Amazon Renews ‘Mozart’, Greenlights ‘Man in the High Castle’ and Four More

The viewers have spoken and Amazon has responded by picking up five new shows from its most recent batch of Amazon Pilot Season offerings. At the same time, the fledgling online network renewed Mozart in the Jungle. For the adults, we’ve got the adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s The Man in the High Castle executive …

TV News: UK’s ‘Catastrophe’ to stream in US; Nickelodeon plans stand-alone service

Brave New World Nickelodeon. Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman recently announced a venture that will provide the kid-friendly network Nickelodeon as a stand-alone service. This follows recent announcements by HBO, CBS, and others to offer similar services not tied to cable or satellite providers. (THR) New Shows Catastrophe. Amazon Prime has announced the pick-up of the …

TV News: ‘Supergirl’ found; Pharrell happy on ‘Simpsons’

Continuing Series Transparent. In an effort to promote its Amazon Prime subscription service, Amazon will stream the Golden Globe-winning comedy Transparent for free on Saturday, January 24. Amazon reports that its average number of viewers for the series, an early Emmy favorite, has increased 250 percent since winning Best Comedy and Best Comedy Actor for Jeffrey Tambor …

TV News: Eisenberg preps Amazon comedy, ‘Survivor’ cast announced

Upcoming Events Grammy Awards. LL Cool J will host the 57th Annual Grammy Awards for the fourth consecutive year. This year’s ceremony will air February 8 on CBS. (E! Online) Continuing Series Survivor. CBS has fully unveiled the cast for the upcoming 30th season of its perennial reality competition show Survivor, this outing branded “Worlds …