Facebook is so big and ubiquitous now that it may be hard to challenge, but four U.S. college students have gotten some publicity for giving it a try. It’s called Diaspora, and bills itself as "The privacy aware, personally controlled,…
The auto-tuning debacle may be drawing to a close for U.K. television, with Simon Cowell banning the technique for "The X Factor" and scrapping an episode of show because it didn’t meet his standards, reports the U.K.’s Daily Mail. "People…
Jimmy Fallon, host of the Emmys Primetime Awards this Sunday, August 29, 2010, tells Deadline.com that he hasn’t been restricted in what he can say and that "we have a couple of ideas with Conan." While Fallon didn’t say what those ideas…
"At the end of life, patients put their faith in doctors and, according to a new study, whether doctors put their faith in God makes a big difference in how they are treated," CBS News reports, adding, "According to a…
The scatter market is getting double-digit price increases, allaying concerns that the strong upfront would have left little money for advertisers to buy commercial time closer to air,reports former TVWeek National Editor Jon Lafayette, who now works at B&C. "Scatter prices had…
TLC will end its reality show "Little People, Big World" after its next season, which will be its sixth on television, reports Multichannel News. Its final season will begin on Sept. 6 with an 18-episode run, the story says. The…
After struggling against newer competitors such as Netflix and Redbox, Blockbuster is preparing to enter a "pre-planned" bankruptcy next month, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog reports. The goal would be for Blockbuster to restructure its almost $1 billion…
Perry Simon, a former senior executive with NBC and Viacom, has been appointed general manager of channels for BBC Worldwide America, Deadline.com reports. Simon will oversee BBC America, BBC America HD, Video on Demand, BBCAmerica.com and future platforms for the…
After shaking things up over the years in areas such as Web searching, Internet advertising and e-mail, Google is at it again, unveiling a new service that will let users make free phone calls from their computers, The New York…
With the backing of the Justice Department, the Federal Communications Commission has filed an appeal of a Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision that effectively gutted the panel’s indecency enforcement policy, reports B&C. The FCC contends that the ruling was…