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High-profile members of the Screen Actors Guild such as Melissa Gilbert and Martin Sheen are taking sides over its contract ratification battle, Daily Variety reports. “I’m still amazed and shocked at the level of vitriol among the opponents of this…
Ion Television, the broadcaster that filed for Chapter 11 protection, has made agreements with its biggest debt holders, Daily Variety reports. The terms call for the company to “extinguish all of its indebtedness” by swapping the debt for equity in…
“The Young and the Restless” star Chris Engen has quit the daytime drama after refusing to share a same-sex kiss with actor Yani Gellman, TVGuide.CA reports. Engen is still under contract, but unnamed sources at the show say he has…
“Fringe” executive producer Jeff Pinker denies show star Kirk Acevedo’s claims on Facebook Tuesday that he was fired from the series, TV Guide Magazine reports. Pinker suggests Acevedo will return in season two as Charlie Francis along with a body…
E! soon will begin running celebrities’ Twitter posting in its news crawl at the bottom of the screen during the network’s programming, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The “Celebri-Tweet” component will come with a widget on the entertainment network’s homepage, the…
Hulu may launch in the United Kingdom as soon as September, the Telegraph reports, citing unnamed senior sources close to negotiations. The site most likely will launch with 3,000 hours of American video content, along with programming from the BBC,…
The Federal Trade Commission is launching a new workshop series to address the future TV and radio news, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The series, “Can News Media Survive the Internet Age? Competition, Consumer Protection and the First Amendment” will launch…
“Fringe” star Kirk Acevedo announced on his Facebook account that he has been let go from the Fox series, Entertainment Weekly reports, citing the gossip community OhNoTheyDidn’t. In his status updated, Acevedo, who played Agent Charlie Francis, wrote, “WELL BOYS…
CBS made sure that advertisers and media buyers knew it was the No. 1 network, and the only broadcaster that showed growth this television season, in its annual upfront presentation at Carnegie Hall. The network also took pokes at both…