While he was attending the tech-savvy TED conference, actor Ashton Kutcher got his Twitter account hacked, reports PCMag.com. Kutcher, who has almost 6.4 million followers on Twitter, apparently was the target of a hacker who wanted to make a point…
Simon Cowell says his shortlist of judges for "The X Factor" includes Paula Abdul, reports Access Hollywood. The other possibilities for judges on the Fox program, according to Access Hollywood, include George Michael, former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger and singer Mariah…
The ABC drama pilot "Once Upon a Time" has tapped "Big Love" co-star Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White,reports Deadline.com. The project, from "Lost" executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, focuses on a woman with a dark past who visits…
Another former "Battlestar Galactica" actor is joining Ron Moore’s new television project for NBC, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. James Callis, who played Dr. Gaius Baltar on the sci-fi program, is joining Moore’s pilot for "17th Precinct," the story notes….
Martha Stewart’s Hallmark Channel programming in the fourth quarter helped boost parent company Crown Media’s profit to $29 million, compared with just $373,000 a year earlier, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The story notes that the Hallmark Channel home programming block…
Fox Business Network will welcome Lou Dobbs back to television with the debut of his new show, called "Lou Dobbs Tonight," on March 14, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The program will air in the 7 p.m….
The NBC drama pilot "Playboy" has tapped Jeff Hephner in the lead role, reports Deadline.com. The project, from 20th TV, Imagine TV and writer-executive producer Chad Hodge, is set in 1963 at Chicago’s Playboy Club, the story says. The founder…
All four living former U.S. presidents will appear on a TV special NBC is broadcasting later this month, Deadline.com reports. According to the article, "George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush will gather for All…
The Federal Communications Commission decided on a unanimous vote Thursday that it will propose a number of changes to the current retransmission consent rules, B&C reported. The changes include clarifying the meaning of “bargaining in good faith” and potentially eliminating…