NBC is moving forward with “The Greatest Love Story Ever Told,” giving a script commitment to the comedy from Justin Spitzer of “The Office,” The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Spitzer worked on “The Office” for six seasons and currently…
News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch told Fox Business Network that he abandoned his bid for Time Warner over concerns about the massive debt load it would create, reports Multichannel News. In July, Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox disclosed it had made…
NBC’s “Meet the Press” slipped in the ratings in its second week with new host Chuck Todd, declining from first place to third among the Sunday morning news shows, reports TVNewser. The story notes that “Face the Nation” on CBS…
NBC has sold an estimated 70% to 80% of its 30-second spots in the Super Bowl XLIX broadcast, the Boston Herald reports, citing a media buyer who’s familiar with the ad negotiations. About 15 to 18 of the network’s 30-second…
YouTube is investing in top talent to create new video content for the Google-owned site, seeking to compete more effectively with Netflix and other streaming services, reports Bloomberg. The plan was disclosed in a blog post by Alex Carloss, head…
A&E Network is working with Mexican actors Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna to develop a drama based on the Mexican spiritual medical drama “Niño Santo,” Deadline.com reports. Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV is producing with A+E Studios and Canana, the…
“Joan Rivers’ personal throat doctor denies ‘performing an unauthorized procedure’ before the comedian suffered cardiac arrest,” a source tells CNN. The story says the doctor, identified as Dr. Gwen Korovin, “also ‘categorically denies’ taking a selfie photo while Rivers was…