“Ugly Betty” executive producer Joel Fields is leaving the show to serve as a writer and producer for TNT’s “Raising the Bar,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Fields joined the ABC dramedy eight months ago to help with its transition to…
Thursday night’s Cleveland Browns-Denver Broncos football game will be shown on the very small screen under a $500 million wireless broadcast deal the NFL signed with Sprint, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Live compelling content is a game changer in…
Things heat up on Thursday’s episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” between Sandra Oh’s character and a newcomer, the former Iraq War medic played by Kevin McKidd, says USA Today. In an interview with the paper, the actor says, “as soon as…
Disney XD has given the greenlight to its first live-action pilot “I’m With the Band,” about a tween boy tapped to play lead guitar in a rock band looking for a comeback, the Hollywood Reporter says. The project, from creators…
Ruby Gettinger, the subject of a new series on Style, is trying to get down to 145 pounds, according to the Los Angeles Times. The effort is remarkable considering she weighed 477 last year, when doctors told her she was…
Barry Diller’s IAC/Interactive Corp. reported a third-quarter loss because of costs associated with its breakup into five companies, the Wall Street Journal says. Revenues rose 10% to $369.3 million. —Jon Lafayette
With the economy in flux and consumers concerned about the future, electronics stores are going to have to resort to combination deals and unusual pricing plans as they try to sell high-definition television sets and other electronics this holiday season….
Circuit City Shuttering 155 Stores Electronics chain Circuit City is planning to close 155 stores across the country, cutting its workforce by 17%, the company said. Citing both the sluggish economy and waning consumer confidence, Circuit City also is slowing…
Plasma screen shipments globally continue to surge in the third quarter, reaching their second highest quarterly total ever, as low pricing and increased availability of high-definition content boosted shipments, a new report said. Plasma panel shipments grew 18% in the…
HD programming picks for Nov. 6-12: “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,” “The Blues Brothers” and “Eli Stone” “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” (Starz) Sun., Nov. 9, 9 p.m.: John C. Reilly stars as the title character in the…