Rupert Murdoch is "not a fit person" to run a large international company, according to a report from a British parliamentary panel, the U.K.’s Guardian reports. The report, which is critical of the roles of Murdoch and his son James…
The star of an NBC situation comedy has landed a deal to do a weekly half-hour talk show for E!, Variety reports. The new show is “Love You, Mean It With Whitney Cummings,” built around the star of “Whitney.” Cummings,…
An ABC drama series had a ratings turnaround Sunday night, reversing course after hitting a series low two weeks ago and helping the network win the night in the 18-49 demo in the Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Freshman drama “GCB”…
NBC has pulled a series off its prime-time schedule, TVLine.com reports. The series, which has aired just four episodes, is the midseason comedy “Best Friends Forever.” Series star and executive producer Lennon Parham wrote on Twitter on Friday, "BFF Fans:…
NBC has tweaked the schedules for a couple of its season finales, moving the finale of a low-rated series out of the May sweeps period and moving another season finale into sweeps, TVLine.com reports. The freshman series “Awake,” which has…
Hulu, which has allowed viewers to watch shows for free online, is moving to an authentication model that will require viewers to prove they have a cable or satellite TV subscription, reports our good friend, former Ad Age reporter Claire Atkinson, in the…
Executives at one cable news channel are concerned over a ratings plunge for two of the network’s marquee shows, reports the New York Daily News, citing slumping ratings for CNBC shows hosted by Maria Bartiromo and Andrew Ross Sorkin. According…
The technology industry is hard at work devising apps for television, which could transform the television business while replacing the clunky cable interface with apps that will work on the TV screen, reports The New York Times. Apps for some…
Top executives behind some of television’s most successful reality shows — including Mike Fleiss of “The Bachelor,” Conrad Green of "Dancing with the Stars," Kris Jenner of "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and Bertram van Munster of "The Amazing Race"…
With its first scripted development slate, E! Entertainment is featuring a number of projects based on pop culture, including a contemporary story based on "The Wizard of Oz" and another setting the story of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII in…