The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) this week has a story titled "The O’Reilly Factor: How the Fox host used raw corporate power to crush a critic." We do more than just report about this story. In a must-read entry, TVWeek…
Paul Reubens, who created the PeeWee Herman character and was arrested in July 1991 for masturbating publicly in an adult theater, tells Playboy magazine that he could have won the case with the help of a Masters and Johnson Institute expert….
Danielle Staub, one of the co-stars of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," has been asked not to return for the third season of the Bravo show, reports Life & Style magazine. The news came as a shock to Staub,…
HBO isn’t falling under Netflix’s sway, and instead is telling the online-video service that it’s unlikely to make a deal to sell hits such as "True Blood" and "The Sopranos" to the online service,reports Bloomberg News. “There is value in…
"If you’ve been wondering what to expect from iPhone 5, the next-generation, beyond an all-new and improved antenna, then let me share a few ideas with you — your iPhone will be your wallet, your house keys, your identity, the…
The fight over retransmission consent rules just stepped up as the National Association of Broadcasters has started a site called Keepmytv.org that seeks to persuade consumers of the benefits of keeping the current rules, reports Mediaweek.com. The site spells out…
WFTV-TV in Orlando, Florida has decided that Oprah Winfrey’s timeslot will go to Dr. Mehmet Oz’s program "Dr. Oz" when Winfrey’s show goes off the air in 2011, reports the Orlando Sentinel. "We did research, and that’s what viewers said…
Fantasia Barrino, the winner of the third season of "American Idol," plans on making television appearances starting Aug. 24 when she performs on "Good Morning America," just two weeks after landing in the hospital over overdosing, reports US Magazine. The…
Fox TV Studios, which produces such hits as "Burn Notice: and "White Collar"–both on the NBU Universal-owned USA Network–has named a new president. David Madden has been promoted to president, succeeding Emiliano Calemzuk who left two weeks ago to take…
USA Network’s buddy cop pilot "Common Law" has cast an actor who was on ABC’s "FlashForward’ to star, marking the project’s first actor cast in the comedic show, reports Deadline.com. The actor is Michael Ealy. The pilot focuses on two cops,…