The launch of a new restaurant owned by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was a washout — literally — according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ramsay’s Montreal eatery Laurier Gordon Ramsay had to be evacuated during Wednesday’s opening night because of a…
Viacom and Cablevision Systems have settled their dispute over Cablevision’s iPad app that allows consumers to watch TV shows on their Apple devices, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Viacom had argued that its agreement with Cablevision didn’t…
Hulu is set for its first international expansion, with plans to roll out a premium subscription service later this year in Japan, reports B&C. Hulu’s content will be available on "four screens (PCs, TVs, mobile phones and tablets), for one…
MSG Entertainment announced that it has named a new senior vice president, product management and brand oversight, Rockettes. The position has been taken by Chris Moseley, formerly senior vice president of marketing for History Channel. Making the announcement was Melissa…
E! Entertainment Television announced a pair of key executive moves, promoting Cyndi McClellan to president, network strategy and E! News, and adding to the role of John Najarian, Multichannel News reports. McClellan adds oversight of “True Hollywood Story,” “E! News”…
Cable and satellite subscriptions combined for their biggest decline ever during the second quarter, a historic plunge that an analyst attributed to a “toxic mix” of factors, Bloomberg reports. Subscriptions among the top six publicly traded cable and satellite companies…
Lionsgate plans to sell access to "Abduction," a movie starring "Twilight" actor Taylor Lautner, on television for as little as $6.99 just three months after its release in movie theaters, reports Bloomberg. The film is slated to hit theaters Sept….
As rioting continues to rage in London and other British cities, authorities are focusing on the role of social media and BlackBerry Messenger in helping to organize the rioters, ABC News reports. Police have threatened to bring charges against social…
An actress who appeared on HBO’s "The Wire" has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute heroin, reports the Associated Press. Felicia "Snoop" Pearson, 31, entered the plea in Baltimore a day before her trial was slated to begin. Judge Lawrence…
A cable channel that is a joint venture of Comcast, Lionsgate and Sony Pictures announced that it has greenlighted its first original scripted series, B&C reports. FEARnet gave the go-ahead to “Holliston,” a show about two friends who want to…