A change is in the works in the leadership structure at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., the parent company of Fox Broadcasting and Fox News. Deadline.com reports that Jon Miller, who has been the company’s chief digital officer since 2009, is…
The top broadcasters say they will skip Ann Romney’s address at the Republican National Convention at 10:30 p.m. Monday, opting instead to air scripted programming — including reruns in some cases, reports The New York Times. CBS will air a…
A canceled AMC drama series isn’t dead yet, with producer Fox TV Studios in discussions with Netflix and DirecTV to keep “The Killing” alive, reports TVLine.com. A representative for Netflix declined to comment, while a DirecTV rep said, "We do…
Several television personalities are counted among the world’s 100 most powerful women, according to a new list from Forbes. The top female TV personality is Oprah Winfrey, listed as the world’s 11th most powerful woman overall. Other television figures ranking…
NBC has given a put-pilot commitment to a new single-camera comedy with family bloodlines in Hollywood, Deadline.com reports. The show, “The High Life,” is from the brother-and-sister writing team of Will Reiser and Robin Reiser. “The project, from 20th Century…
Pulling the plug on its development and production deal with Warner Bros. Television, the feature film production company and financier Legendary Pictures has apparently scuttled plans to expand into TV, Nellie Andreeva reports in Deadline.com. The company, which is behind…
The series still has a little ways to go, but Showtime has apparently seen enough. The pay-cable channel is pulling the plug on the current season of “The Franchise,” Yahoo Sports reports. The show is tracking Major League Baseball’s Miami…
Veteran media executive Barry Diller filed a 12-page complaint against the website BarryDriller.com Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles, Deadline.com reports. The suit against the site and Alki David alleges that David is using Diller’s name to profit inappropriately….
Jimmy Kimmel reportedly threatened to leave ABC if he wasn’t given the 11:35 p.m. time slot held by "Nightline," reports TVNewser.com, citing two sources close to Kimmel. As previously reported, ABC announced Tuesday it will move "Jimmy Kimmel Live" from…
A cable channel is touting Sunday’s premiere of a new drama series as the highest-rated series premiere in the channel’s history. The channel is BBC America, which rolled out the new period cop drama “Copper” to record numbers. “Copper,” from…