5,838 Entries
“Grey’s Anatomy” became the first ABC show to premiere on the web video service Hulu on Monday, Broadcasting & Cable says. Other ABC programs soon to join the Web lineup include “Desperate Housewives,” “Scrubs” and “Ugly Betty.” Shows from ABC…
Former “Three’s Company” star Joyce DeWitt, 60, was arrested in Southern California on a drunken driving citation, the Associated Press says. She was stopped Saturday afternoon near El Segundo. –Elizabeth Jensen
“’Til Death” star Brad Garrett is developing an R-rated animated comedy series for Sony Pictures TV, The Hollywood Reporter says. Called “Dumb Bunny and Jackass,” it’s based on characters created by Bill Kopp ("Eek! The Cat”), and follows the lives…
Verizon Communications’ FiOS service got tentative approval to compete with Comcast in the city of Pittsburgh, Multichannel News says. The 10-year franchise agreement still needs approval from the City Council and the Cable Advisory Board. –Elizabeth Jensen
All the major networks except CBS plan live coverage of the Michael Jackson memorial from Los Angeles on Tuesday, Variety says. ABC, NBC, Fox and Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, E! Entertainment and TV Guide Network will carry the memorial live…
Outspoken Rep. Pete King, (R-N.Y.) said Sunday in a video posted on YouTube that the media had “disgraced itself” with excessive Michael Jackson coverage in recent days, Newsday says. Standing outside an American Legion Hall on Long Island, King said:…
The group Little People of America is asking the FCC to ban use of the word “midget,” on broadcast television, equating the term to racial slurs, the Associated Press says. An episode of NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” which the group called…
The online video service Hulu will launch in the U.K. in September, Variety says. The service, which is owned by News Corp., NBC Universal and Providence Equity Partners, is offering local broadcasters equity stakes and revenue sharing. –Elizabeth Jensen