NBCUniversal announced that the upcoming NBC drama series "Smash," set in the world of Broadway musicals, has signed a deal with Columbia Records for the show’s soundtrack. In addition, former "American Idol" contestant Katharine McPhee, who will play the up-and-coming…
MTV has canceled its most controversial series, Deadline.com reports. Based on the British hit drama of the same name, "Skins" will not see the light of a second season. The article says, " ‘Skins,’ an adaptation of the praised British…
A cast member from Bravo’s "Real Housewives” franchise is facing an accusation of discrimination by a former employee who alleges she was fired because she’s black, reports the New York Post. Cindy Barshop, one of the stars of "Real Housewives…
A record nationwide audience of 116 million viewers tuned in for a telecast over the weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The audience was in China, and the telecast was the women’s singles championship match in the French Open, in…
"Recognizing the best and brightest in promotion, marketing and design, PromaxBDA celebrated the conclusion of its first Station Summit by announcing the winners of the inaugural 2011 PromaxBDALocal Awards," PromaxBDA has announced. To see the COMPLETE LIST OF AWARD WINNERS, PLEASE…
As negotiations continue over one of Comcast-owned NBCUniversal’s cable channels, the price is expected to go as high as $600 million, Bloomberg reports. That’s how much Ultimate Fighting Championship may pay to acquire Comcast’s G4 cable network. G4 reaches 60…
With Kevin Spacey and director David Fincher already on board, Netflix is in talks with a popular film actress for the female lead in its first original series, "House of Cards," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Robin Wright, known for…
The head writer from a recently canceled soap opera will apparently land on his feet after the show ends its run, according to a report in EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Head writer Ron Carlivati of ABC’s "One Life to Live"…
HBO’s WikiLeaks movie has hired Rowan Joffe, the writer of "28 Weeks Later," "The American" and other films, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. The project, a co-production with the BBC, has also tapped Kathleen Kennedy and Frank…
Booing is apparently banned on "X Factor," as a recent round of auditions featured a warmup guy who warned the audience that the show is "supportive," according to a piece in EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Audience members are encouraged to…