HBO announced Thursday during the Television Critics Association press tour that it is renewing one of its longest-running shows, bringing back "Real Time With Bill Maher" for a 10th season, reports B&C. Appearing at the press tour, the show’s star,…
"True Blood" creator Alan Ball said he’s closed a deal to return to the HBO drama for a fifth season, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. “There will be an end for me on the show at some point….
Google is positioning YouTube’s new movie-rental business for a big push, putting the service on Android phones and tablets, reports the New York Post. The plan is to help drive sales of Android-powered devices via the service, similar to how…
Amazon.com has struck a deal with NBCUniversal to add part of Universal Pictures’ film library to its streaming video service, ratcheting up Amazon’s challenge to Netflix, reports The New York Times. Amazon wants to build a library of video for…
HBO executives offered a clue Thursday at the Television Critics Association press tour about how long “Game of Thrones” might stay on the air. The execs said they’ll keep the show going as long as author George R.R. Martin keeps…
The board of British Sky Broadcasting reaffirmed its support for James Murdoch to continue as its chairman, a move that the Los Angeles Times calls "the first hurdle in his bid to hold onto power in his father Rupert’s company,…
A federal judge has threatened to pull the plug on Comcast’s acquisition of NBCUniversal, The Wall Street Journal reports. Judge Richard Leon criticized the antitrust settlement that allowed the merger to go ahead. The merger, announced in December 2009, was…
In a shocking development in the News Corp, phone-hacking scandal in the U.K., it’s been revealed that a second murdered girl’s family had a phone targeted for hacking by a now-closed tabloid newspaper owned by News Corp. "Sara Payne, whose…
A well-known TV personality who has been developing a talk show for Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network has had a change of heart about the ratings-challenged cable net and is jumping ship, Fox News reports. Jenny McCarthy has decided to develop…
Time Warner Cable revealed that its cable TV subscriptions shrank considerably during the second quarter, while it added broadband customers and saw a 35% surge in business services revenue, Multichannel News reports. Cable subs fell by 128,000, according to the…