MTV censors failed to bleep a profanity during the live East Coast broadcast of Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards, TVLine.com reported. During the ceremony, "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson dropped the “F-bomb,” and it got through. An MTV representative said "a technical…
With the production date for "Criminal Minds" one month away, the future of one of the show’s stars is still up in the air, reports Deadline.com. Talks between CBS and actor Thomas Gibson have stalled, creating a dilemma for the…
As is usually the case, company executives say what’s in their company’s best interest, despite the fact it may be at odds with other things they say. Case in point–the cable operator Cablevision. As TVWeek Open Mic blogger–and public relations guru–Arthur Sando…
CNN was expected to announce today that actress Demi Moore will host a report on human trafficking as part of the cable-news network’s campaign against modern-day slavery, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The documentary, "Nepal’s Stolen Children,"…
NBC has tapped the host of a Discovery game show as the new host of a game show on the broadcast network, Broadcasting & Cable reported. Ben Bailey, the host of Discovery’s "Cash Cab," will host the NBC show "Who’s…
Snopp Dogg has received interest from a couple of networks–and disinterest from others–on a pitch to create a rap version of "American Idol," reports the New York Post’s Page Six. E! and MTV are said to be interested. The rapper’s…
A 17-year-old Chinese student has reportedly sold a kidney to get money to buy an iPad 2, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog. Citing reports published in China, a student identified as Zheng reportedly responded to a broker who…
Television networks are turning to movie-theater advertising a month earlier than usual, touting their fall schedules in front of audiences eager to watch the summer’s potential blockbusters, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. Usually the TV networks…
The Italy-based fourth season of "Jersey Shore" has a premiere date, and MTV plans to begin production on the show’s fifth season this month, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The season will debut Aug. 5 at 10 p.m., the story…
"Two members, Lionel Chetwynd and Norman Powell, have already quit the Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors, an honor society founded in 1977 by Norman Lear, James Komack, Aaron Spelling, Richard Levinson and others to promote creative freedom and quality…