A popular mobile game is slated to become a television show later this year, reports the New York Post. The game is "Angry Birds." The animated program will consist of 52 episodes running two and a half to three minutes…
Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network has struggled with poor ratings, management turnover and high costs, but the channel now has something to celebrate. OWN signed a new distribution deal with Comcast, giving Winfrey’s fledgling network a boost in the number…
With Katie Couric slated to fill in on ABC’s "Good Morning America" this week, NBC’s "Today" has tapped former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin to co-host, reports CNN.com. The pairing brings to mind Couric’s infamous interviews with Palin during…
MTV and 495 Productions are reportedly looking for new castmates to add to "Jersey Shore," with the idea of potentially phasing out Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino from the show, reports TMZ.com. The decision to search for new cast members comes…
NBC’s “30 Rock,” which reaped big ratings when it aired its first live episode back in 2010, will try it again, the Courier-Journal reports. The comedy will air live from New York’s Rockefeller Center on April 26, the story reports….
A merger between two entertainment unions became effective Friday, March 30, after members of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists voted to consolidate, B&C reports. The story reports: “The combined union, SAG-AFTRA, will…
Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown has reportedly been cast on a TV sitcom, according to People.com. The role is a recurring part on Tyler Perry’s "For Better or Worse." Details about the role weren’t available, the story says. The…
Tribune pulled television stations in 19 markets off the air over the weekend, including WPIX-TV in New York and WGN-TV in Chicago, reports Bloomberg. The blackout comes as a contract between Tribune and DirecTV expired and after two months of…
"There were three winning tickets sold for Friday’s record $640 million Mega Millions jackpot — believed to be the world’s largest such prize," according to a story by CBS News and the Associated Press. The story adds, "Mega Millions spokesperson…
"News commentator Keith Olbermann is out at Current TV, just nine months after launching his weeknight show, ‘Countdown,’ " reports USA Today. Olbermann’s show has been replaced with ‘Viewpoint With Eliot Spitzer,’ featuring the former New York governor and former…