The cable news channel CNN has come under fire from the U.S. State Department and the family of Christopher Stevens, the slain American ambassador to Libya, for broadcasting reports based on the ambassador’s personal journal, reports The Wall Street Journal….
After winning the Emmy for outstanding drama series four years in a row, AMC’s “Mad Men” ran into a juggernaut at Sunday’s 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Showtime’s "Homeland" broke "Mad Men’s" winning streak, taking not…
Netflix will have a new competitor in streaming video by the holidays, reports Bloomberg. The new entry in the space comes from Redbox and Verizon Communications, who are preparing a joint challenge, the story reports. Called Redbox Instant by Verizon,…
TV stations stand to make a lot of money on the presidential election if they happen to be located in certain areas, NPR reports. The story cites as an example Colorado Springs, Colo., where four years ago — when the…
ABC appears to be turning Robin Roberts’ illness into a promotional opportunity for "Good Morning America," according to a column in the Chicago Sun-Times by prominent television critic Tom Shales. "On every edition of ‘GMA,’ there are shout-outs, warm wishes…
A layoff show that features employees voting to fire co-workers is in the works at Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A similar idea was considered in 2009, with Fox mulling a project called "Someone’s Gotta Go," but the pilot…
"Battlestar Galactica" executive producer Ron Moore is working on a version of the 2001 Heath Ledger movie "A Knight’s Tale" for ABC, reports Deadline.com. The film is a romance-adventure story that featured jousting tournaments set to popular rock songs. Ledger…
Seth MacFarlane and writers from the feature film “Ted” have received a put-pilot with series penalty commitment from Fox for a live-action comedy, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The untitled project will be written and executive produced by…
Netflix has dropped about 800 hours of A&E Networks content, including "Storage Wars" and "American Pickers," reports TheWrap.com. The content was pulled after a contract to stream the content expired, the story notes. About 300 hours that weren’t covered in…