Brett Ratner, who is known for directing films such as "Tower Heist" and “X-Men: The Last Stand,” is in talks to executive produce what would be his first cable series, reports TheWrap.com. The series, "Rock in a Hard Place," is…
Comcast will sell its minority stake in A&E Television Networks for $3 billion, a higher price tag than Comcast had earlier valued the investment, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town. Comcast had earlier pegged the value…
NBC and Facebook have created an Olympics partnership, with the broadcaster pledging to nudge viewers to talk about the Games on the social-networking site, which in turn will remind its users to watch the Games, reports The New York Times….
After Viacom and DirecTV failed to reach a new agreement before midnight, DirecTV’s almost 20 million customers lost access to Viacom’s 26 networks, reports Bloomberg. Viacom demanded its networks, including MTV and Comedy Central, be removed from DirecTV and said…
Just hours after revealing that Laura Lancaster was on the way out as exec VP of drama programming, as reported earlier today, NBC released a statement naming Pearlena Igbokwe as the new EVP, drama development, for NBC Entertainment. The announcement…
Wayne Brady, the affable host of CBS’s "Let’s Make A Deal," didn’t pull any punches during an interview that became racially charged when the topic turned to Bill Maher, The Huffington Post reports. Brady vented his anger in response to…
A screen legend says he’s retiring after a life of carousing and impressive career achievements — including eight Oscar nominations, an Emmy Award and four Golden Globes. USA Today reports that Peter O’Toole, 79, says he’s had enough. "It is…
A heated political debate in Jordan turned into a viral video moment when a member of the Jordanian Parliament first threw his shoe at a rival and then pulled out a gun on live television, The Times of Israel reports….
One NBC reality show hit an all-time low in the ratings Monday night while another returned from a hiatus to a big drop in viewers, TVbytheNumbers.com reports, citing Nielsen overnights. For prime time as a whole, the network finished in…
ABC is trying an afternoon expansion of its morning show "Good Morning America," with a nine-week trial that might become more permanent if it performs well, reports the Associated Press. But the Monday debut of “Good Afternoon America” didn’t exactly…