Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs will make his second public appearance this year on June 6, when he unveils a cloud computing service at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, reports Bloomberg. Jobs, who is battling cancer, is in the middle of…
A trust created by Blockbuster has been sued by NCR Corp., which wants to continue using the film- and TV-rental company’s name for DVD-rental kiosks, reports Bloomberg. The suit comes after Dish bought Blockbuster and rejected the NCR contract to…
The broadcasting unit of Tribune Co. has a new chief executive, effective immediately, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The bankrupt media company tapped Nils Larsen to lead the division, the story reports. Larsen has served as Tribune Broadcasting’s chairman since…
The television operation of New Jersey’s public broadcaster may soon be run by WNET-TV, New York City’s flagship PBS station, reports the Star-Ledger. A new nonprofit that will be run by WNET is being formed, which will be charged with…
Imagine Television has signed a script deal with Sarah Silverman that could lead to a new show starring the comedian heading to television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Silverman is writing the project with "The Sarah Silverman Program" writer and…
A panel of scientists convened by the World Health Organization has concluded that cellphones are “possibly carcinogenic” to human beings, Time reported on its Healthland website. The scientists, who reviewed a wide range of existing studies on the topic, determined…
There’s good news and bad news from "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, reports the New York Post. The good news is that he’s got 50 hours written for a live-action TV series based on the "Star Wars" movies. But don’t…
On June 20, when Keith Olbermann’s new Current TV version of "Countdown" bows, a key player from Olbermann’s old MSNBC show will be behind the scenes, reports Deadline.com. David Sarosi has been named executive producer on the new show, the…
President Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Commerce is a board member of The Walt Disney Co. and a former chairman of the board of Edison International, Multichannel News reports. The nominee is John Bryson, who also is a former…
As the only major network to air a full slate of new programming, ABC coasted to an easy ratings win Monday night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. ABC averaged a 2.2 rating for the night in the 18-49 demo, well ahead of Univision…