Baltimore station WBAL-TV is standing behind a report it aired on the suicide of former Cy Young Award winner and baseball commentator Mike Flanagan, even though discrepancies have surfaced between that report and the police investigation, the Baltimore Sun reports….
As the East Coast braced this afternoon for Hurricane Irene, TV news outlets mustered their resources to cover the storm’s landfall, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The networks had different approaches to today’s brief speech by President Obama on the…
With Steve Jobs cutting back his role at Apple, the iconic tech guru is all over the media this week. One of the more interesting takes on Jobs appears in The Huffington Post, where columnist James Altucher reveals 10 tidbits…
Two of the people behind “Friday Night Lights” have received a script order from NBC for a new Western series, as the genre continues to build momentum with the TV networks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Peter Berg, one of…
An actor best known for his role on the hit ABC drama “Lost” will find himself back on the nework soon, reports TVLine.com. Alan Dale, who played Charles Widmore on “Lost,” will appear in the network’s new fantasy series, “Once…
ABC has turned down an ad for the film "Our Idiot Brother," sending a memo to the Weinstein Co. outlining its objections, reports the New York Post. The ad has been running on other networks. “Please remove the visual of…
ESPN has stirred up controversy and drawn criticism for publishing a photoshopped image of NFL quarterback Michael Vick that makes Vick, who is African-American, appear white, Yahoo! Sports reports. The photo was published online and accompanies a column from the…
Former “Access Hollywood” host Maria Menounos has been hit with a lawsuit accusing her of defamation, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog. Lindsay Albanese, who worked as a stylist for Menounos from 2005-09, filed suit in Los Angeles…
USA Network has announced that it is ordering another 16 episodes of a drama series, bringing the show back for a fourth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The show is "White Collar," a thriller with…
Following a stock slide, AOL has hired investment bank Allen & Co. and law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as advisers, reports Adweek. Both firms are prominent in mergers and acquisitions, and their hiring could signal a "high-level transaction"…