Oscar winner Warren Beatty has prevailed over Tribune Media in a legal dispute involving the rights to the classic comics character Dick Tracy, reports Reuters. U.S. District Court Judge Dean D. Pregerson ruled in Beatty’s favor last Thursday, asserting that…
DJ Megatron, a regular on BET’s "106 & Park," was shot to death early Sunday while walking to a Staten Island store near his home to buy a cigar, reports the New York Daily News. Around 2 a.m., his killer…
As part of an effort to keep Katie Couric at CBS, the network is offering her a package that includes a prime-time job as well as a role in daytime, the New York Post reports. The offer gives Couric the…
Vince Young stepped down from the board of Young Broadcasting, where he served as non-executive chairman, reports TVNewsCheck.com, citing board member Tony Cassara. The board changes weren’t publicly announced by the company that bears Vince Young’s family name, the story…
Jokes about nuclear meltdowns on Fox’s "The Simpsons" are reportedly being edited out of some episodes, while other episodes are being pulled from the lineup, in several countries in the wake of the real-world nuclear crisis in Japan, according to…
CBS has announced that it is giving renewals to two reality shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Coming back for a third season will be "Undercover Boss," while "The Amazing Race" has been renewed for a 19th season. "Undercover Boss"…
Netflix and other video services including Hulu and Google are in talks with independent studio Miramax about licensing films from its 700-title library, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. No agreement has been reached, and any deal would…
ABC announced a key move among its creative team as entertainment boss Paul Lee continues to shake things up, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network’s top scripted development executive, Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs, is out. Canning Dungey, senior VP of drama,…
CBS’s live coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament remains a wild card in the Thursday night ratings, with numbers expected to change, but overnight figures showed Fox safely in the No. 1 spot as “American Idol” was up 11%…
Oprah Winfrey has revealed a few details about planning for the final days of her syndicated daytime talker “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The last show will air May 25, the show’s producer, Harpo Productions, announced…