NEW YORK, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NBCUniversal announced today the appointment of Beth Roberts as Chief Operating Officer, Universal Cable Productions, and Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios, reporting to Chairman Bonnie Hammer.

Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Morton Gottlieb has died in Englewood, N.J., at the age of 88, his family said. Gottlieb died Thursday of natural causes, his niece Hildy Gottlieb Hill told Sunday's The New York Times. During his long career, Gottlieb produced four plays nominated for best-play Tony Awards, including Sleuth, which won in 1971.

Kenneth Branagh is to star in a new TV series based on the Kurt Wallander detective books by Swedish author Henning Mankell, Masterpiece Mystery announced. Branagh, a co-producing partner and longtime fan of the novels, said in a statement his latest character is wonderfully complex and compelling.

Hollywood's NBC Digital Entertainment and NBC Universal Cable Entertainment say they plan to stream vintage television content on their entertainment Web sites.

Police arrested Jude Law after he allegedly attacked a photographer outside his London home. The actor, however, denied the allegations on Wednesday. The photographer accused him of trying to grab his camera during a scuffle late Tuesday, Britain's Press Association reported.