One of the legends of tennis has signed on with ESPN for its coverage of Wimbledon this summer, reports B&C. John McEnroe will be part of the cable network’s team coverage of the tournament. ESPN signed a 12-year agreement last…
Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has woken up from a coma, reports People.com. As previously reported, Gibb, 62, fell into a coma earlier this month and was fighting for his life after suffering a hard recovery from cancer. He contracted…
Sundance Channel’s creative director, film legend Robert Redford, will appear on the channel as the presenter of a series of acclaimed independent films, Deadline.com reports. The channel announced plans for the series in a press release today, stating: “Airing every…
NBC’s "Today" has lined up performers including Justin Bieber, Chris Brown and Usher for its summer concert series, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Usher will kick off the series on Friday, May 18, marking his first-ever performance on…
Lifetime has decided to take a pass on a pilot from Melanie Griffith, Deadline.com reports. The drama pilot, "American Housewife," stars Griffith and is executive produced by the actress and her husband and partner Antonio Banderas. Griffith plays an apparently…
Despite losing almost two-thirds of its market value last year, Netflix gave Chief Executive Reed Hastings a 68% bump in compensation, reports Deadline.com. While Hastings’ salary slipped 3.7% to $500,000, his stock option awards rose almost 76% to $8.8 million,…
Syfy’s new drama series "Defiance" has cast Mia Kirshner of "The Vampire Diaries" and Fionnula Flanagan of "Lost," reports Deadline.com. The project, set in the future, tracks the survivors of a universal war living in a frontier boomtown called Defiance,…
In a move that ended the 15-year-plus Disney career of one of the company’s top executives, Walt Disney Studios Chairman Rich Ross has left the company, according to a number of media reports. Here’s what Brooks Barnes of the New…
The next iPhone from Apple is expected in October, and among the innovations will be a redesigned body made of an exotic alloy, ABC News reports. Citing Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, the report says the new device will run…
Jimmy Fallon will take his NBC late-night show to North Carolina next week for an appearance by President Obama, The New York Times reports. For Fallon, it’s a sign of the rising stature of his “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”…