Here are the results of a settlement in a case we hadn’t previously heard about — a lawsuit brought against General Mills’ Strawberry Naturally Flavored Fruit Roll-Ups, which, as it turns out, contain no strawberries whatsoever. According to the consumer…
The NHL has moved closer to canceling the entire hockey season, lopping off another two weeks from the schedule and canceling games through Jan. 14, reports the Associated Press. "No drop-dead date has been announced, but it is clear the…
MTV has ordered a second season of its newest hit series after the show set a ratings record for the network with its Nov. 12 premiere, B&C reports. The series, “Catfish,” is a reality program focused on online dating, based…
ABC News is losing its political director, according to a report by TVNewser.com. Returning to the Cook Political Report as national editor will be Amy Walter. Walter was a Cook previously, working as senior editor from 1997-2007. She is set…
CBS took the wraps off plans for a new unscripted series set for a midseason rollout, Deadline.com reports. The show is “The Job,” a reality competition that will air Fridays in the 8 p.m. time slot, starting Feb. 8. The…
"Rules of Engagement" has found a home on cable, with a January 2013 debut scheduled. B&C reports that the CBS comedy series has been bought for cable syndication by TBS. "We recently shot the 100th episode, which speaks to the…
Amazon.com’s original film and series production arm, Amazon Studios, announced its first original slate of comedy pilots today, ordering six pilots from a mix of industry veterans and newcomers, Deadline.com reports. “These are Amazon’s first green lights since the studio…
Mel Karmazin has stepped down from Sirius XM Radio earlier than expected, as the company has appointed James E. Meyer as its interim chief executive officer, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. As previously reported, Karmazin was expected to…
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia is getting a new chief executive just five months after it tapped Lisa Gersh to revive the company’s media properties, reports the New York Post. Gersh, a former television executive and co-founder of Oxygen Media, was…
In an unusual product tie-in with a TV series, HBO and Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, N.Y., are partnering to produce a new Game of Thrones beer, USA Today reports. The beverage will be available from the upstate New York brewer…