TV News people in Philadelphia, Boston, Tampa and San Diego are all in trouble with the law these days, the Philadelphia Inquirer notes. News executives and on air people feel tremendous competitive pressure, particularly anchor, one long-time local TV manager…
GSN will help produce updated versions of game shows “The Dating Game” and “The Newlywed Game,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The shows will include such touches as online dating sites and the pairing of current contestants verses contestants from the…
Ex-“Sopranos” writer Terence Winter will pen Martin Scorsese’s new HBO series, Daily Variety reports. “Boardwalk Empire,” about Atlantic City’s development into a gambling center during the early 20th century, will be produced by Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson, the newspaper…
By officially confirming it ordered a 20th season for “The Simpsons,” Fox has put the animated series on track to break the record next season for longest-running entertainment program in the history of prime time TV, the New York Times…
While HBO hasn’t officially ordered a second season of its critical darling “In Treatment,” it is making moves that indicate the series will be back, the Los Angeles Times says. HBO has added a new show runner for the show,…
The cancellation of “Men in Tree” by ABC is the latest example of a broadcast network mishandling a perfectly good series, the Los Angeles Times says. The show was moved from time slot to time slot, and put on hiatus…
Stephen Colbert was given an award at Princeton University that was mounted on a mirror, the Associated Press reports. “I have to say I’ve never seen anything more beautiful,” Mr. Colbert told students a day before their graduation.
Hulk Hogan’s son, Nick Bollea, ask a judge to consider alternatives to his current solitary confinement at Pinellas County Jail in Florida, the Associated Press says. Mr. Bollea pleased no contest to causing a crash that seriously injured a friend….
Web video and Internet TV company Veoh Networks has closed a round of funding to the tune of $30 million. The latest group of investors was led by Intel Capital, Intel Corp.’s investment group, in addition to Adobe Systems and…
Showtime and CBS Sports are teaming up to bring the NFL studio show “Inside the NFL” to the cable network. “Inside,” produced by CBS Sports and NFL Films, is set for a Sept. 10 premiere on Showtime, where it will…