Visitors to the Fandom.com site today were told that the site has been purchased by a media company formed by Anthony Ferrante and 'several other industry veterans.'

Paramount has announced that the fifth Star Trek Television series, which will be called simply Enterprise, is currently in production with Scott Bakula ( Quantum Leap ) signed to star.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer , the most critically acclaimed show on the WB network, will be heading to archrival UPN next fall. Buffy is important to specialty retailers since the show represents one of the strongest TV licenses of the past five years

Fandom.com, one of the largest U.S. retailers of comics, collectible toys, and other pop culture products is shedding staff and preparing for a sale. The company had downsized by 20% in January.

Decipher Inc., the Virginia-based CCG powerhouse, announced that it has hired the former staff of Last Unicorn Games.

To keep interest and demand high, Mattel is determined to limit production on certain key items like a transparent plastic Harry Potter figure (w/invisibility cloak), and Harry's Levitating Challenge playset.

Rittenhouse Archives is publishing a full set of cards for the First Wave television series, which airs on Monday nights on the Sci-Fi Channel. The sexy Ms. Lords will be signing a limited number of chase cards for the First Wave card series.

Company info on this up-and-coming trading card manufacturer that produces cards based on popular sci-fi movie and TV properties.

Today's Variety reports that Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel , has just signed a deal with the Fox network for 13 episodes of Firefly , a new science fiction series conceived by Whedon.