Carl Icahn has increased his stake in Lionsgate from 4% to 9.17%, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. Icahn is infamous for his approach to “destabilize management when a stock is underperforming,” such as his attempts at corporate shakeup with Time Warner,…
Rachel Maddow, host of the eponymous MSNBC news and commentary program, doubled the cable news channel’s audience in the 9 p.m. hour in a matter of days, The New York Times reports. “The Rachel Maddow Show” has averaged a higher…
Vince Vaughn is in final negotiations with Fox to develop and executive produce a half-hour comedy pilot, Daily Variety reports. Victoria Vaugh, Vince’s sister, has been tapped to also executive produce and brothers Jim and Steve Armogida will write the…
Fox has signed Broadway actress Katherine Hahn to a talent holding deal, the Hollywood Reporter says. Hahn co-starred on NBC’s “Crossing Jordan” for six seasons, but Fox is hoping to use her in a comedy or dramedy project, the trade…
An anchorwoman for KATV in Little Rock, Ark., who had a small role in the current Oliver Stone’s film “W” was in critical condition Monday after being beaten in her home, the Associated Press reports. Anne Pressly, 26, was found…
Larry King isn’t feeling the love from the John McCain campaign, and he’s letting everyone know in his blog, TVNewser reports. A post in King’s CNN blog is titled, “McCain and Letterman make up; Is LKL next?” In July, the…
The Federal Communications Commission is reviewing a request from broadcasters that would put its report on unused digital airwaves, or white spaces, up for public comment before the panel votes on the issue Nov. 4, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “This…
New York Magazine catches up with Fox News Channel contributing pundit Howard Wolfson, a political operative, former Hillary Clinton campaign staffer and “skillful member of the permanent political class” in Washington. Like its drafting of former White House aide Karl…
NBC Universal’s Telemundo has inked a deal with Mexican media giant Televisa, Daily Variety reports. Televisa will distribute Telemundo’s original content via its digital and wireless platforms in Mexico, Variety says. The digital platform partnership is just another in a…
LG Electronics, the world’s third-largest television maker, said today that its TV-making operation turned its third consecutive quarterly operating profit on a continued increase in demand for its flat-screen TVs. The South Korea-based company’s digital-display unit’s operating profit was $15…