FiveThirtyEight creator Nate Silver, who has been writing a blog of the same name for The New York Times, sold his company to ESPN, reports TVNewser.com. Silver said ESPN bought the FiveThirtyEight name and Web domain as part of a…
BBC America is co-producing a Greek mythology-focused drama, which will debut as part of the network’s Supernatural Saturday in the fall. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel is joining the British fantasy drama "Atlantis." The BBC One production is created by…
Univision is set to end the July 2013 sweeps period as the top-rated network in both the 18-49 demo and the 18-34 demo, marking the first time the Spanish-language network will beat all of the English-language broadcasters, reports Deadline.com. The…
A television version of the 1995 movie "12 Monkeys" is close to a series order, with original movie producers Chuck Roven and Richard Suckle on board with the project at Syfy, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The movie starred…
Despite a report that surfaced Monday that O.J. Simpson was positioning for a role on a cable comedy series, it won’t be happening, the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports. The report surfaced in the New York Post, which said…
Veteran actor Dennis Farina, known for playing tough cops — and sometimes tough gangsters — in a string of TV series including "Law & Order," has died. CNN reports that Farina died today at 69. In a statement today, Farina’s…
With a programming blackout looming in the increasingly rancorous negotiation between CBS and Time Warner Cable, The New York Times reports that the startup Aereo service, which streams broadcast TV signals over the Internet, is surfacing as a possible bargaining…
A new TV movie delivered a big audience to one cable channel, ranking as the No. 1 TV movie of the year to date. Disney Channel reported that "Teen Beach Movie," which premiered Friday, July 19, at 8 p.m., pulled…
One of the stars of cable business news channel CNBC is shopping around for job offers. The New York Post reports that Maria Bartiromo is talking with other channels in advance of the expiration of her five-year contract with CNBC,…
Stuntment who were in San Diego for Comic-Con sprang into action last week to pull off a rescue of a woman they spotted dangling from the balcony of her 14th-floor apartment, ABC News reports. The woman was reportedly suicidal. "Amos…