No surprise here. Lex Luthor refuses to appear in the upcoming finale of "Smallville." At least so far, reports James Hibberd on EW.com’s Inside TV blog. On the other hand, you’d think the actor who played Luthor for seven seasons…
Blockbuster, the video-rental chain that filed for bankruptcy last September, is now getting ready to sell itself, reports the New York Post. The company would be sold in a court-administered auction and could attract bids of more than $300 million,…
Nielsen is getting closer to providing brand-specific ratings, or ratings on a commercial-by-commercial basis, reports The New York Times Media Decoder blog. Nielson said it will adopt a method of digitally coding commercials through a system called Ad-ID, which is…
"After a shaky start and three format changes, MyNetwork TV can finally relax: Station groups, including the ten Fox-owned stations, have renewed the programming service for three more years," reports Paige Albiniak at B&C. According to the article, "MyNetwork TV’s…
After recently being valued at $50 billion following a round of financing that raised $1.5 billion, Facebook is considering allowing employees sell their shares in an offering that would now value the social-networking company at $60 billion, reports Bloomberg. An…
Credit Suisse analyst Jonathan Chaplin wrote in a note that AT&T may be interested in making a bid to buy Dish Network, causing the second-largest U.S. satellite-television provider’s stock to jump, reports Bloomberg News. Chaplin wrote that AT&T might be…
FX says it’s pleased with the second season debut of "Justified," saying that it pulled "very solid" ratings, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The show was watched by a total of 3.5 million viewers, which the story says…
Comedian Sinbad will be returning to TV with a six-episode series on cable. "Sinbad’s Family Affair," debuts on April 12, 2011, on WE tv, reports Multichannel News. The series tracks and will track the comedian as he tries to make…
A lawyer for actress Lindsay Lohan says his client will consider a plea bargain in the felony case in which she is accused of stealing a $2,500 necklace from a Venice, Calif., jewelry store, CNN reported. The attorney, Shawn Chapman…
Ricky Gervais, the creator of "The Office" and an executive producer of the U.S. version of the show, has revealed who he has in mind to join the show after Steve Carell departs, Deadline.com reports. According to the article, Gervais…