The life of one of the most famous quarterbacks of all time will be the subject of an HBO documentary, reports the New York Daily News. The focus of the show is the man who led the New York Jets…
Consumers with iPads or iPhones will be able to watch ESPN on their devices, but there’s a catch: The viewers must also be subscribers to a pay-television service such as Time Warner Cable, reports Bloomberg. The service, called "WatchESPN," will…
Metro New York Yankee fans who have DirecTV can breathe a sigh of relief as the satellite provider and the YES network agreed to a new multiyear deal, reports Multichannel News. The previous deal between DirecTV and YES, the regional…
The entire cast of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” has signed contracts for Season 4, ending a holdout by several cast members who wanted more money for what they think may be the show’s final season, TMZ.com reported. The news comes just…
It generally happens at least once a season, though perhaps not this early. A front-runner was voted off of "American Idol" on Thursday night, April 7, 2011. With nine contestants remaining, Pia Toscano was eliminated from the competition. Most bloggers…
A dancer from ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars" will pose for Playboy and will be featured on the cover of the magazine’s May issue, reports EW.com’s InsideTV. The dancer is Karina Smirnoff, who is Ralph Macchio’s partner on the current…
One of the cable networks owned by Comcast’s NBCUniversal is changing its name, our good friend Mike Schneider at TVGuide.com reports. Writes Schneider: "From the company that morphed Sci Fi into Syfy comes another channel name destined to wreak havoc…
An FX show that was canceled despite earning raves from critics, which wrapped up its 13-episode season this week, is being shopped to other networks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is “Lights Out,” a boxing drama from executive…
In a dispute over whether cable companies can allow their customers to watch cable networks over their iPads, both Time Warner Cable and Viacom filed lawsuits on Thursday, seeking to resolve the question, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder…
One of Bravo’s “Real Housewives” editions has been widely expected to get the ax, and now the network has made it official, reports The Washington Post. The network has canceled "The Real Housewives of D.C." “We had an amazing season…