George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin earlier this year, is suing NBC over the network’s edited version of Zimmerman’s 911 tape, the New York Post reports. The suit was expected to be filed today….
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has revealed the list of nominees for induction in 2013, Rolling Stone reports. These are the candidates — not the final list of artists who will be inducted. The list includes hard rock…
The news director at WPIX-TV, who overhauled the news staff and look at the Tribune-owned station, is stepping down, reports MediaBistro’s FishbowlNY. Bill Carey will leave his job at the New York CW affiliate before the November sweeps period, according…
The high-profile cussing match between "American Idol" judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey might not be totally legit, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which cites an unnamed "Idol" insider. According to the source, described as a “high-ranking ‘Idol’ insider,” the…
Police are investigating the report of a home invasion at "Two and a Half Men" star Ashton Kutcher’s house, which appeared to be a hoax, reports TMZ.com. Law enforcement was alerted via teletext — used by deaf people — about…
The television ads in the 2012 presidential race are more negative in tone than in the previous three elections, reports Bloomberg, citing a report from the Wesleyan Media Project. Nearly two-thirds of presidential ads airing between June 1 and Sept….
"Lie to Me" creator and executive producer Samuel Baum has signed a development deal with CBS TV Studios and sold a drama to CBS under the deal, reports Deadline.com. The project, which is untitled, will focus on the surgeon general,…
CBS has bought a comedy from "Smurfs" writers Jay Scherick and David Ronn, reports Deadline.com. The untitled multicamera project is about a blended family, focusing on two very different brothers who are forced to move their families into the same…
Netflix is giving away walk-on parts in its revived "Arrested Development," reports TheWrap.com. The company is running a contest to give away six walk-on roles. There’s a catch, though: To get one of the parts, contestants need to submit an…
"In his first foray into network television, ‘The Sixth Sense’ writer/director M. Night Shyamalan has teamed with ‘Eagle Eye’ writer John Glenn for a drama project, which landed at NBC with a put pilot commitment," reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com….