Three actors are being forced to leave a long-running ABC series for legal reasons. TVLine.com reports that actors Michael Easton, Roger Howarth and Kristen Alderson are getting the boot from the daytime drama “General Hospital” — at least for the…
The Consumer Electronics Association has cut its ties with CNET in a rebuke to CNET parent company CBS, The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports. The move is part of the fallout from CBS’s decision to block CNET editors from…
Amazon has cast "Roseanne" star John Goodman in one of its first six original comedy pilots, reports Deadline.com. The project, "Alpha House," is written by Oscar nominee and Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Trudeau. The show is about four senators who…
YouTube is getting ready to debut paid subscriptions for individual channels this spring, reports Advertising Age. The goal is to lure content producers, advertising money and viewers from traditional television, the story notes. "As of now it appears that the…
Amid a climate of change under new CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker, a key executive has announced his departure from the network. Deadline.com reports that Mark Whitaker, who has been CNN’s managing editor and executive vice president, is exiting the…
Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and chairman of hi-def cable network AXS TV, launched the annual conference of the National Association of Television Program Executives in Miami with a defense of the traditional television model, Cynthia Littleton…
ABC has cast an Emmy-winning actor and comedian to star in a new sitcom project, Deadline.com reports. The network cast Rob Corddry to star in the pilot "Spy," a comedy based on a British show of the same name, the…
A Web series starring "Party Down" actor Ken Marino is heading to television, with a debut set on the E! channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. E! will debut the reality show parody, “Burning Love,” Feb. 25 at 10 p.m.,…
In a move that appears to send a signal about the direction of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Time Warner Inc. has named its digital guru, Kevin Tsujihara, as the new chief executive of WBE, the Los Angeles Times reports. “Time Warner…
The Los Angeles Dodgers today are rolling out plans for their own regional sports network. B&C reports that the baseball team is partnering with Time Warner Cable in the venture, with TWC to serve as exclusive affiliate agent along with…