In an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook talked about a "grand vision" for television, but clammed up when asked for details. "We’re still playing in TV through Apple TV….
Launching a high-profile cable network can cost millions of dollars, so it’s of some note that a money-loser is now predicted to make money this year. David Zaslav, the CEO of Discovery Communications, made the surprise announcement that the Oprah…
Wall Street seemed to view Netflix’s new season of "Arrested Development" as problematic, sending shares of the stock down by more than 6% Tuesday after reviews came in for the show, reports the Associated Press. As previously reported, early reviews…
Longtime CNN talk host Larry King is resurfacing with a new TV show, and the channel that hired him is a surprise. According to The Hollywood Reporter, King’s new show, "Politics with Larry King," will be on the Kremlin-backed channel…
James Lipton, the host of the Bravo show "Inside the Actors Studio," told Parade magazine that he used to be a pimp, when he lived in Paris in the 1950s. "It was only a few years after the war. Paris…
A new advertising campaign from a New York City television station offers a grim assessment of the state of TV, and aims to cash in on it. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that new ads for Thirteen, a local PBS station,…
An executive who helped make Snooki a pop culture icon while he was at MTV has been named president of TruTV. The Los Angeles Times reports that Chris Linn, who previously was an executive vice president of MTV, got the…
ABC Family has renewed a comedy series. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel will bring back "Melissa & Joey" for a fourth season. The channel also gave a back order to the show for an additional…
Satellite company Dish Network has rolled out a new social media app for the Hopper DVR. Deadline.com reports that the company says the app, Social, is the industry’s “first and only set-top app that delivers on-screen social content relevant to…
Media buyers have offered an assessment of what to expect from this upfront season. MediaLife reports that the buyers are saying this will be a "ho-hum" season, without strong results for the broadcast networks. "Media people foresee very small gains…