Tom Hanks

NBC, DirecTV Ensure ‘Friday Night Lights’ Stay Lit (DeadlineHollywoodDaily) NBC struck a deal with DirecTV to air a third season of “Friday Night Lights,” Web site DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com reports. DirecTV, which picked up the former NBC soap “Passions,” will share costs of the low...

Writers Guild Cancels Awards Show The Writers Guild of America West has shelved its Feb. 9 show unless the strike is over by then, Daily Variety reports. The writers still announced documentary and screenplay nominees earlier this week, and still plan to announcing winners on Feb. 9, the ne...