MSNBC President Phil Griffin has dubbed Chris Matthews, host of "Hardball," as "the model figure" for the network and also revealed that Matthews contemplated a run for the U.S. Senate four years ago, reports TVNewser. Griffin was interviewed by the…
David Letterman gives his longtime rival Jay Leno what Deadline.com writer Nellie Andreeva describes as a “back-handed compliment” in his upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey for her show “Oprah’s Next Chapter.” The program is set to air Jan. 6 on…
Showtime has announced plans for its biggest free preview weekend ever, sending out its programming lineup to more than 80 million U.S. homes during the weekend of Jan. 11-13, 2013, Multichannel News reports. “The network currently attracts 22 million subscribers…
Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis’ plan to remake the Beatles’ "Yellow Submarine" has fallen apart, reports New York Magazine. Disney was behind the project but is no longer on board — perhaps in part because the director’s enthusiasm for the project…
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Entertainment icons the Beatles and Elvis Presley appear near the top of many lists of accomplishments for their musical legacies, but they are also at the top of the most-forged autographs list, reports Reuters.com. Memorabilia authenticator PSA/DNA announced Thursday that…
As incoming CNN chief Jeff Zucker prepares for his new role in turning around the cable news channel, he’s eyeing some ABC talent, including "20/20" co-anchor Chris Cuomo, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Zucker is searching for an…
Character actor Cliff Osmond, who appeared in many films and TV shows and who estimated that he taught more than 10,000 actors, has died, reports The New York Times. Osmond, 75, died Dec. 22 of pancreatic cancer. Osmond appeared in…
A petition urging the arrest of NBC News host David Gregory has been picking up signatures, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which reports that 11,000 people had signed it as of Thursday. Gregory is under investigation by Washington, D.C., police…
An NBC station in Rochester, N.Y., said it regretted airing an episode of "Chicago Fire" that bore resemblances to a real-life Christmas Eve shooting in a nearby town, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Some viewers criticized NBC for…