truTV Expands Scripted Slate — Check Out This New Comedy Trailer

As it expands its scripted slate, truTV has announced a pre-launch renewal for the new comedy “Those Who Can’t.” The channel also is beginning development on three additional scripted projects. The network announced the order today for season two of…

TV News Fixture Calls It Quits

A news personality who has been a familiar face on television for decades is ready to call it a career. The AP reports that Linda Ellerbee, 71, announced today that she will retire after a one-hour retrospective of her work…

Amy Schumer Tweets About the Semi-Nude Picture of Herself for Prestigious Calendar: ‘Beautiful, gross, strong, thin, fat, pretty, ugly, sexy, disgusting, flawless, woman. Thank you [photographer] Annie Leibovitz.’ Watch the ‘E! News’ Segment on This Story

HBO Sports Gets New Boss

Pay cabler HBO continues to change the lineup in its sports division. After the high-profile addition earlier this year of former ESPN personality Bill Simmons, the company has named a new executive VP of HBO Sports. B&C reports that the…

‘Bones’ Drama: Stars Join Producers in Suing Fox

The legal drama over a Fox crime drama is intensifying. The two top stars of “Bones” are now suing the network, producer 20th Century Fox Television and others alleging they are owed “tens of millions of dollars” in profits, according…

Amazon Beating Apple in Sales of Streaming Media Players — But There’s a Catch

Amazon announced today that its Fire TV was the top-selling streaming media player across all U.S. retailers for the period from July through October, topping Apple TV and others. The company notes that the data is available only through October,…

Report: Black Friday Weekend In-Store Sales Plunge as Online Sales Surge

Walter Loeb, a former retail analyst and current consultant to the retail industry, writes in Forbes that when all is said and done over the Black Friday weekend, retail (in-store plus online) sales were up 3% over last year. He…

Bravo Canada Rolls Out Slate of Movie Marathons

Bravo Canada is going all in with movie marathons this month, with a schedule that includes blockbusters, family movies, crime films, action movies and romances, along with five full days of holiday features. Also in the lineup are catch-up marathons…

CBS Introducing New Comedy Block; Network Takes Wraps Off Midseason Schedule

CBS has unveiled a midseason schedule that includes a new comedy block. The network will air an hour of comedy on Wednesday nights, reuniting “Mike & Molly” and “2 Broke Girls” from 8-9 p.m. to fill the gap between cycles…

Will It Be Another ‘Gangnam Style’? The Pop Sensation Who Topped 2 Billion Views With Mega-Hit Drops His New Video — Here It Is

The international pop star whose “Gangnam Style” is the most viewed YouTube video of all time — by a lot — just dropped his new video. Korean singer Psy became a worldwide sensation with “Gangnam Style, released in 2012. One…