One of the biggest stars of the original “Star Trek” television series has thrown his clout behind a new crowdsourced project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock on the 1960s installment of "Star Trek," is endorsing…
Broadcast networks have filed a lawsuit against Aereokiller in an effort to prevent the company from providing streaming video of broadcast programming in the Washington, D.C., market, Variety reports. The move is “the latest effort to challenge the legality of…
A TV interview featuring Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine promoting their new movie “Now You See Me” caught Freeman apparently catching a few Z’s, USA Today reports. During the interview Wednesday on Fox’s Seattle-Tacoma affiliate KCPQ-TV, Freeman, 75, appears to…
When the new episodes of "Arrested Development" were conceived, creator Mitch Hurwitz said viewers would be able to watch the installments on Netflix in any order they wanted, but now he has an urgent message for fans: Scratch that, reports…
Netflix has taken the wraps off plans for its new Ricky Gervais series. Deadline.com reports that the online streaming service will launch the show, “Derek,” just after midnight on Sept. 12. Gervais is the writer, director, executive producer and star…
Plans have just been announced for what’s being touted as a groundbreaking new television series from filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The Los Angeles Times reports that Spielberg will executive produce an original live-action series based on the “Halo” video games. “The…
ESPN has confirmed that it is expecting a round of job cuts. The company issued a statement acknowledging moves that had already surfaced in the media, Deadline.com reports. In the statement, ESPN said: “We are implementing changes across the company…
NBCUniversal today announced the appointment of a new senior vice president, cable advertising sales. The company named Cherie Cohen to the post. Cohen will oversee the company’s regional sales offices in Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles. “Working with NBCUniversal’s entire…
ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars" was hit by voting difficulties Monday, with ABC asking fans to vote by texting, calling and via Facebook after problems arose with ABC.com, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The problems come after NBC’s "The Voice"…
A familiar TV host who has been called "the hardest-working man in television" will soon extend his talents to prime time. Elizabeth Jensen reports in The New York Times that Charlie Rose is getting a new PBS show. Rose, who…