The recently launched Oprah Winfrey Network, OWN, made a number of programming announcements at its first upfront presentation since it launched in January, Deadline.com reported. But the news that most observers are really waiting for–news about a show featuring the…
The Los Angeles Unified School District turned down celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s request to feature its lunch program in his ABC show "Food Revolution" to avoid drama, but now the district is finding itself very much involved in one, reports…
Former ABC News President David Westin has been named CEO of News Licensing Group, an independent agency that is designed to generate more revenue for the AP and other media companies by licensing news content for online use, reports the…
Sharon Osbourne, one of the stars of CBS’s "The Talk" and the wife of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, announced Thursday that the Osbourne family has paid off a debt to the Internal Revenue Service of $1.7 million, reports Reuters. Ms. Osbourne…
With a 90-minute installment of “American Idol” dominating the ratings Wednesday night, Fox cruised to a huge win for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox scored a 6.0 average rating in adults 18-49, twice as high as its closest competition. CBS…
In honor of Steve Carell’s run on NBC’s "The Office," TBS announced that it will broadcast a six-episode marathon of the show on Tuesday, April 26. Carell’s last episode is scheduled to air Thursday, April 28, on NBC, with his…
Oscar-winning director Woody Allen will be the subject of a two-part "American Masters" documentary on PBS, Movieline reported. Directed by Robert Weide (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”), the project focusing on Allen’s extensive film career is scheduled to be broadcast in the…
ABC has announced that it is killing two of the most famous, longest-running shows on TV–the daytime soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live." The shows will have their final episodes in September and next January, respectively….
AMC’s zombie series "The Walking Dead" is at the center of a controversy after a billboard for the show went on display next to a funeral home in the U.K., reports EW.com’s InsideTV blog. The billboard is visible to people…
A new network aimed at men will be debuted by Discovery Communications in the fourth quarter, reports B&C. The network, Velocity, will be an all-HD channel and will replace the current HD Theater network, the story says. It’ll be available…