NEWS: Hazel Adair, Melissa Fumero, Tyra Banks, Colton Haynes, 'Red Rock'

Crossroads creator Hazel Adair dies at age 95
British soap opera pioneer Hazel Adair, who helped create Crossroads, Compact and the UK's first daily soap Sixpenny Corner, has passed away at age 95. She created Crossroads with Peter Ling, based in a motel in the fictional village of King's Oak near Birmingham, in 1964 for ITV company ATV. It was watched by 18 million viewers in the 1970s, but was axed in the 1980s after 24 years on the air.

Red Rock is coming to Amazon Prime.

Amazon Prime adding Irish soap opera Red Rock
Amazon Prime has struck a deal to buy the rights for Red Rock, TV3’s garda soap. The deal, which is understood to be worth more than €1m, covers 80 episodes of the acclaimed serial, which launched in January this year. Under the agreement, the on-demand video service can show the episodes in the US over four years under its Amazon Original brand.

FOX to stop sharing same-day ratings with the media
"The same-day numbers also do not reflect how we monetize our content. Half of our TV ad inventory is sold on a C7 basis, and we monetize our content on digital platforms like FOX NOW and Hulu, and through TrueX sponsorships – none of which are included in Nielsen’s fast nationals." wrote Fox Television Group chairmen-CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman in an internal memo.

One Life to Live alums Melissa and David Fumero expecting first child
Melissa and David Fumero (OLTL's Adriana and ex-Cristian), who wed in 2007, are expecting their first child. The mom-to-be, who currently stars on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, revealed the happy news on Instagram, sharing a pic with her husband and a group of friends that she captioned, "Amazing time at our surprise baby shower yesterday. Oh, PS - I'm pregnant."

Colton Haynes returning to Arrow as Roy
“We are beyond thrilled that Colton will be returning to Arrow this season,” executive producer Marc Guggenheim says. “It was always our intention to have him return following his departure last season, but it was a matter of finding the right storyline to pull it off. That opportunity presented itself in Episode 412, and we can’t wait for the fans to see this reunion."

The CW is develop cryogenic drama, Cry
Cry, a drama about the prospect of eternal life via cryogenic preservation, comes from Paulist Productions, a Catholic media company.

Lost In Space TV remake in the works at Netflix
The new Lost in Space is described as an epic but grounded science fiction saga focusing on a young explorer family from earth lost in an alien universe and the challenges they face in staying together against seemingly insurmountable odds.

The View hosts keep apologizing after making controversial comments
“One of my friends said to me yesterday, The View has become, ‘We didn’t really mean it! We’re sorry! We didn’t mean to say it like that!'” Joy Behar said on Friday’s show, “We need to stop saying that.”

Tyra Banks daytime talk show FABLife after just two months
"I will be devoting more time to my new, growing cosmetics company, TYRA Beauty, which is expanding faster than anticipated, as well as overseeing my company's other entertainment ventures. I will, however, continue to support the growth and success of FABLife and greatly admire my fellow co-hosts and the talented production team behind the show," Banks said in her statement.

NEWS: B&B To Recast Role; Plus, Florence Lozano, Melissa Fumero, Erinn Westbrook, Michael Easton, Maitland Ward, Michael Le Vell

Why Broadcast TV Lost Its Edge After NYPD BLUE
“I suppose I was naive,” producer Steven Bochco says. “I thought NYPD BLUE would open a door to more adult, mainstream programming.” Yet the series remains an exception, and broadcast standards didn't appreciably change.

“It’s disappointing (that) it influenced cable more than broadcast,” Bochco adds, while deriving some satisfaction from the fact the forces that railed against the show “lost the battle, because cable television is television.”

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL recasting the role of Karen Spencer
B&B has released a casting notice for Karen Spencer, meaning that they're looking to replace portrayer Joanna Johnson. The actress is also a producer, and as her ABC Family series THE FOSTERS has been picked up for additional episodes, it's likely she was unable to juggle both duties as the notice lists Karen as a recurring role with a possible contract.

The show is also lowering the age on the casting notice for Thorne's daughter Alexandra from 19-21 down to 17-19, making her more of a teen.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Florence Lozano joins "The Heirs of Tantalus: From the House of Atreus to the Palace of Nero"
Lozano joins Gregory Peck's grandson Ethan Peck, OBIE-award winner Steven Rattazzi, soprano Jessica Gould, countertenor José Lemos, Grammy-nominated harpsichordist Jory Vinikour, and members of The Sebastians Chamber Orchestra to open the fifth season of Salon/Sanctuary Concerts with an expanded run of the critically acclaimed "The Heirs of Tantalus: From the House of Atreus to the Palace of Nero."

The show will take place at the Broad Street Ballroom on September 19 and September 21.

Erinn Westbrook joins GLEE
Westbrook has been cast in a recurring role on the upcoming fifth season. She will play Bree, a new student and member of the Cheerios, a mean girl who’s going to shake things up.

Lunch With The Cramer Women - Melissa Fumero

We Love Soaps had the opportunity to sit down with the fabulous talents who portray the Cramer Women of Llanview.  Starting February 12, 2010, this complicated and tortured family will be reuniting on ONE LIFE TO LIVE, and we could not be happier! What follows is a series of articles and features about these courageous women and their legacy on daytime.

We Love Soaps: Is this return as Adriana a short term stint or a long term role?
Melissa Fumero: It’s short term right now.  I know it’s about six episodes.  I don’t think it’s more than that, but you never know.

We Love Soaps:  Would you like it to become more at some point?
Melissa Fumero: I wouldn’t mind right now.  We’re just kind of going with the flow and seeing what happens.

We Love Soaps:  When Adriana started she was very nice, very sweet, she had the sweet romance with River...
Melissa Fumero: And the Catholic school girl outfit.

We Love Soaps: Then what happened?
Melissa Fumero: Then she got beat up for a few years there.  I think there was a little bit of a delayed reaction to her toughening up considering everything she went through with Dorian and stalkers and break-ups and affairs.  I feel like she woke up one day and said, “I’m not going to take this anymore. I’m going to start standing up for myself.”