Actor Eli Wallach, known for roles in “The Magnificent Seven,” "How the West Was Won," "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and NBC’s “Executioner’s Song,” has died. The New York Times reports that Wallach died Tuesday at 98. Wallach,…
AT&T and DirecTV’s top executives argued their case Tuesday for their proposed $48.5 billion deal on Capitol Hill, reports the Los Angeles Times. AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson and DirecTV CEO Michael White said consumers will benefit from the merger,…
Former Hulu Chief Executive Jason Kilar is working on a start-up that will create a subscription service for video, reports TheWrap.com, which describes the venture as “pretend YouTube and Hulu had a baby.” The start-up, called Vessel, will focus on…
While the animal connection may be tenuous, Animal Planet appears to have found a good fit with a new reality franchise. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel has ordered six more episodes and a special for “The Pool Master.” The…
My first exposure to jazz was the records my dad played while I was growing up. They were primarily of female vocalists: Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday. Of all these recordings, there was one that stood out: A…
The HBO vampire drama “True Blood” is still a “bankable hit,” with the premiere of its final season drawing 5.8 million viewers, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. “True Blood” aired the premiere for its seventh and final season Sunday…
Queen Elizabeth II, the 88-year-old monarch of the United Kingdom, visited the Belfast sets of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” giving the Iron Throne a once-over but declining to sit in it, reports CBS News. “Unlike many visitors to Belfast's Titanic…
"In a big win for broadcasters, the Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling denying broadcasters' injunction against the [Aereo] service," Broadcasting & Cable reports. The story says, "The decision was 6-3, with Justice Breyer delivering the opinion. Justices…