Former "Nightline" anchor Ted Koppel is lashing out at NBC over its treatment of Brian Williams and his "Rock Center," criticizing the network for shuffling the program on its schedule, reports the Associated Press. Koppel, who reports on tonight’s "Rock…
A comedy project is reportedly dead at MTV after its creator and executive producer left the show. Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com that the pilot “Hot Mess” will not move forward following the departure of Lauren Iungerich. Iungerich announced she…
Charter Communications has refused to air advertisements from a company that wants to run on a number of cable channels, the Associated Press reports. The company, Antennas Direct, says the refusal is an example of the cable industry’s growing worries…
ABC has put out a promotional spot to tell viewers that they can save the sitcom “Happy Endings” after the show was moved to Fridays, reports New York Magazine. Generally, moves to Friday are "signs of an underperforming series being…
Statistics just released by the Motion Picture Association of America confirm which country is the second-largest box office territory in the world, after the United States. China has moved into the No. 2 spot, replacing Japan, the U.K.’s Guardian reports….
Mamie Gummer, the star of the canceled CW drama series "Emily Owens MD," has been cast in a CBS drama project with Rainn Wilson of "The Office," reports Deadline.com. The drama pilot is "Backstrom," written by "Bones" creator Hart Hanson….
An actress from CBS’s "How I Met Your Mother" will replace a cast member on an ABC comedy who has left the project, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Ashley Williams is taking over for Majandra Delfino in the pilot…
Showtime is buying a project from Will Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions and "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" director Tommy Wirkola, reports Deadline.com. The half-hour project, which is currently untitled, is a dark comedy based on a Norwegian series called "Hellfjord,"…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is leaving the agency and will announce his departure today, Bloomberg reports. The departure of Genachowski, a Democrat, means there will be two vacancies on the five-member U.S. agency that oversees cable, broadcast and…
"HBO could widen access to its HBO Go online streaming service by teaming up with broadband Internet providers for customers who do not subscribe to a cable TV service, HBO Chief Executive Richard Plepler said," Reuters reports. The story continues,…