CNN has banned the use of the term "Frankenstorm" to refer to Hurricane Sandy, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker. CNN meteorologist Rob Marciano said in a tweet Friday, "The name ‘Frankenstorm’ has been coined by some meteorologists and media….
A cable network announced the decision to cancel two shows that have come to define the network for much of the past decade. The network is G4, which announced plans to wrap up “Attack of the Show” and “X-Play.” G4…
News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch sent out a tweet Sunday commemorating the one-year passing of Steve Jobs, but there was one problem: Murdoch was off by 23 days, reports Deadline.com. The tweet read, "Today. Is anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death….
One of the stars of the hit ABC sitcom "Modern Family" is working to block the sale of personal photos she says were stolen, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Sofia Vergara says the pics were stolen from a…
Barbara Walters and Donald Trump are exchanging verbal salvos over Trump’s latest challenge to President Obama, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. "Donald, you’re making a fool of yourself. You’re not hurting Obama, you’re hurting Donald and that hurts me…
A new report says there’s a new No. 1 network in prime time — and this one might surprise you, TV Guide reports. “If the digital video recorder were a network — with you, the viewer, as chief programmer —…
"Sometimes actions speak louder than words." Lance Armstrong, who is a prolific user of Twitter, made a startling change to his Twitter biography yesterday, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. So writes Chuck Schilken of the Los Angeles Times. The article says, "As…
With Sirius XM Radio preparing to be taken over by its biggest investor, Liberty Media, the company said Chief Executive Mel Karmazin will step down on Feb. 1, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Karmazin, who will also leave…
Netflix shares took a hit Tuesday after the company reported U.S. streaming growth that fell short of analysts’ projections, according to Bloomberg. The shares fell as much as 19% in extended trading, with the company also reducing its forecast for…
Apple has taken the wraps off a number of new devices, with the centerpiece of the latest product rollout being the new iPad Mini — a competitor for smaller tablets such as the Nexus 7 from Google and the Kindle…