Bruce Gordon, an actor known for playing heavies including the mob boss Frank Nitti on television’s "The Untouchables," has died, reports The New York Times. He was 94 and lived in Santa Fe, N.M. He died last week after a…
MSNBC got some surprising news on its first weekday evening without Keith Olbermann reports Bill Carter in the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The surprise? Ratings were actually up. It’s possible that the controversy surrounding Olbermann’s sudden departure from…
The conditions imposed by the Federal Communications Commission on the Comcast-NBC Universal merger will do little to convince the company to meet its public interest obligations, says Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the L.A. Times reports in its Company Town blog. Waters,…
The second episode of MTV’s "Skins" slumped to 1.6 million viewers, losing more than half of its debut audience of 3.3 million, reports the New York Post. The show’s target audience of viewers between 18 to 34 years also declined,…
In what is the biggest private equity-led U.S. initial public offering since 2006, Nielsen Holdings raised $1.6 billion, reports Bloomberg News. Nielsen, which is owned by Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, KKR and Thomas H. Lee Partners after being taken private…
ABC has picked up two drama pilots, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. "POE," from Warner Bros. and Lin Pictures, is a one-hour show that tracks writer Edgar Allan Poe, imagining him as an early detective as…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced the nominations for the 83rd annual Academy Awards, featuring 10 nominees for best picture. Among them, “The King’s Speech” with 12 overall nominations and “True Grit” with 10 are early…
The director of the film "Charlie’s Angels" may be tapped to direct NBC’s remake of "Wonder Woman," reports TVLine.com. The film’s director, McG, currently serves as an executive producer on several television shows, including "Human Target" and "Chuck," the story…
MTV has announced that it is greenlighting season four of “Jersey Shore,” which has been setting ratings records for the cable network. The show will begin production this spring in Italy. “While the stateside ‘Jersey Shore’ locales have become iconic…
With a fresh episode of “House” pacing Fox and two hours of “The Bachelor” driving ABC, the two networks split a close ratings battle Monday night. Fox came out ahead for the night in the 18-49 demo while ABC had…