The Screen Actors Guild and the broadcast union AFTRA have a message for IMDb: Stop publishing actors’ birthdates, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The reason behind the request is the concern that actors may lose out…
Even after a consumer rebellion following a controversial Netflix price increase earlier this year, another movie rental service has announced a price hike, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The rental-kiosk service Redbox will boost its standard DVD rental fee by…
The former talent manager for Melissa Joan Hart has sued the actress for allegedly refusing to pay commissions on her earnings from ABC Family’s "Melissa & Joey," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog. The suit, from Kieran Maguire,…
DirecTV is taking its dispute with Fox Networks to the Federal Communications Commission, with the satellite-TV company sending a complaint letter to the agency about Fox’s newspaper ads and TV promos, reports TheWrap.com. DirecTV is accusing Fox of running misleading…
Thursday’s stock market surge — with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising more than 330 points — failed to translate to cable stocks, Multichannel News reports. The story reports: “The Dow finished the day at 12,208.55, up 339.5 points. For…
Consumers may have to wait longer to rent new films, according to a plan under consideration by some of the biggest Hollywood movie studios, reports Bloomberg. The studios are considering increasing the wait for rentals to 60 days — up…
Ratings for "American Horror Story" continue to creep upward, with the first hour of the show’s Halloween special drawing almost 3 million total viewers on Wednesday night, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show’s debut, with 3.2 million viewers, is…
Spike TV has filled the newly created position of vice president of original series, Multichannel News reports. The position will be taken by Alex Eastburg, who will oversee development of unscripted programming and will report to Senior VP of Original…
The news that ABC has cleared the upcoming Katie Couric syndicated talk show in 60% of the country is fueling rumors that the network will pull the plug on long-running daytime soap opera “General Hospital,” according to The Hollywood Reporter….
A comedy about a group of men who meet at a weight-loss clinic has found a network home, ending a long four-way bidding war among ABC, Fox, CBS and NBC, reports Deadline.com. The sitcom, “Big Men,” has landed at NBC,…