought for Brothers and Sisters
Stargate: Atlantis cancelled, will go into movies
More DC villains sought for Smallville
Mad Men ratings down 1m from premiere
More webisodes planned for BSG

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