An actor who has appeared in the HBO drama series "Game of Thrones" has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wilko Johnson, who plays Ser Ilyn Payne on the HBO show, is also known as the…
CBS Corp, which owns the respected tech website CNET, stepped in at the last minute to prevent one of the prestigious CNET Best of CES Awards to be presented, reports The New York Post. Just before Dish was set to receive an award…
The syndicated version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is losing former "Today" co-host Meredith Vieira, who has hosted the quiz show since its syndicated debut in 2002, reports Deadline.com. The departure comes as Vieira hit the last year…
ABC is taking a look at a "Star Wars" live-action television series, now that Disney’s deal to buy Lucasfilm is done, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Said ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee: “We haven’t even sat down with them. We’re going…
The late BBC star Jimmy Savile committed more than 200 criminal sexual-abuse offenses at the broadcaster and in hospitals and mental health facilities, Bloomberg reports, citing a police report. The youngest victim was 8 years old, while most ranged between…
"Lance Armstrong’s 90-minute interview with Oprah Winfrey next week has been greeted with widespread skepticism and suspicion that it will turn into a “stage-managed” confessional," is part of the headline on a report in the U.K. publication The Telegraph. The piece reports:…
ABC Entertainment Group President Paul Lee said he’s optimistic about the chances that Joss Whedon’s "S.H.I.E.L.D." project will get a series order, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. "We’re very hopeful that’s going to go to series. … It’s…
We’re resisting the temptation to call it typecasting, but "Law & Order: SVU" will feature former boxer Mike Tyson in his major television acting debut, reports Deadline.com. Tyson will play Reggie Rhodes, a murderer on death row whose case draws…
ABC is getting more money for commercial time on its broadcast of the Oscars, with a 30-second spot going for between $1.65 million and $1.8 million in this year’s show, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. That’s up slightly from…