Mediacom Chairman Rocco Commisso is scolding the Federal Communications Commission over what he says is a failure to push hard enough for new retransmission rules, reports TheWrap.com. In a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Commisso writes that he had…
With her website traffic down since she left daytime television, Oprah Winfrey will meet with top tech executives next week to learn about the future of the Web and how to tap into social media, reports the New York Post….
Netflix was served a big blow when Starz said Thursday that it won’t renew its distribution deal with the online streaming service, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The deal will expire on Feb. 28, 2012. Netflix’s stock…
AMC will go ahead with a pair of new series, including “Secret Stash,” the comic book store reality show from film director Kevin Smith, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The cable net has also greenlighted “JJK Security,” another reality series,…
Showtime has announced that it is bringing back a dramedy series for another season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Cancer-themed “The Big C” will return for season three. The channel has 10 new episodes in the works, with a premiere…
Oscar winner Forest Whitaker is working on a female-focused cop drama for TNT, reports TV Guide. Whitaker, who won an Oscar for “The Last King of Scotland” in 2007 and is also known for his breakout role in “Platoon” in…
With Dermot Mulroney and Michael Cudlitz already on board, TNT announced it has added more star power to its Mystery Movie Night production of “Silent Witness,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Actress Anne Heche and multiple Emmy winner Judd Hirsch…
The judges on NBC’s "America’s Got Talent" are criticizing the show for its response to an on-set accident in which a tumbler wiped out and fell inches from a metal ring of flames, reports the New York Post. “He was…
The annual New Establishment list, just unveiled by Vanity Fair, shows pop superstar Lady Gaga as the highest-ranked woman at No. 9. According to the magazine, the list “identifies the top 50 of an innovative new breed of buccaneering visionaries,…