The National Collegiate Athletic Association is thinking of expanding the annual March Madness NCAA basketball playoffs from 65 teams to 96 teams, and if they do that Turner Sports would likely make a joint bid with the incumbent TV rights…
The negotiations involving Conan O’Brien’s exit from NBC’s "The Tonight Show" were especially contentious when it came to the severance pay due to O’Brien’s staff and now it’s the comic himself who is going to do right by his people,…
An actor who appeared on the series "Boston Legal" died early Monday morning near Blanchardville, Wis., when the car he was driving went down an embankment, reports the Associated Press. Justin Mentell, 27, who appeared as Garrett Wells on the…
First the cast of MTV’s "Jersey Shore" leveraged their success to get raises; now one of the principals cast members, is cashing in on a body part. In the first for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Michael Sorrentino, who dubbed his…
Where was Kanye West when you needed him? Perhaps he could have mitigated some of the Taylor-phoria at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, which many people are complaining was more like the Country Music Awards, what with the Zac Brown…
Two of the stars of ABC’s ‘Lost’ have said that this will be the last time they do a television series, reports E! Online. Matthew Fox, who previously starred in ‘Party of Five’ on Fox, said at the ‘Lost’ premiere in…
Cablevision Systems has named Charles R. Schueler executive VP of communications and community relations, a new position. Schueler will continue to serve as Cablevision’s chief communications officer and strategist as well as primary spokesperson, responsible for all the company’s communications, media…
CNN has named producer Geraldine Moriba executive producer of its "In America" unit, a new division of CNN that is going to expand the “In America” franchise. Soledad O’Brien is the "In America" anchor. — Allison J. Waldman