A top Russian newscaster has been fired after she apparently gave the finger to President Obama during a news telecast, the U.K. publication The Telegraph reports. Video of the incident, which can be seen here, was widely posted online, going…
Eight months after he lost his job over an ill-fated series of Twitter jokes, a well-known comedian will return to television this week in a guest spot on NBC’s "Law & Order: SVU" that may become a steady job, according…
One of the most high-profile efforts of the past year to create an online content destination has collapsed, according to a statement from the company trying to put together the project. Prospect Park, run by former Disney executive Rich Frank…
A study by Internet management and security company SplashData has compiled the worst passwords of the year, based on data from hackers, Time reports. No. 1 on the list: “password.” (Its variation, “passw0rd,” created by changing the letter o to…
Eleven television shows from Carsey Werner TV Distribution have been added to Hulu Plus, including "The Cosby Show" and "3rd Rock From the Sun," reports TheWrap.com. The acquisition includes 580 episodes of programs including "Grounded for Life," "Men Behaving Badly,"…
The creator of an ABC series wrote that he was "mad" after he learned that the network had cut his show’s order to 15 episodes from the typical 22, reports The Huffington Post. ABC announced the reduced order Friday for…
New episodes of a beloved cult television comedy will be created, courtesy of Netflix, with the streaming-video company striking a deal to revive the Fox series "Arrested Development," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The production is expected…
Joss Whedon, the creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," said he’s working on another installment of an Internet-based miniseries, reports Yahoo’s MovieTalk. The series is "Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog," starring Neil Patrick Harris, the story reports. "We have been working…
CBS Corp. President and CEO Les Moonves opened up about ‘Two and a Half Men,’ the value of demographics and how technology has affected the content business during an in-depth interview with the Hollywood Radio and Television Society. TVWeek Open…
Cartoon Network said it’s planning a weekly series based on a YouTube phenomenon that will air beginning in 2012, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. The Internet phenomenon is "The Annoying Orange," an animated fruit that annoys other foods…