Our good friend Richard Licata, who we’ve known since he was at HBO years ago, is following Bob Greenblatt over to NBC. Licata, who has been running Showtime’s public relations department, is getting the newly created post of Executive Vice President,…
TNT announced that it is bringing back one of its shows for another season, Multichannel News reports. It will be the second season for successful freshman legal drama “Franklin & Bash.” The cable network has ordered 10 episodes of the…
A popular actor with a long string of film and TV credits, who made a strong impact as the senator who tries to blackmail Michael Corleone in "The Godfather: Part II," has died, reports AOL TV. Character actor G.D. Spradlin…
NBC’s "Today Show" aired a mistaken graphic Monday — either a legitimate error or someone’s creepy idea of a joke — during a report covering the death of singer Amy Winehouse, reports TVNewser.com. The piece included a clip from Winehouse’s…
MTV has announced plans to re-air a live set by a 23-year-old Amy Winehouse, recorded in summer 2007, reports Entertainment Weekly. The appearance took place a few days after the singer’s “Back to Black” album went gold, at a time…
Rumors that the book “ESPN: Those Guys Have All the Fun" is headed to the big screen, which we reported last month, have been confirmed, Deadline.com reports. 20th Century Fox is putting the finishing touches on a deal to produce…
IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, has inked a three-year deal with the production company that creates "American Idol," "America’s Got Talent" and the soon-to-premiere "The X Factor," according to TheWrap. In a written statement, a union spokesperson…
Even as Netflix struggles with its subscription services, a huge competitor is poised to make its presence felt in the online streaming business is a big way, reports Deadline.com. Retail giant Walmart has integrated VUDU — a service it bought…
The Teen Choice Awards have announced who will host this year’s ceremony, scheduled to be aired Sunday, Aug. 7, on Fox, Deadline.com reports. The host will be actress Kaley Cuoco, a star of CBS’s hit sitcom "The Big Bang Theory."…
A veteran character actor who appeared on "The Sopranos" and was known for his stage work has died, reports The New York Times. Tom Aldredge, who played Carmela’s father on "The Sopranos," was 83. In 1979, when Aldredge was in…