CBS has confirmed that the sitcom “How I Met Your Mother” will be back for a ninth season after the network got actor Jason Segel to agree to one more year on the series, Deadline.com reports. The fate of the…
A drama that runs on cable ranks as this year’s most pirated television show. The New York Times’ ArtsBeat, citing data from the website TorrentFreak, reports that the honor goes to the HBO drama "Game of Thrones." An individual episode…
NBC News anchor Brian Williams plans to start distancing himself from the prime-time newsmagazine "Rock Center with Brian Williams," which has failed to perform well with viewers, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Williams may drop his name from…
Incoming CNN chief Jeff Zucker has reportedly been looking at print publications for new talent, seeking reporters in Hollywood to help the network beef up its coverage of show business, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Zucker has been…
Netflix restored streaming service after it was disrupted on Christmas Eve, and blamed the disruption on Amazon.com’s Web storage and computing system, reports Bloomberg. Many streaming customers were unable to watch content from around 3:30 p.m. ET on Christmas Eve…
With Jake Tapper jumping from ABC to CNN, as we reported earlier today, ABC News is making a couple of key personnel moves. TheWrap.com reports that Jonathan Karl will fill the void left by Tapper, becoming the division’s new chief…
The CW is pulling the plug on a steamy drama series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The channel won’t be bringing back "The L.A. Complex" for a third season, the story reports. The series is a soap opera about young…
ABC News is losing one of its veteran newsmen to CNN, The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports. CNN has hired ABC senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper, according to the report. Tapper will anchor an afternoon program for CNN…
Interns at "Charlie Rose" have settled a class-action lawsuit against the show, with the host and his production company, Charlie Rose Inc., agreing to pay a settlement of up to $250,000, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. The settlement…
CNBC has ordered two series, adding reality shows to its prime-time schedule for the first time, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The reality series are "Treasure Detectives" and "The Car Chasers," which will both debut March 5 in a block…