An initiative set up by the cable industry is abandoning efforts to develop interactive television commercials via set-top boxes, reports Advertising Age. The consortium Canoe Ventures will lay off 120 employees, the story reports. The firm’s New York office will…
"Peter O’Malley has withdrawn his bid to buy the Dodgers, two people familiar with the sale process said," reports Bill Shaikin in the Los Angeles Times. The story adds, "According to one of the people, O’Malley was concerned he might not win the…
One of the stars of "Heroes" has been cast in a co-starring role in CBS’s untitled comedy pilot from Greg Berlanti and Greg Malins, reports Deadline.com. Greg Grunberg, who previously had a role on the comedy “The Jake Effect,” will…
A former aide to Sarah Palin discredited the HBO movie “Game Change,” claiming that HBO reneged on a promise to let him fact check the script for the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film depicts the McCain-Palin presidential…
The CW has renewed "America’s Next Top Model," adding a 19th season that will tweak the formula, EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. Season 19 will be a college edition of the reality staple, the story reports. The program’s 18th cycle…
Just hours after appearing on CNN’s "AC360" to talk about the dangerous situation in Syria, Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin was killed Tuesday, reports TVNewser.com. The Long Island native had appeared on CNN telling the story of a little boy…
[Updated with correction in headline at 2:20 pm, PT, on 2/22/12. The original headline left out the last two words, "Correspondents’ Dinner.’ Cross did not say he snorted coke at the White House, but at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,…
Comcast is rolling out a new video-on-demand service that could pose problems for Netflix, as competition for digital consumers heats up, Time reports. Time reports: “The new service, called Xfinity Streampix, will be available to over 20 million Comcast subscribers,…
Nickelodeon has confirmed that it signed a 14-year-old singing sensation who broke out thanks to an appearance on “The X Factor.” We reported earlier that Rachel Crow was closing in on a deal with the network. Paula Kaplan, Nickelodeon’s Executive…
A five-time Emmy winner who died last year bequeathed a large scholarship fund to the University of California, Los Angeles, reports the AP. UCLA announced that the $3 million from the late Peter Falk will be used to create the…