An actress known for her role on “The Cosby Show” during the 1980s and early 1990s has died, the New York Daily News reported. Clarice Taylor received an Emmy nomination for outstanding guest performer in 1986 for playing Bill Cosby’s…
After releasing a batch of photos this week of a nude blond woman purported to be the star of “Gossip Girl,” a hacker is standing by the story even after a rep for the actress denied that the photos are…
Syfy, a corporate sibling of NBC, is in talks to pick up a canceled NBC drama series, reports Deadline.com. The program is the alien show “The Event.” While both networks are owned by NBCUniversal, migrating a broadcast program to a…
"Former National Public Radio head Vivian Schiller, who left her last job under a political cloud, looks to have found a new position. She’s in talks to work at NBC News, where she’ll oversee digital projects." So writes our friend…
A successful NBC reality show has suspended a company that co-produces the show, and the reasons for the split are unclear, Deadline.com reports. 3 Ball Prods. has been suspended from "The Biggest Loser," the story reports. 3 Ball was involved…
After ABC’s decision to cancel two of its long-running soap operas, which has been the focus of protests and complaints from soap fans, the ratings are in for the 2010-11 season: Every daytime drama is down, except for ABC’s canceled…
Ad buyers are questioning whether CBS will be successful in its gambit to get price hikes of as much as 18% in the upfront advertising market, reports our friend Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. As TVWeek has previously reported, Fox, which…
ABC is following Fox’s lead in upfront pricing, signing media agreements with price increases in the 9% to 10% range, Wayne Friedman reports in MediaPost. The strategy is in contrast to CBS’s more aggressive stance, with the Eye Network reportedly…
Josh Lucas, a star of "The Lincoln Lawyer," is in discussions to take the lead role on an NBC television series based on John Grisham’s best-selling novel "The Firm," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project picks up a decade…
Pay-television network Starz reportedly wants $350 million a year to renew its streaming agreement with Netflix, according to the New York Post. The figure, if agreed to, would surpass the $200 million-per-year, five-year deal Netflix struck with Epix last year,…