Business

Take THAT, HBO! ATAS Combines Mini-Series and Made-for-TV Movie Into One Emmy Category. Last Year HBO Won in Both Categories, for ‘The Pacific’ and ‘Temple Grandin,’ Respectively

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences are combining two separate Emmy categories into one, the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog reports. According to the article, ATAS said in a statement, "The number of entries in the miniseries category over…

…Meanwhile, CBS Contemplates Life After Sheen for ‘Two and a Half Men’

All is far from quiet on the Charlie Sheen front, with the gossip mill working overtime and possibly even a little real news in the mix. Here’s a roundup of the latest available tidbits: Warner Bros. has ordered the crew…

NBC Looking for Record $210 Million From Ads for Super Bowl in 2012

NBC is already talking with advertisers and media agencies about ads for Super Bowl XLVI, set for Feb. 5, 2012, Advertising Age reports. And the network has been quiety testing the waters for what would amount to a hefty price…

Cable Net Pulls Plug on Comedy

A comedy series that has been running on a major cable network apparently isn’t going to make it past its first season, Deadline.com reports. The show is TBS’s hourlong “Glory Daze.” The network announced it will not bring back the…

Gervais’ Suggested Barbs for Oscar Hosts

With the memory of his stinging Golden Globes barbs still fresh in the minds of some of the people Ricky Gervais offended, Gervais set his sights on another awards ceremony–the Oscars. The actor wrote a blog entry offering suggestions to…

Animated Fox Sitcom Gets Renewal Through 2013

Fox announced that it has renewed one of its “animation domination” staples through the he 2012-2013 TV season, TV.com reports. The order will bring the Seth MacFarlane series “American Dad” to its seventh season as part of the Sunday comedy…

Another Studio Files Claim Against Bankrupt Blockbuster

Bankrupt video-rental chain Blockbuster is seeing its biggest DVD suppliers turn against it in court, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The story says Universal Pictures on Wednesday became the third movie studio to submit a filing in…

Oprah Sets the Record Straight About Rumored Rift Between Her and Rosie O’Donnell

After reports surfaced that Oprah Winfrey and Rosie O’Donnell were at odds over the tone of O’Donnell’s upcoming talk show for Winfrey’s OWN cable network, Winfrey took to Twitter to put the rumors to rest, The Huffington Post reported. Popeater’s…

Comcast. DirecTV. FiOS. Guess Which One Gained the Most Subscribers in the Fourth Quarter

Of Comcast, DirecTV and Verizon’s FiOS, two gained subscribers in the fourth quarter and one lost subcribers. The big gainer was DirecTV, which said it added 289,000 net new U.S. subscribers in the fourth quarter, up from the 174,000 it…

FX Chief Landgraf: FX Would Be ‘Crazy’ to Make Show Like ‘Damages’ Today, Despite the Fact that It’s One of the Best Shows on TV

FX chief John Landgraf said at a luncheon event on Wednesday that he wouldn’t consider greenlighting a drama like "Damages" today, reports the Hollywood Reporter. According to the article, Landgraf told an audience gathered for The Hollywood Radio and Television…