Former Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes, who has been generating negative headlines for her raunchy tweets and other unusual behavior, as previously reported, is firing back at some of the outlets that have been reporting on her escapades. E! Online reports…
Netflix is moving into outer space, and it has rounded up some high-octane talent to help get it there. Entertainment Weekly reports that the online streaming company placed an order for a 10-episode first season of a sci-fi thriller, “Sense8.”…
ABC Family rolled out plans for a spinoff series to “Pretty Little Liars.” The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel is moving ahead with plans for “Ravenswood,” from “Liars” exec producer Marlene King, set for an October…
CBS Corp. has announced it’s acquiring a share of a basic cable network. Deadline.com reports that the company revealed it is acquiring 50% of TV Guide, which puts it in a 50/50 partnership with Lionsgate. TV Guide consists of TVGN…
Amazon has greenlighted a project based on a popular zombie movie. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the online company is moving forward with a pilot based on the 2009 action-comedy “Zombieland.” "The film’s writers, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, are…
A training video produced by the Internal Revenue Service has turned into an embarrassment for the agency. Deadline.com reports that the IRS has admitted that the clip, made in 2010, was a mistake. The video uses IRS staffers to parody…
Multiple Emmy Award winner Bill Cosby got a website shut down after targeting the site in a dispute over its name. L.A. Weekly reports that the website, Cosbysweaters.com, backed off on using the name rather than put up a legal…
An actress known for her work in Nickelodeon shows is creating buzz with a series of curious, and at times raunchy, tweets. Fox News reports that a number of the posts by actress Amanda Bynes focus on the rapper Drake….
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is leaving the agency and will announce his departure today, Bloomberg reports. The departure of Genachowski, a Democrat, means there will be two vacancies on the five-member U.S. agency that oversees cable, broadcast and…
A new study examines how much of the material recorded on DVRs goes unwatched, and it finds that the amount is substantial. According to the study from Motorola Mobility, 41% of recorded content on DVRs in the U.S. is never…