Efforts to bring the 1960s CBS sitcom “Hogan’s Heroes” to the big screen took a step forward as show creators Albert S. Ruddy and the late Bernard Fein were granted all rights after a three-year legal battle, Deadline.com reports. “Ruddy…
An MTV comedy has experienced turmoil behind the scenes, with the creator and executive producer leaving the project. Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva reports that Lauren Iungerich is departing the pilot “Hot Mess.” The network calls Iungerich’s exit a mutual…
"Verizon, whose FiOS TV is the nation’s sixth-biggest pay-TV provider, with 4.7 million subscribers, has begun talks with several ‘mid-tier and smaller’ media companies about paying for their channels based on audience size, according to Terry Denson, the phone company’s…
The casualty list for Thursday’s broadcast prime time, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo, includes at least a couple of typically strong shows: Fox’s “American Idol,” which sank to an all-time low for a regularly scheduled edition…
After a vote of “no confidence” by the network that leaves the series banished to Saturday nights, the showrunner of the struggling NBC show “Smash” is opening up. TVLine.com reports that Josh Safran says he was “saddened” by the decision…
ABC’s decision to shift “Jimmy Kimmel” into the 11:30 p.m. time slot, bumping "Nightline" from its roost, hasn’t had dramatic results yet, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. In fact, “Kimmel’s” performance in the February sweeps was lower than what "Nightline" did…
The corporate owners of four television broadcasters have taken the government to court to try to prevent financial agreements from being made public. The companies, which own four local TV outlets in Washington state, have separately sued municipally owned Click…
With Hulu’s Jason Kilar preparing to vacate his position as CEO at the end of the month, the online streaming company has named Andy Forssell, senior vice president of content, to serve as acting chief executive, according to The Hollywood…
A new cable channel is set to launch soon that could syphon off some of what Fox News has proved is a sizable audience for a right-leaning take on the news. Deadline.com reports that One America News, from the Washington…
Fox continues to rack up nightly ratings wins whenever it airs “American Idol,” even as the singing competition continues to see its numbers fall. It happened again Wednesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports…