Apple has halted sales of the iPhone 4S at retail stores in Beijing and Shanghai after a near riot outside an Apple store in Beijing, reports the Los Angeles Times. When employees refused to open as scheduled, an angry mob…
A 19th century take on Dracula has been given a "script-to-series" commitment at NBC, which means that the project could skip the pilot stage and go directly to series if NBC executives approve, reports Deadline.com. The project, set in the…
A subscription video service that launched 14 months ago has been gaining ground, ending 2011 with 1.5 million paying customers, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The service is Hulu Plus, from Santa Monica, Calif.-based Hulu. The company…
Showtime boss David Nevins revealed that the end is in sight for one of the pay cable network’s most popular series, E! Online reports. Appearing today at the Television Critics Association press tour, Nevins said the eighth season will be…
A familiar television personality is suing a U.S. unit of Kyocera Corp., alleging that the company backed out of a $300,000 agreement for him to appear in printer ads and to deliver a speech because of his global warming views,…
A new report provides a figure for the percentage of television viewing that is done “live” or in real time — without the help of a recording device or the Internet — and the figure is lower than most people…
Apple Computers and other tech firms have been hit with a lawsuit over technology used in Apple iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches, HTC smartphones and Research in Motion BlackBerrys, reports TheWrap.com. The lawsuit was filed this week by Kodak, which…
CNN has added a Washington, D.C., correspondent, hiring away a staffer from Bloomberg TV, reports TVNewser.com. Lizzie O’Leary O’Leary will be on the aviation and regulation beat working out of the Washington, D.C., bureau, the story reports. In a statement,…
After 11 days of a blackout for viewers of MSG and MSG Plus networks on Time Warner Cable, there appears to be little chance of a resolution any time soon, reports The New York Times. The blackout comes as the…
CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler offered a number of insights into what’s in the works at the top-rated broadcast network during an appearance today at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif. Among the revelations, “CSI: New York,”…