A British television personality told a media ethics inquiry today in London that CNN talk host Piers Morgan gave him a lesson in how to hack phones back when Morgan was involved with the U.K. Mirror newspaper, AP reports. Jeremy…
The U.S. Postal Service announced today that first-class stamps will be issued honoring four great American film directors and their most noteworthy pictures, reports TheWrap.com. The directors are Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston and Billy Wilder, and the stamp…
The media industry sent a clear signal to cable operators today at the Cable Show, being put on in Boston this week by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Deadline.com reports. The message: Speed up the arrival of a “TV…
An actor who was one of the many 007s in the James Bond movie franchise’s storied history has a gripe with the latest installment in the series. The producers of the new James Bond movie, "Skyfall," have inked a $45…
One series is by far the most violent show on television, counting an average of 25 dead bodies per episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter, citing a study of 40 TV series. The show? The Starz drama "Spartacus: Vengeance." In…
A major station group has decided to scrap two of the most successful shows in syndication, "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!," reports B&C. The group is Scripps, which will drop the shows in the next few months in almost half…
Latino television became a greater force than ever before at the upfronts during last week’s broadcast presentations in New York, which marked the arrival of an important new player in the Latino TV marketplace. TVWeek Open Mic blogger breaks it…
With tonight marking the last official night of the 2011-12 television season, “NBC’s long ratings nightmare may be over,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt is poised to end his first full TV season on the…
Michael McKean, the actor who played Leonard Kosnowski — the “Lenny” in Lenny & Squiggy — on the 1970s sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has been hospitalized after being hit by a car while walking, reports TheWrap.com. McKean, 64, had his…
NBC’s "Smash" will see the departure of several characters when it returns at midseason next year, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. One character who is on the way out is Dev, played by Raza Jaffrey. The character cheats on fiancee Karen,…