Academy Award Nominations: ‘Birdman’ and ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ lead with nine. ‘Selma’ Snubbed in All Major Categories Except Best Picture. We Have Full List of Nominated Movies

The Oscar nominees were announced this morning, and the big news is that two offbeat movies, “Birdman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” were tied with the most nominations, 9. The other big news is that “Selma” was snubbed in all…

Must-Read: Fireworks at TCA Panel About ABC’s Upcoming Asian-American Sitcom ‘Fresh Off the Boat’

Today’s must-read TV piece is by our good friend James Hibberd of Entertainment Weekly. The article is about “Fresh Off the Boat,” which Hibberd describes as “the first Asian-American sitcom on a major broadcast network in more than 20 years,…

Report: Rosie Perez is Leaving ‘The View’

“After only four months on ‘The View,’ Rosie Perez is leaving the ABC morning show, Variety has learned,” the trade publication reports. The story continues, “Perez had taken off the month of January to appear in the Broadway play ‘Fish in…

Must-See Video: With Humor and Class Ellen DeGeneres Punctures Argument of Christian Pastor Who Accuses Her of Promoting a Gay Agenda on Her TV Show

Apple Gets Patent For Wearable Camera Causing Go-Pro Stock to Take a Hit

“Apple has been granted a patent for a wearable camera that could possibly challenge action cameras made by GoPro,” reports Reuters. The story continues, “The patent, which cites specific weaknesses in GoPro’s cameras, includes details about a camera system that…

Record-Setter: ESPN’s National College Football Playoff Championship Game on Monday Night Delivered the Largest Audience in Cable History

The following is courtesy of an ESPN press release: “ESPN’s Monday night telecast of the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T — Ohio State’s 42-20 victory over Oregon at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas – averaged 33,395,00…

Why Ben & Jerry’s Has Just Introduced Three New Ice Cream Flavors Now, in the Dead of Winter. It’s Our Non-TV Story of the Day

Ben & Jerry’s has just introduced three new flavors. More on those in a minute. The question we wondered about is why Ben & Jerry’s would introduce three new ice cream flavors in the middle of winter. Bloomberg Businessweek has…

Oscar Nominee Joins Cast of Pilot for USA Network

An Academy Award-nominated actress has joined the cast of a pilot that’s being made for the USA Network. USA’s adaptation of the “best-selling novel ‘La Reina Del Sur’ (aka ‘The Queen of the South’) has enlisted ‘Babel’ supporting actress Oscar…

No Deal to Continue ‘Red Band Society’

With no takers to have it continue, “‘Red Band Society’ will end its run after 13 episodes on Fox,” writes our friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline. The story continues, “The final unaired episodes will run on two consecutive Saturdays — one…