With the recent release of a new movie, the Muppets have come under fire from some critics, who say they have a hidden agenda. Fox Business host Eric Bolling suggested on Friday that the Muppets are trying to brainwash kids…
We think you’ll like this. TVWeek’s Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross introduces you to a wonderful holiday gift. Intriguingly, it’s a gift Ross is sure Steve Jobs would have liked to have received as well. To read this illuminating and fun…
A contestant who was voted off Fox’s “The X Factor” has jumped into the fray after fans angered by her ouster from the show threatened to kill judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, TMZ.com reports. 14-year-old Drew Ryniewicz, whose dismissal…
Nielsen, which has been embroiled in a dispute with Nickelodeon over children’s ratings, has admitted it made a mistake. The company says it erred when it said children’s ratings are up this season, although it stands by its decreasing numbers…
Fox, NBC and CBS are close to reaching eight-year extensions of deals with the National Football League, which could earn about $3.2 billion a year from the broadcast partners, reports The Wall Street Journal. (Please note The WSJ is behind…
Federal Communications Commission member Michael Copps, who announced earlier this year that he would be exiting his position with the panel, has submitted his resignation date, Multichannel News reports. Copps submitted the date, Jan. 1, to the White House, the…
FX is working on a drama project with a well-known rapper and actor, in what would be his first starring television vehicle, reports Deadline.com. The project, "Eye for an Eye," would feature Ice Cube portraying a veteran paramedic who snaps…
The discovery of a rare portrait has become the focus of a TV special, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. The portrait of English novelist Jane Austen was found by author Paula Byrne, who has written a new biography…
As they deal with a variety of economic and technological challenges, some of the country’s top cable companies are exploring a new business line, reports the Los Angeles Times. They’re looking into home security: protecting giant HD flat-screen televisions as…
In a move designed to beef up their reporting, 10 NBC-owned television stations will work with nonprofit news outlets on enterprise and analytical reporting, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. NBC stations in Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia…