Fox Networks today began blocking Dish Network’s customers from viewing Fox Sports, FX and NatGeo cable channels after a rate dispute, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Radio & TV Talk blog. Dish said the dispute is over Fox Networks’ request for…
After testing marionettes and talking with U.S. studios and networks about partnering on his sci-fi project, Tom Hanks has settled on animation and a partnership with Reliance Big Entertainment of India for his online series, called "Electric City," reports the…
The next version of Apple’s iPad may debut by June 2011 reports Bloomberg News, citing a report from the Goldman Sachs Group. The new version is expected to be thinner and lighter, the article says, and will have a built-in…
ESPN has named a new marketing executive, the all-sports network has announced. "ESPN has named Carol Kruse, a global brand marketing executive with more than 20 years of experience, as its senior vice president, marketing," the company said in the…
It’s been an open secret for quite some time in Hollywood that George Lucas was going back and retrofitting his ‘Star Wars’ movies for 3D release. Citing unnamed sources, The Hollywood Reporter says the first ‘Star Wars’ release in 3D…
Barry Diller is resigning as chairman of Live Nation. The news was first reported by Kim Masters at The Hollywood Reporter. Live Nation "was created in January by the merger of Ticketmaster Entertainment, the world’s largest ticketing company, and Live…
Hulu has signed up "a handful" of advertising sponsors pledging significant monies to air their ads during the debut of the online-television site’s subscription service, reports the New York Post. Each of the sponsors is be paying $2 million for…
The New York Times’ Bill Carter looks at the effect digital video recorders are having on the television season’s first week of ratings, pointing out that many new shows are looking better once post-broadcast viewing is added in. For example,…
Is the next cool music channel going to be on broadcast and not cable? Cool Music just completed a deal with Lin Broadcasting, putting "the eclectic 24/7 music network in a total of 53 markets and extends its reach to…
CBS is developing a new comedy based on another Twitter feed, following the successful debut of its Twitter-based comedy "$#*! My Dad Says," reports the Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The new project is based on a Twitter feed…