In a sign that Google’s new social network faces an uphill fight in its attempt to woo consumers away from Facebook, the amount of time U.S. users spend on the new Google+ service has been stagnating, reports Bloomberg. For the…
"Desperate Housewives" actress Nicollette Sheridan has had a judge limit the damages she may recoup from her wrongful termination lawsuit if she wins at trial, reports the Associated Press. The Los Angeles Superior Court judge, Elizabeth Allen White, also urged…
HBO has ordered a pilot for a drama from former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson and director Spike Lee, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The boxing drama, "Da Brick," is loosely based on Tyson’s early career….
A 12-part take on the story of the ill-fated luxury liner Titanic is lining up a slate of stars, reports Deadline.com. The British miniseries, "Titanic: Blood & Steel," has yet to land a U.S. distribution deal. Chris Noth, Derek Jacobi,…
Yahoo is preparing a slate of original programs to launch this fall, with eight short-form series to debut starting Oct. 3, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The lineup includes "The Failure Club" from filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, known…
Even after being downgraded to a tropical storm, Hurricane Irene delivered record ratings for the Weather Channel, with Saturday’s numbers representing the network’s highest-rated entire day in its 29-year history, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. One 15-minute…
ABC has bought a comedy project from a "Seinfeld" writer and a "Scrubs" writer, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The untitled project from "Seinfeld" writer Jennifer Crittenden and "Scrubs" writer Gabrielle Allan focuses on a 1990s…
"The Sector," a sci-fi action-crime series from Ridley and Tony Scott’s Scott Free Prods., may get picked up by Discovery’s Science after Cinemax passed on it, reports Deadline.com. Described as an action-crime show similar to "Blade Runner" and "District 9,"…
AOL, the onetime darling of the late 1990s Internet boom, is considering going private, according to the New York Post. Early discussions have focused on finding a price that might convince AOL’s management to consider investing in taking the company…
Billionaire Carl Icahn has agreed to sell all of his holdings in Lionsgate Entertainment, ending his three-year attempt to take over the film and television studio, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. In what the article calls a…