"In the media industry, it’s once again important to be big," write Keach Hagey and Shalini Ramachandran in the Wall St. Journal’s Markets Pulse column (Warning: the WSJ is behind a pay-wall and may charge you to read this article). The article continues, "Tribune…
The sequel to History’s wildly successful miniseries "The Bible" will be on NBC, with the broadcast network greenlighting the Mark Burnett project, TheWrap.com reports. The project is "moving from the minors to the majors: Burnett and NBC are forging a holy…
Audience members at a Cirque du Soleil performance Saturday in Las Vegas described their horror as they witnessed the death of one of the show’s cast members who was killed in a 50-foot fall. "Sarah Guyard-Guillot, an artist in ‘Ka’…
Showtime celebrated record ratings for the premiere Sunday night of a new drama series. TVLine.com reports that the debut of "Ray Donovan" delivered 1.35 million total viewers, topping "Homeland" as the pay-cable channel’s most watched original series launch in its…
A top executive at Microsoft Corp. may be headed for a new position with a game company. Reuters, citing a report by AllThingsD, reports that Microsoft’s Don Mattrick could take over as CEO of Zynga. The news that Zynga may…
CBS claimed a narrow win in the Sunday night broadcast ratings, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the Tiffany Network’s 1.1 average in the demo for prime time was just good enough to edge…
One of the judges on ABC’s "The Taste" has been dropped from the show. Deadline.com reports that the network opted not to pick up the contract of Brian Malarkey for the show’s upcoming second season. The food show is reportedly…
NBC is close to a deal that will bring Roseanne Barr back to broadcast prime time, with an agreement that marks a departure from tradition for a broadcast network, reports our good friend Nellie Andreeva in an exclusive story for Deadline.com….
A new hit for CBS — if it can be called a hit after just one airing — could spawn a strategic shift for the broadcast networks. Writing in The New York Times, Bill Carter says the early success of…
An actor known for his role in a movie that marked a seminal moment in the evolution of martial arts cinema has died. CNN reports that Jim Kelly, who made his mark in the Bruce Lee film "Enter the Dragon,"…