In what is the biggest private equity-led U.S. initial public offering since 2006, Nielsen Holdings raised $1.6 billion, reports Bloomberg News. Nielsen, which is owned by Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, KKR and Thomas H. Lee Partners after being taken private…
ABC has picked up two drama pilots, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. "POE," from Warner Bros. and Lin Pictures, is a one-hour show that tracks writer Edgar Allan Poe, imagining him as an early detective as…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced the nominations for the 83rd annual Academy Awards, featuring 10 nominees for best picture. Among them, “The King’s Speech” with 12 overall nominations and “True Grit” with 10 are early…
The director of the film "Charlie’s Angels" may be tapped to direct NBC’s remake of "Wonder Woman," reports TVLine.com. The film’s director, McG, currently serves as an executive producer on several television shows, including "Human Target" and "Chuck," the story…
MTV has announced that it is greenlighting season four of “Jersey Shore,” which has been setting ratings records for the cable network. The show will begin production this spring in Italy. “While the stateside ‘Jersey Shore’ locales have become iconic…
The feel-good story of golden-voiced Ted Williams has taken another turn with the news that the reclamation project has walked out of the rehab facility where he was attempting to get clean and sober, reports TMZ.com. Williams, who was homeless…
Fox’s drama series "Lie to Me," which stars Tim Roth and is in its second season, is the subject of a lawsuit brought by John Gertz Productions and novelist Roderick Anscombe, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The plaintiffs say the…
The former governor of Pennsylvania has joined NBC News as a political analyst, the AP reports. A familiar talking head on political shows, Ed Rendell has only been out of office for a few weeks. He will contribute to both…
The latest Kardashian reality TV series, "Kourtney & Kim Take New York," was a ratings bonanza for the E! Channel, reports Reuters. Three million viewers tuned in for the season two debut Sunday night, the most watched season opener yet…
A new reality show in development at The CW seeks to pair people with the celebrities they despise, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The show is called "H8R." The CW didn’t have comment on what the article calls an early-stage…