A former "Good Morning America" executive producer has revealed that she, like Angelina Jolie, has undergone a double mastectomy after learning she carried the BRCA gene. TVNewser reports that Shelley Ross made the revelation. Ross said that Jolie’s Op Ed…
DirecTV is contemplating a bid for the online streaming service Hulu, reports The Wall Street Journal. Hulu’s owners, which include Walt Disney, News Corp. and Comcast, are considering their options for Hulu, including a sale. Interested bidders are reportedly said…
Another major media outlet has been targeted by hackers focused on the situation in Syria. Advertising Age reports that the latest attack was focused on the Financial Times. Messages related to the confict in Syria appeared on the publication’s blog…
The writer and producer of a high-profile online project gave a stark assessment of why the show won’t be moving past the pilot stage, New York Magazine’s Vulture reports. The project is Amazon’s "Zombieland," one of the Internet company’s first…
An Internet star who has appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and has been featured on other television programs was arrested on a murder charge. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker, whose real name is Caleb Lawrence McGillvary,…
In what The New York Times calls the "latest assault on the fraying broadcast sports model," ESPN said it will take control of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in 2015, ending CBS’s almost half-century airing the event. We reported earlier…
The revived online versions of "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" are having their schedules cut back. The New York Post reports that the shows will be cut back to twice-a-week airings starting Monday. Both shows debuted April…
In its legal battle with broadcasters, Aereo is looking to score what The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. calls "the ultimate ruling." The Barry Diller-backed company filed for summary judgment in the case, which is looking into the legality of Aereo’s…
Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Glenn Britt is talking with other cable operators about joining forces in a bid for streaming service Hulu, reports the New York Post. The idea would make sense, given that the cable industry is threatened…
Snooki is getting another 15 minutes of fame thanks to a new lawsuit. Viacom was hit with a class-action suit Tuesday that alleges a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because MTV reportedly sent promotional texts to people who…