Burger King is reinventing its marketing strategy, shifting its target from teenagers to moms, hiring a new ad agency … and getting rid of the familiar “King” character that many customers find creepy, USA Today reports. According to the story:…
Apple, creator of the super successful tablet computer the iPad, is set to release a third generation of the device in early 2012, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Northern California company is currently engaging suppliers and assemblers in Asia…
CBS confirmed that it has pulled a show from its lineup after airing only four episodes, the Futon Critic reports. Gone from the Sunday schedule is “Same Name,” which has struggled to find viewers. Repeats of “The Good Wife” will…
In a warning shot to Netflix, Amazon has reached a milestone with its Instant Video on-demand streaming service, AOL Tech reports. The service now has 100,000 titles available. Of those titles, 9,000 are included in the Prime streaming plan, the…
An actor who played one of the heroic alien fighters in ABC’s "V" has joined the new NBC drama "The Playboy Club," reports Deadline.com. Joel Gretsch will play an adversary of Eddie Cibrian’s lead character, Nick Dalton, an attorney and…
The annual telecasts of "A Christmas Story" have turned the holiday movie into a cultural touchstone, and one actor from the picture wants his share of the money being made by the studio for licensing his likeness on consumer merchandise,…
A former “Seinfeld” writer is developing a comedy pilot based on longtime fugitive mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, reports TheWrap.com. Writer Peter Mehlman has sold the pilot to Twentieth Century Fox, which is shopping the project. Bulger, who allegedly is responsible…
A well-known pop singer has been tapped to play Andy Bernard’s brother on NBC’s "The Office," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. Singer Josh Groban will play the role of Walter Jr. in the show’s eighth season, the…
A high-profile TV star who is involved in one of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the fall season has come under scrutiny over an unrelated project — a stint as guest editor for an online magazine. Ashton Kutcher, who…
Days after canceling a long-running reality show, TLC is canceling another show, Deadline.com reports. The cable channel is pulling the plug on Kat Von D’s “LA Ink,” according to the story. The move comes on the heels of the cancellation…