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FSN to Expand World Poker Tour Coverage for Season Ten
Fox Sports Net has announced that they will not only be covering Season Ten of the World Poker Tour, but that they will be extending their television coverage in order to give fans a deeper look inside the world’s most prestigious poker tour.
Coverage of the tenth sea...
Epic Poker League Announces Television Schedule
The Epic Poker League has announced the broadcast schedule for their first season, with 20 hours of original programming scheduled to air on television over the next year.
The broadcasts of EPL events will be aired on two different networks. The majority of the televised co...
Production Reportedly Halted on The Poker Lounge
While the “Black Friday” indictments were primarily a problem for USA poker players (not to mention the 11 defendants in the case), it seems as though the case may be causing concern even outside of the United States. On Wednesday, a television production company r...
Televised Poker Reduced in Wake of Online Poker Shutdown
As times passes, the width and depth of the fallout from “Black Friday” has become more and more apparent. First, attention was paid to the rooms themselves, as well as the 11 defendants named by the US government; attention then turned to the players in the United...
CBS Reportedly Interested in Televising Poker League
According to a report at Variety.com, the new professional poker league being organized by Annie Duke may be closing in on finding a television home. According to the industry publication, sources say that CBS is in talks with the league about getting the television rights to ...
Hollywood Set to Adapt Lay The Favorite
The prospects for the gambling film Lay The Favorite, Take the Dog, are looking up thanks to the increasingly high-profile cast that is being attached to the project.
The film is an adaptation of a memoir by Beth Raymer that weaves her personal story in online gambling in w...
Norm MacDonald to Host New Season of High Stakes Poker
Comedic actor Norm MacDonald will be serving as the host for the next season of High Stakes Poker, taking over the role that had been filled by Gabe Kaplan for the past six seasons.
The Canadian MacDonald has spent time as a stand-up comedian, an actor, and as a writer. Per...
Phil Hellmuth May Appear on Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars has featured numerous different celebrities over the 11 seasons it has run on ABC, including politicians, television stars and athletes. But if the rumors are true, it’s possible that we may be adding a new category to the list: a dancing poker pla...
Miramax Announces Plans for Rounders Sequel
Have you spent the last 12 years wondering what Mike McDermott and Worm have been up to? If so, you may be happy to know that the cult classic film Rounders has been pegged by Miramax to receive a sequel.
There is no news as of yet as to what the cast would look like for a Ro...
Poker Reality Series Being Pitched to Networks
For fans of non-traditional poker programming, 2011 may have an interesting addition in store with the reality show “Young Guns,” which will follow the lives of four online poker pros in Los Angeles.
At the moment, Young Guns doesn’t yet have a networ...
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