A Yale professor who says she has studied almost every episode during the past 12 years of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" says she knows the secret to Winfrey’s success: She has turned herself into the equivalent of a religious icon,…
Celebrities and others appear to still be learning that it’s not OK to throw around the “R-word,” and Lady Gaga is the latest to slip up. But USA Today reports that Gaga was quick to acknowledge her mistake, issuing a…
Telecast rights to the Primetime Emmys remain in limbo with just five months until the event, raising the possibility of a production crunch in readying this year’s show if negotiations go on much longer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The…
Jim Carrey is adding his star power to an already star-studded lineup of guests who will appear on the much-hyped season finale of a popular sitcom, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The season finale of NBC’s "The Office," which will…
ABC News has issued a public apology to Crenshaw Christian Center founder Dr. Frederick K.C. Price, four years after airing a segment called "Enough!" that aired on "20/20" and "Good Morning America," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog….
With the TV screen already crowded with network logos, promo messages and news crawls, some observers say the last thing the the medium needs is another on-screen message. But that’s just what’s happening, as the Twitter hashtag is now making…
Hulu has blocked owners of BlackBerry’s PlayBook tablet from accessing TV shows and other content from the devices, reports Time.com’s Techland blog. PlayBook users were previously able to access free content from Hulu’s website through their devices. But Hulu blocked…
With Major League Baseball taking over the operation of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team’s $3 billion broadcast agreement with Fox is at stake, Bloomberg reports. MLB’s yet-to-be-named trustee for the team may need to approve the agreement, according to…
Security firm Kaspersky Lab is warning that Google’s Android mobile-phone platform faces soaring software attacks, reports Bloomberg. The Google operating system is being infiltrated by malware at a faster rate than was seen with personal computers at the same development…
News directors for Pittsburgh’s top three local TV news outlets are considering signing a pact on coverage policies for the city’s black community, part of an effort to offset crime coverage with positive messages, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "If the…