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Canceled Sitcom Moves Online for ‘Burnoff’ Phase

Eight unaired episodes of a canceled comedy series will air online. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the episodes of ABC’s "Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23" will appear on ABC.com, iTunes and Hulu. When the show, which…

Longtime ABC Executive, Tech Pioneer, Dead at 63

A former ABC Television Network executive who was recognized as a technology pioneer has died. Deadline.com reports that Preston Davis died Monday at 63 following an illness. Davis retired as president of broadcast operations and engineering in 2011, after working…

Aereo Chief Keeps Up Heat on Broadcasters, Suggests Networks Are Bluffing

Aereo Chief Executive Chet Kanojia expressed skepticism that broadcast networks would make good on their threats to move to cable to circumvent his service, the New York Post reports. Executives for Fox and Univision talked earlier this month about converting…

ABC Can’t Seem to Settle on a Name for New Action Series

ABC appears to be having trouble making its mind up about a title for an upcoming series. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the network has been flipflopping about naming its new Joss Whedon action series, which was originally called “S.H.I.E.L.D.”…

Eva Longoria Explains Why She’s Taking Her Talents Online

Hulu’s most recent move into original content is a half-hour series that stars former "Desperate Housewives" actress Eva Longoria, reports Advertising Age. Longoria will play Rudi Wilson in "Mother Up," an animated comedy set to debut on Hulu in the…

Amazon Takes a Step Into TV, Tweaks Plan to Put Pilots on the Web

Amazon is posting eight comedy pilots on its site, but the debut, which was slated for today (Thursday, April 18, 2013), was pushed back at the last minute, reports the New York Post. The article doesn’t report when the pilots…

Seth MacFarlane Condemns Videos Tying ‘Family Guy’ to Boston Marathon Attack

Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Fox’s "Family Guy," called videos connecting the animated show to the Boston Marathon bombing "abhorrent," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The videos have been characterized as a hoax. The videos have been making…

ESPN Viewers Grumbling About Coverage of Boston Marathon Tragedy

ESPN has been taking heat over its coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing. Some viewers weren’t happy about the sports channel devoting airtime to covering the attack, and took to Twitter to complain, reports the New York Post. One viewer…

Reality Star Apologizes for Boston Bombing Tweet

A tweet sent just after the Boston Marathon bombing landed a reality television star in hot water. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that Cousin Anthony, the star of TLC’s "Cake Boss," apologized after sending out a tweet that…

Downloading an Entire Season of a TV Show in Less Than a Minute? A Speedier Wi-Fi Will Actually Hit the Market This Year. The Power and the Real Story

First, the good news: "A faster version of Wi-Fi will hit the market this year, giving users the power to download a television show’s entire season in less than a minute," writes Drew Fitzgerald in the Wall Street Journal [Note:…