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Why Nikki Finke Won’t Be Returning to Deadline

In a discussion with longtime entertainment journalist Peter Bart, Deadline.com film editor Mike Fleming Jr. spoke about his negotiations to bring back Nikki Finke, the site’s founder — and why that won’t be happening. “I got it in my head…

Paramount Experiments With Distributing a Movie … on Facebook

"Paramount Pictures is offering Katy Perry’s 71 million Facebook followers the chance to rent her 2012 concert-tour documentary, 'Katy Perry: Part of Me,' directly from the social site," writes Todd Spangler in Variety. The article reports: "Paramount is the first…

Fox Wins Thursday Prime Time; How Did ABC’s Two-Hour ‘Rookie Blue’ Season Premiere Do?

Fox coasted to a prime-time win on a lackluster Thursday night for the broadcast networks, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" was up two-tenths of a point in the 18-49 demo…

Amazon Adds Comedy From ‘Super Troopers’ Director

Amazon announced today that it will debut a new comedy created by and starring the director of "Super Troopers." TheWrap.com reports that the project from Jay Chandrasekhar will roll out as part of the online streaming service's third pilot season….

ABC Winds Down Its Upfront; CPM Increases Appear to Be Down Significantly From Last Year

ABC confirmed it has essentially wrapped up its upfront ad sales negotiations, Variety reports, with the network apparently settling for significantly lower CPM increases than what it was able to secure in 2013. ABC is "the latest broadcast outlet  to…

Rosario Dawson Joins Netflix Project

Actress Rosario Dawson, known for feature films including "Men in Black II" and "Sin City," will play what's being called a "pivotal role" in "Daredevil," Netflix's new Marvel superhero project, The Hollywood Reporter's Live Feed reports. Marvel announced the casting…

Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against Elmo Puppeteer Is Thrown Out

A lawsuit against Kevin Clash, a puppeteer known for providing the voice of Elmo on "Sesame Street," was thrown out by a federal judge in Pennsylvania, Reuters reports. The suit accused Clash of child sexual abuse. "The lawsuit was filed…

MSNBC Regular Who Has Been Off the Air Is Set to Return — But Something Is Different

One of MSNBC's mainstays, who has been off the air since April, is set to return to the cable channel. TheWrap.com reports that Lawrence O’Donnell, who has been recovering from a car accident, appeared on “The Rachel Maddow Show" to…

Lack of Big TV Hits Creating Problems Downstream

One of the biggest threats facing cable channels is an issue facing the top broadcast networks: a lack of major hits, reports The Wall Street Journal. [The WSJ is behind a firewall and may charge you to read the story.]…

Univision Isn’t Getting Bites on Its Sale, and Here’s Why

While Univision’s owners, who include billionaire Haim Saban, are trying to find someone to buy the Spanish-language media company, they aren’t getting “the nibbles its owners have been looking for,” reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town. The reason? “Potential…