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Oscar Winner for ’12 Years a Slave’ Inks Pact With ABC Studios

The Academy Award-winning writer behind "12 Years a Slave" has signed an overall deal with ABC Studios. The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed reports that the pact extends the network's relationship with John Ridley. Ridley already has the drama series "American…

‘Mad Men’ Actress Joins CBS Drama Series

An Emmy-nominated actress known for her role on AMC's "Mad Men" has been added to a CBS drama series. Deadline.com reports that Cara Buono, known for playing Dr. Faye Miller on "Mad Men," will have a heavily recurring role on…

Nominees for the 35th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards Announced by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Press release from NATAS, July 15, 2014: Nominations for the 35th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced today by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).  The News & Documentary Emmy® Awards will be presented on…

‘SNL’ Player Fired After One Season

One of the players on NBC's venerable late-night sketch show “Saturday Night Live” has been fired from the show. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that featured player Brooks Wheelan is off the show after one season. His firing comes…

ABC Takes Wraps Off Fall Lineup — Six New Series Get Premiere Dates

ABC today announced its schedule of premiere dates for fall 2014. Kicking off premiere week will be a special broadcast of the new drama series "Forever" on Monday, Sept. 22, before the show settles into its regular time period the…

Fox News Personality Apologizes Under Pressure After Using a Perceived Racist Term

A Fox News Channel personality has offered an apology after getting backlash over a term he used on-air. TVNewser reports that Bob Beckel, a co-host on “The Five,” apologized on the show for his use last week of the word…

Weather Channel Cuts Jobs on Its New Morning Show

The Weather Channel has cut jobs on one of its most high-profile shows. TVNewser reports that the cable channel trimmed a dozen freelance production jobs on Sam Champion’s new morning show, “AMHQ with Sam Champion,” just four months after its…

Who Created the Celebrity Selfie? The Line Forms Here … and Goes Back to 1981

While Ellen DeGeneres gave the celebrity selfie a higher profile than it has ever had before with her recent antics as host of the Oscars, the idea is nothing new. In a story headlined "Hollywood Cameraman Insists He Invented the…

Targeting a Demo: NBCU’s Oxygen Unveils New Logo, New Tagline — and a Batch of New Series

The cable channel Oxygen is doing some rebranding as part of NBCUniversal’s push to revitalize its cable networks — and part of the channel's focus on attracting a young female audience, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The changes —…

Will Syfy’s ’12 Monkeys’ Be Like the Terry Gilliam Movie? Don’t Count on It

Terry Matalas, the co-executive producer of Syfy’s upcoming “12 Monkeys,” which has a 13-episode order from the cable channel, said the project is a “complete reimagining” of the 1995 film, as he “didn’t want to just redo what the movie…