Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Glenn Britt expressed disapproval over Dish Network’s ad-skipping technology, putting himself on the side of television networks that want to kill the service, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Dish’s Auto Hop could damage…
A Web series fronted by actress Illeana Douglas will end after its fourth season, which is set to launch this fall, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series is the Ikea-branded "Easy to Assemble, which features a fictionalized version of…
History’s first scripted show, "Vikings," has made a key casting announcement, landing an actor known for a series of high-profile film roles and fresh off a highly honored run on HBO, TheWrap.com reports. The actor is Gabriel Byrne, who won…
The writers on NBC’s "Community" are scheduled to meet with its new showrunners, David Guarascio and Moses Port, to talk about their futures with the show, indicating that some may be willing to stay on after creator Dan Harmon was…
A key decision came down Monday in a closely watched legal case that many see as a showdown between traditional media and online streaming. Television broadcasters lost some ground in their battle against Barry Diller’s Aereo, a service that streams…
ABC News has announced the two co-anchors who will host “Good Afternoon America,” a one-hour extension of “Good Morning America” that will have a nine-week run starting July 9. The anchors will be “GMA’s” Josh Elliott and Lara Spencer, with…
AMC announced its summer programming lineup today, setting premiere dates for a number of series and announcing plans for a new unscripted series, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Breaking Bad,” which is entering what the network calls the first part of its final…
A franchise show that has delivered big numbers for NBC in the past had its lowest-rated season finale ever Sunday night, as “Celebrity Apprentice” mustered only a 2.2 rating in the key 18-49 demo, according to Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports…
Johnny Depp, who’s currently in theaters starring in Tim Burton’s adaptation of “Dark Shadows,” is intent on bringing another vintage ABC show to the big screen. The update of the Darren McGavin series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” which attracted a…
A longtime sidekick of Howard Stern through his various radio and TV incarnations has revealed a major medical development, Examiner.com reports. Robin Quivers, Stern’s longtime co-host, told listeners of his radio show Monday that she is set to go ahead…