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YouTube Sensations Get Order for TV Series

The pair behind a YouTube channel that has shot up to become the seventh-most-watched channel on the Internet video site received their first order for a television series. Nickelodeon ordered 13 episodes of “ReactToThat” from the Fine brothers, according to…

DreamWorks Takes $57 Million Write-Down on ‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’

DreamWorks Animation reported a first-quarter loss of almost $43 million after taking a $57 million write-down for the animated movie “Mr. Peabody & Sherman,” reports the Los Angeles Times. The movie, which was based on the characters from the 1960s…

A&E to Remake French Series — With a Premise That’s a Lot Like a Current TV Drama

A&E is on familiar ground with its decision to remake a French series, the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports. The network gave a 10-episode order for the first season of the new project, which is based on the French…

‘Boyz n the Hood’ Meets ‘The Wire’ in New Showtime Project

Showtime is developing a drama project that is being described as "Boyz n the Hood" meets "The Wire" — and the director of "Boyz n the Hood" is on board. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the new project,…

Fox Cancels Series From High-Profile Executive Producer

Fox has canceled a drama series that included among its executive producers one of most active creative talents working in TV and movies today. "Fox has opted not to pick up a second season of 'Almost Human,' writes our good…

Sportscaster Jim Gray Says Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Spoke to Him Minutes Before NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Addressed the Sterling Incident Yesterday. Here’s What Gray Says Sterling Told Him. Let’s Go to the Video…

Original ‘Star Wars’ Cast Members Sign On for ‘Episode VII’

The main cast members from the original 1977 installment of "Star Wars" have signed on for the eagerly awaited seventh edition of the feature film franchise. Lucasfilm and Disney made the official announcement today that Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and…

ESPN Boss Lashes Out at Streaming Services

The president of ESPN had harsh words for online streaming video services today during an appearance at the NCTA's Cable Show in Los Angeles, Deadline.com reports. John Skipper said of rivals such as Netflix, Amazon and Yahoo: “We have better…

NBC Rolls to Monday Demo Win; ABC Takes Total Viewers

NBC's lineup of "The Voice" and "The Blacklist" continued its hold on Monday nights as the Peacock Network rolled to a comfortable win in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights. ABC, meanwhile, got into the win column in…

Mega-Hit 1980s Boy Band Gets a TV Show

One of the most popular boy bands of all time now has a TV show — even though it comes several decades after the group's peak popularity. The band is New Kids on the Block. The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed…