The producers of the 2015 Academy Awards ceremony will be familiar names to anyone who has been paying attention in the past few years. EW.com reports that the Academy today announced the return of Craig Zadan and Neil Meron as…
By Chuck Ross Terrific piece on the CNET website today, Monday, April 21, 2014, by Joan Solsman titled “Why the Aereo Supreme Court Case Over TV’s Future Is Too Tough to Call.” Officially, the case is “ABC vs. Aereo” and…
HBO has firmed up its comedy lineup with the announcements that two of its current series will be back for new seasons. The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed reports that the pay-cable network renewed "Veep" and "Silicon Valley." "Veep" will be…
It’s not often outside of awards season that creators of some of television’s most riveting and successful dramas get together in one room for a deep dive into what goes into making their hit programs. That was the agenda for…
A prime-time ABC series fell to a historic ratings low, but that was just one of a number of ratings challenges for the broadcast networks Sunday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that "Once…
Sex and nudity were front and center when the creators of some of the most talked-about shows on television gathered recently for the Hollywood Radio & Television Society's Hitmakers Newsmaker Luncheon in Beverly Hills. The panel featured Michelle Ashford, creator…
Discovery Channel has pulled the plug on a widely publicized live program that was slated to air next month. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel canceled its “Everest Jump Live,” announcing in a statement Sunday that the decision was made…
"How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris was explaining himself after an incident Saturday in which he appeared to get into a confrontation with an audience member during a live Broadway performance of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch,"…
An executive at Fox Cable Networks Group has been fired for an incident stemming from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Deadline.com reports that Darlene Lieblich Tipton, vice president of standards and practices, was fired after she used her company email address…
The former president of CBS News, who was also a top executive at ABC News, has died. TVNewser.com reports that David W. Burke died at 78. "Burke served as CBS News chief from 1988-1990, overseeing the network’s coverage of the…