Pepsi is joining forces again with Michael Jackson, bringing back imagery of the late King of Pop as part of a new promotion, Advertising Age reports. The story reports: “The brand is working with Michael Jackson’s estate to create a…
Charlie Sheen’s new FX show "Anger Management" will receive a family-friendly TV-14 rating, the same rating carried by his former show "Two and a Half Men," reports Deadline.com. The news of the rating was announced at FX’s upfront, and the…
NBC had another tough night in the Nielsen overnights Wednesday night, as two freshman sitcoms saw their numbers drop for their first-season finales, the network’s new sitcom “Bent” was down from last week and the network finished a distant fifth…
Nickelodeon, whose ratings woes have been the subject of a dispute with Nielsen, as previously reported, has taken another blow, as rival Disney Channel beat it for the first time in average number of total daily viewers, reports TheWrap.com. Nickelodeon…
Stars Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer have received offers from CBS and studio Warner Bros. Television for two-year deals to remain on "Two and a Half Men," but the pacts don’t include raises, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The lack…
Retail electronics chain Best Buy revealed plans to close 50 stores and lay off 400 employees as it shifts its focus to put more emphasis on the mobile segment, Business Insider reports. The revelations accompanied the company’s fourth-quarter report, which…
NBC is getting into programming for preschoolers with a new Saturday morning block, Multichannel News reports. The network announced that NBC Kids, set up in partnership with Sprout, PBS, Sesame Workshop and Apax Funds, will launch July 7. Programming will…
A planned Web production of a never-filmed "Star Trek" script, with unknown actors playing Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, has been halted by CBS, reports The New York Times. "Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II" had acquired a forgotten script…
Tuesday was a tough night for the broadcast networks in Nielsen overnights, with shows on CBS, Fox and NBC hitting season lows while one of ABC’s showcase series suffered a huge loss of viewers. CBS’s “NCIS” matched last week’s season…
CBS has been sued by a male executive who claims he was passed over because he isn’t a woman, reports Deadline.com. Daysun Perkins, who filed the civil suit Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against CBS Corp. and CBS…