"Time Warner Cable would rather grow through acquisitions than be bought by billionaire John Malone, and has been eyeing Cablevision, its most coveted target, and No. 3 cable operator Cox Cable, according to three people familiar with" the thinking of…
The Fox musical drama "Glee" has promoted five actors to series regulars, just days after the show downgraded some of the long-standing cast — such as Mark Salling (Puck) and Heather Morris (Brittany) — from series regulars, The Hollywood Reporter’s…
HBO’s "Game of Thrones" has made a key casting move for the upcoming season. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the fantasy series has cast the character of Prince Oberyn Martell — also known as the Red Viper of Dorne. The…
The ABC comedy "Happy Endings" has run out of time in its struggle to find its own happy ending. Deadline.com reports that leading studio Sony Pictures TV pulled the plug on efforts to find a new home for the show….
After a performance Saturday in which she serenaded the leader of the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, singer Jennifer Lopez apologized for the show, with her representative saying she wouldn’t have performed in the country if she had known it…
A comedy project that just missed being picked up to series is still alive at NBC. Deadline.com reports that the untitled pilot from "The Office" alum Craig Robinson remains in play at the network. The project has received an order…
News Corp. completed a transaction Friday afternoon that had been in the works for more than a year: the separation of the media conglomerate into two separate companies, 21st Century Fox and a smaller News Corp., reports the Los Angeles…
Alec Baldwin has apologized for a Twitter rant last week following James Gandolfini’s funeral. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor apologized for using homophobic language in tweets aimed at Daily Mail reporter George Stark. Stark had reportedly said Baldwin’s…
Netflix has acquired the rights to show reruns of the highest-rated sitcom Fox now airs. "The streaming service and Fox have inked a multi-year deal to bring ‘New Girl’ to the subscription-based digital outlet," reports Deadline.com, adding, "The first season of the…
In a major TV station deal, Tribune Broadcasting, which already owns 23 TV stations, has agreed to acquire 19 more TV stations for almost $3 billion. According to the announcement, "Tribune Company and Local TV Holdings, LLC, today jointly announced they…