After an extra on "Glee" leaked the names of the prom king and queen in a future episode, the show’s producer, 20th Century Fox Television, is considering adding punitive language to all of its contracts to dissuade people from leaking…
NBC Sports Group has won a 10-year rights deal with a major sports league, but it’s not for one of the so-called “big three” sports in the U.S.–football, baseball and basketball. The deal is with the National Hockey League, and…
DirecTV is rolling out the new Home Premiere premium VOD service, which debuts Thursday with the Adam Sandler comedy “Just Go With It,” Multichannel News reports. The service will offer selected movies about two months after their release in theaters….
Reuters says three sources have told the news service that Apple’s iPhone 5 will arrive in stores in September. PC Magazine this morning–April 20, 2011–has an article that compiles the Reuters report and a bunch of other rumors about the iPhone…
A major website is joining in on the royal wedding frenzy, announcing plans for a live stream of the nuptials between Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton, according to the site. The site is YouTube, which will join a wide…
The actress who played the assistant in "Doctor Who" between 1973 and 1976 and recently reprised the role has died, reports the BBC. Elisabeth Sladen was 63. Sladen had been battling cancer, the story says. In her role as Sarah…
An NBCUniversal executive who played a key role in the company’s integration with Comcast has been promoted to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of NBCUniversal’s Entertainment and Digital Networks and Integrated Media division,…
The cancellations of the long-running soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" are creating fallout for ABC, with one advertiser saying it’s “disappointed” by the decision and announcing plans to pull its ads from the network, according…
Dish Network has revealed part of its plan for Blockbuster, the bankrupt video-rental chain that is being bought by Dish for $320 million, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Dish will keep open about 600 of Blockbuster’s 1,751…
Yahoo wants to grab some of television’s advertising dollars and is planning to debut seven to 10 new series this year, bringing its total number of shows to more than 30, reports Adweek.com. Yahoo executives are deciding whether to host…