ESPN, MTV and local television and radio stations are rushing to sign up Ted Williams, the homeless Ohio man with a great radio voice, Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva reports. Williams has been appearing on morning TV shows and is reportedly getting…
Turner Broadcasting Chief Executive Phil Kent noted at an investor conference on Tuesday afternoon that his company pulled out of bidding for "Modern Family" reruns because the show was too prevalent on the Internet, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company…
The last few years have been boom times for the television-set manufacturing industry, with U.S. viewers rushing out to buy flat-screen TVs as the government mandated the switchover to digital broadcasting. But now that most Americans have tossed out their…
Rumors surfaced Wednesday that Camille Grammer, the soon to-be-ex-wife of "Frasier" actor Kelsey Grammer, is seeking a way out of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." the Los Angeles Times’ Ministry of Gossip blog reports. She is reportedly unhappy with…
A heightened-reality crime series called "Pulp" will soon be shopped to the networks by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, reports Michael Ausiello on the new TVLine.com Web site. The project is an hour-long crime drama written by Monica Breen and Alison…
Variety TV editor Michael Schneider is leaving the publication to join TV Guide magazine as its Los Angeles bureau chief, reports TheWrap.com. Schneider has worked at Variety since 1999 and held the title of TV editor during that time, the…
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has tapped New York-based SRG Ventures to manage the creation of licenced products that will feature her name, starting with flashy jewelry and giant sunglasses and expanding into perfume, swimwear, handbags, and more, reports the New York…
Betsy Morgan, who served as chief executive of the liberal-leaning Huffington Post for two years, has been tapped by Glenn Beck to run his new Web site, The Blaze, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The Blaze, four…
The winning numbers in Tuesday’s $355 million Mega Millions lottery bore a close resemblance to the numbers that haunted a character in the TV show “Lost,” People magazine reports. In the show, Hugo "Hurley" Reyes won a $114 million lottery…
A former television star who has run into legal problems in recent years is in trouble again, the Huffington Post reports. This time the trouble stems from an alleged unpaid restaurant tab of $59.35. The star is Gary Collins, best…