Steve Jobs, the late Apple co-founder, advised Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on his company’s focus and management, according to an interview with Zuckerberg on "Charlie Rose," Bloomberg reports. "I had a lot of questions for him,” Zuckerberg said. Those…
Starz has a habit of issuing renewals before shows even debut, and the network has done it again. Starz revealed that it is bringing back "Spartacus" for a third season, months ahead of its January second-season debut, reports the Los…
Endemol — the company that produces "Big Brother," "Deal or No Deal" and "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” — has received a offer of $1.4 billion from Time Warner to purchase the company and help it reorganize its large debt, reports…
YouTube has made a deal with The Walt Disney Company’s Interactive division, reports Multichannel News. Disney will produce original short-form content — family-friendly fare — that will be broadcast on YouTube and Disney.com. The launch is anticipated for February 2012…
A former ESPN executive has filed a lawsuit denying he fondled himself under an iPad on an airplane while sitting next to ESPN sports reporter Erin Andrews, the New York Daily News reports. The suit was filed by former ESPN Vice President…
Movie critic Roger Ebert says his movie-review TV program is struggling for survival and will go off the air at the end of this season unless the show finds an "angel," according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Ebert Presents At the…
Dish Network owner Charlie Ergen is mulling a plan to provide live cable channels over the Internet, most likely using the Blockbuster brand, reports the New York Post. Ergen’s satellite company is talking with program providers about supporting a service…
With the talk show market heating up in the post-“Oprah Winfrey Show” era, NBCUniversal has been chalking up sales for one of its entries. "Steve Harvey," a new talk show from NBCU, has been cleared in more than 55% of…
The head of TV for beloved British animation studio Aardman, which created "Wallace and Gromit," “Creature Comforts” and "Shaun the Sheep," is blaming "cheap American products" for an animation crisis, reports the BBC. Miles Bullough said the U.K.’s animation industry…
National Geographic Channels announced that it has a new president, B&C reports. Replacing Steve Schiffman in the position is former Reveille chief Howard T. Owens, the story reports. Owens will oversee programming, development, communications, research and business affairs units at…