So how do those Redbox DVD rental kiosks get movies way before a studio authorizes them for the rental market? "The kiosk company … buys Warner Bros. discs on the open market instead of accepting the studio’s insistence that it…
A singer and lyricist who helped create music for a string of major movies, receiving three Academy Award nominations, has died, TheWrap.com reports. Dory Previn died Tuesday at 86 at her home in Southfield, Mass. Previn often collaborated with…
"Granite Broadcasting is joining with London-based Motive Television PLC to develop a system that can be used to broadcast linear channels and VOD programming to smartphones, tablets and other portable devices," reports our good friend Harry Jessell at TVNewsCheck. The…
Kelly Ripa had what some viewers considered a fashion faux pas this week on “Live! with Kelly,” The Stir reports. Her form-fitting dress, called “The Miracle Dress,” caused some of Ripa’s fans to complain that they could see her nipples….
Yes, what many will likely remember from Sunday’s Grammys were the tributes to Whitney Houston. But as TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin points out, if you listened to the lyrics of the song Katy Perry sang, and some others,…
After angry fans accused Sony Music of exploiting Whitney Houston’s death, the company said it was a mistake that the prices of two of her albums jumped just hours after her death, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog….
Barry Diller, the legendary television executive who created the Fox Network about 30 years ago, has turned his attention to a new model for distributing broadcast programming, Brian Stelter reports for The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Diller rolled out a…
NBC has given a 13-episode order to a new project from the creator of “Pushing Daisies” and “Dead Like Me,” EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. The series is Bryan Fuller’s "Hannibal," based on the character in "Silence of the Lambs."…
Henry Winkler, the actor known for his role as the Fonz on "Happy Days," has taken on a new sitcom role, playing Ava’s father on NBC’s "Up All Night," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ava, played by Maya Rudolph, is…
An actor who was married to Angelina Jolie in the 1990s has been cast to star in CBS’s Sherlock Holmes project, reports Deadline.com. Jonny Lee Miller, also known for his role as Sick Boy in the film "Trainspotting," will play…