One of the participants in the current run of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” was stopped, held at gunpoint and handcuffed early Thursday by Los Angeles police officers, TMZ.com reported. Hines Ward, who is also a star player with the…
E! announced that it is bringing back a comedy/reality show for a second season, Deadline.com reports. The show, which goes behind the scenes of another E! show, is “After Lately,” a mockumentary/improv take on “Chelsea Lately.” “After Lately” was a…
Relativity Media announced today that it has launched a TV sales and digital distribution unit, headed by David Spiegelman. The unit has negotiated contracts with digital and VOD platforms nationwide and has begun licensing Relativity’s film releases. “On the free…
With a 90-minute “American Idol” leading the charge, Fox scored an easy win in the Wednesday night ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox finished with an average rating of 5.4 for the night in the 18-49 demo, well ahead of CBS (2.8…
A research firm is projecting that shipments of 3D TVs in the U.S. and Canada will rise dramatically this year, Multichannel News reports. With greater availability of content and lower set prices cited as the two biggest factors, the firm…
Another NBC executive is out of a job, and this time it appears to be over emails he allegedly sent to outgoing “CBS Evening News” anchor Katie Couric. Kevin Goldman abruptly left his job as communications vice president last week…
One of the top executives in the entire business of television, the longtime chairman and CEO of MTV Networks, has resigned. She’s the well-liked, well-respected Judy McGrath, who has been at the company 30 years this year. She’s held her current position…
The two sides are offering different versions of why negotiations appear to have broken down between Katie Couric and CBS Television Distribution in efforts to create a syndicated talk show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Couric allegedly had too much…
Simon Cowell has confirmed–after months of speculation–one of the judges for his upcoming singing competition show “The X Factor,” The Guardian reports. The job is going to the person who was widely expected to get it: Cheryl Cole, a singer…
Jackie Cooper, who became a child star during the Depression and thrived as an adult working both behind and in front of the camera on television and in film, has died, reports The New York Times. He was 88. Cooper…