OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has made its first series renewal since its January debut, giving a thumbs up to Lisa Ling’s documentary series "Our America," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The second episode of the program, which…
Disney Junior Worldwide has tapped Nancy Kanter as general manager, adding her new role to her current job as senior vice president, original programming, reports B&C. In the newly created position, Kanter will oversee the newly debuted Disney Junior brand…
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences are combining two separate Emmy categories into one, the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog reports. According to the article, ATAS said in a statement, "The number of entries in the miniseries category over…
CBS and Warner Bros. have shut down production of "Two and a Half Men" for the rest of the season after star Charlie Sheen’s hateful rant on a radio show on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. The show had been scheduled to resume production the week…
A comedy series that has been running on a major cable network apparently isn’t going to make it past its first season, Deadline.com reports. The show is TBS’s hourlong “Glory Daze.” The network announced it will not bring back the…
With the memory of his stinging Golden Globes barbs still fresh in the minds of some of the people Ricky Gervais offended, Gervais set his sights on another awards ceremony–the Oscars. The actor wrote a blog entry offering suggestions to…
Bankrupt video-rental chain Blockbuster is seeing its biggest DVD suppliers turn against it in court, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The story says Universal Pictures on Wednesday became the third movie studio to submit a filing in…
After reports surfaced that Oprah Winfrey and Rosie O’Donnell were at odds over the tone of O’Donnell’s upcoming talk show for Winfrey’s OWN cable network, Winfrey took to Twitter to put the rumors to rest, The Huffington Post reported. Popeater’s…
Tragedy has again hit Discovery’s "Deadliest Catch" as Justin Tennison, a 34-year old crew member on a fishing vessel featured on the show, was found dead Tuesday in an Alaska hotel room, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. An…
Of Comcast, DirecTV and Verizon’s FiOS, two gained subscribers in the fourth quarter and one lost subcribers. The big gainer was DirecTV, which said it added 289,000 net new U.S. subscribers in the fourth quarter, up from the 174,000 it…