Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings announced a milestone in Netflix viewing, writing on his Facebook page that the company’s customers watched a record 1 billion hours of movies and TV shows online during June, Bloomberg reports. In January, Netflix…
NBC has announced plans for a new three-hour children’s programming block, the New York Daily News reports. The block, consisting of six new shows aimed at preschoolers, premieres this Saturday morning. Meanwhile, Saban Brands, the company behind "The Power Rangers,"…
Eric Sykes, a British comedian who starred in television, on stage and on film, has died, reports Reuters. He was 89. Sykes was a regular collaborator on the 1950s radio comedy show "The Goon Show" and starred in his own…
An executive has been appointed from within the ranks of the BBC to take over running the company, The New York Times reports. The BBC named George Entwistle, the head of its television operations, to take over as director general…
Film director Ron Howard, who played Andy Griffith’s son Opie on the iconic 1960s sitcom “The Andy Griffith Show,” is among the celebrities who are paying tribute to the television legend after learning of his death this morning, WTVA reports….
With news today of the death of TV icon Andy Griffith, as we reported earlier, television outlets are scrambling to put together special programming to pay tribute to Griffith and showcase his work. TV Land, which regulary airs episodes of…
“The Newsroom” has already been renewed for a second season, but with the ratings in for Sunday’s second episode, HBO may have reason to question whether it acted too soon. New York Magazine reports that total viewership for the Aaron…
NBC is joining forces with the producers of "Smash," "Chicago" and "Hairspray" to present a live broadcast of "The Sound of Music," reports UPI.com. In a statement, Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, said: "It is our supreme pleasure to…
An Emmy-winning actress is joining CBS’s crime drama “Hawaii Five-0” for the upcoming season, Deadline.com reports. Christine Lahti will tackle the integral role of Doris McGarrett, the mother of Steve (Alex O’Loughlin). The character has been talked about but never…
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