"News Corp.is planning to give James Murdoch, son of chairman Rupert Murdoch, oversight of the Fox Networks Group, which includes the Fox broadcast network and cable networks such as FX, say people familiar with the situation," reports Martin Peers and…
Bill Nelson, the CEO of Home Box Office, will leave at the end of the year as the company promotes one of its presidents to succeed him, reports our friend David Lieberman at Deadline.com. The new CEO will be Richard…
Travel Channel has announced that it has renewed five series, including Andrew Zimmern’s "Bizarre Foods America," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Freshman series "Baggage Battles," "Hotel Impossible," "Trip Flip" and "Toy Hunter" were given second seasons. "Bizarre Foods America" will…
Longtime TCM host Robert Osborne returned to work at the cable channel this week, taping segments in advance of his scheduled Oct. 1 return to the air, the New York Post reports. Osborne has been off the air for about…
Are we soon to be hearing cries of "I want my Fox New Channel!" ringing out from coast to coast? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chase Carey, president and COO of News Corp., has signaled that there might be a…
Wednesday was a “passing the baton” night for two CBS reality series, with “Big Brother” handing off to “Survivor.” But neither show was able to match the ratings for “The X Factor,” which gave the win for the night to…
The two major-party candidates for president will have interviews featured on CBS’s “60 Minutes” this Sunday, Sept. 23, TVNewser.com reports. Steve Kroft of CBS News sat down with President Barack Obama last week, and Scott Pelley interviewed Mitt Romney this…
Actor Kelsey Grammer "ran out of the building" before a scheduled appearance on Piers Morgan’s CNN show, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which cited tweets from Morgan. The reason? The show aired a photo of Grammer’s ex-wife, Camille. "Kelsey Grammer…
A series that was canceled by NBC may resurface on cable, Bloomberg reports. The Discovery Communications cable channel TLC is in talks to pick up "Who Do You Think You Are," the story reports. While discussions with TLC are at…
Ricky Gervais’ controversial new comedy series has been acquired by Netflix, prompting Gervais to comment on the future of television, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat. The pickup of the series, “Derek,” follows the program’s run on Channel 4 in…