The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists reached an agreement with the major studios early Wednesday, Daily Variety reports. The studios still need to make a deal with the Screen Actors Guild to eliminate the threat of a crippling…
What happens when you put two hardened Web-video vets in front of a camera? Daisy Whitney’s latest “New Media Minute!” In her latest report, Ms. Whitney catches up with iJustine (real name Justine Ezarik) who rose to online video fame…
ABC, CBS, and NBC are teaming up to simulcast a primetime telethon in September to raise money for cancer research, the New York Times reports. CBS “Evening News” anchor Katie Couric, Charles Gibson of ABC’s “World News Tonight” and Brian…
Networks suffering from declining ratings are pushing reality-show producers to cut costs, the Hollywood Reporter says. Long thought of as the cheaper cousin scripted shows, reality shows may face shortened production shoots and exclusively indoor locales in order to reduce…
The American Federation of Television & Radio Artists failed to reach a tentative agreement with studios yesterday after the actors continued to refuse to allow for online clips to be aired without their consent, Daily Variety reports. The guild and…
MTV will produce a series featuring hip-hop star T.I. serving his 1,000-hour community-service punishment before serving his one-year prison sentence next year, Daily Variety reports. The Grammy winner, previously convicted for selling drugs, was charged with possession of unregistered weapons…
CW’s rural-themed “Farmer Wants a Wife” couldn’t be more different than its flagship show “Gossip Girls,” but it is bringing the struggling network nearly as many viewers, the Associated Press reports. Both new shows lag behind the CW’s top-rated program,…
A plot line in the season finale of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” that mirrored the story told in a commercial for the Honda Pilot was a coincidence, not part of a product integration deal, according to the New York Post. In…
The star of NBC’s horror anthology series “Fear Itself” says hanging upside down with blood dripping into a pan was a great experience, according to the Associated Press. Jesse Plemons, also known from his role at a high-school football player…
Director Robert Rodriguez has pitched his drama series about jailed women to NBC and FX, the Hollywood Reporter says. “Women in Chains!” will feature actress Rose McGowan, who is also Rodriguez’s fiancée, the newspaper reports. —Danny King