Entertainment kingpin Sean “Diddy” Combs plans to add another piece to his media empire by launching a television network, B&C reports. Insiders say Combs aims to launch the music-oriented cable channel, to be called Revolt, in December of this year…
NBC may be planning to reduce the episode order for the next season of one of its veteran sitcoms, according to one of the show’s stars. The show is “30 Rock,” which will head into its seventh season. Alec Baldwin…
As CBS goes ahead with plans for an update on Sherlock Holmes, producers of BBC’s version of the venerable detective have warned that they will take necessary action if the U.S. version is too close to theirs, the U.K.’s Daily…
Fox dominated the ratings Sunday night with the NFC Championship game, which ran into overtime and pushed “American Idol” into a later slot. The “Idol” audition show benefited from its football lead-in to the tune of a 7.9 rating in…
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. announced plans to launch a new broadcast network in fall 2012, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Spanish-language network, MundoFox, is seen as a competitor to Univision and Telemundo. The initiative is a partnership between News…
Officials are preparing for what they’re calling the “biggest media event in history,” including increasing wireless capacity in the U.K., according to The Hollywood Reporter. The event is the 2012 Olympic Games, which will be held in London. The story…
CMT has renewed a show that has been one of its highest-rated programs since moving to the cable network from NBC, Deadline.com reports. "The Singing Bee" was renewed for a fourth season on CMT, the story reports. It will be…
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger saw his paycheck increase in 2011, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Iger received about $31.4 million in compensation in 2011, marking a nearly 12% jump from the previous year,…
Katie Couric’s daytime talk show has been cleared in 95 of the nation’s top 100 markets, with its overall reach climbing to 93% of the U.S., reports Deadline.com. Station groups that are on board include Belo, Cox Media Group, Gannett…
After a series of poorly received moves in 2011 — including a price increase and an attempt to rebrand DVD rentals and online streaming as two separate operations — Netflix is replacing its chief marketing officer. Leslie Kilgore, who has…