The biggest threat to the television industry isn’t consumers who cut their cable-TV subscriptions, warns a Credit Suisse analyst, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. A greater threat is young people who never sign up for a…
A software giant has reportedly taken steps toward getting into scripted television, according to Deadline.com. Microsoft has tapped a headhunter to find an executive to hire as head of scripted, according to the story. The move comes as the tech…
The Hallmark Hall of Fame has found a new network home on ABC, but apparently much of its audience didn’t follow, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. The franchise aired its first ABC Hallmark movie, "Mitch Albom’s Have a…
dick clark productions, which settled a dispute over one awards ceremony just a couple of months ago, is now involved in a legal tussle stemming from another awards show. The company is being sued by a stagehand claiming late payment…
A fictional company at the center of an NBC sitcom has entered the real world with the release of branded copier paper. The paper from Dunder Mifflin, the office supply firm that is the focus of "The Office," is being…
Facebook is considering an initial public offering that would value the social-networking service at more than $100 billion, reports Bloomberg. Facebook would sell about $10 billion worth of shares to the public in the offering, and may file for the…
Apple appears to be preparing to start selling a new television set with voice controls in 2012, reports Digital Spy. Apple’s iTV would include much of Apple TV’s functionality, the story says. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was revealed to have…
TV Guide has announced the show that won its annual Fan Favorite Poll and will grace the cover of the magazine’s Dec. 5 issue. NBC’s “Community” is the winner of the second annual poll, after almost 300,000 votes were cast…
Since leaving the ABC morning talk show "Live with Regis and Kelly" on Nov. 18, Regis Philbin has been working on his next project, which will be a prime-time family talent show, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Philbin…
A top Russian newscaster has been fired after she apparently gave the finger to President Obama during a news telecast, the U.K. publication The Telegraph reports. Video of the incident, which can be seen here, was widely posted online, going…