"Good Morning America" host Robin Roberts wrote on a blog entry on ABCNews.com that her blood counts are "great" after her Sept. 20 bone-marrow transplant. "My sister Sally-Ann’s stem cells apparently feel right at home in my body — an…
Blockbuster is abandoning its plan to transform into an online video provider that would rival Netflix, reports Bloomberg. The plan is being scrapped after U.S. regulators didn’t immediately approve a waiver that would allow Dish Network, which bought Blockbuster out…
Home appliance manufacturer KitchenAid, best known for blenders, refrigerators and dishwashers, is taking heat for sending out a tweet during Wednesday’s presidential debate that joked about President Obama’s dead grandmother, USA Today reports. KitchenAid has apologized for an "irresponsible tweet."…
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the recipients of the 64th annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards — including a Lifetime Achievement Award for Manolo Romero, managing director of Olympic Broadcasting Services. A number of tech…
Netflix is giving away walk-on parts in its revived "Arrested Development," reports TheWrap.com. The company is running a contest to give away six walk-on roles. There’s a catch, though: To get one of the parts, contestants need to submit an…
When the “Entertainment Tonight” spinoff “The Insider” relaunches in January, it may be hard to recognize. CBS TV Distribution and Yahoo are collaborating to rebrand the syndicated newsmag, which is set to become “omg! NOW” — the name of a…
In an incident that has received wide attention on the Internet, Jennifer Livingston, a morning anchor on CBS affiliate WKBT-TV in Lacrosse, Wis., responded on air to a viewer who criticized her for being overweight, The New York Times reports….
Fans of Fox’s "The Simpsons" will get a chance to write a scene for the show, reports Deadline.com. The producers are encouraging viewers to write their version of an opening "couch gag” as part of a contest sponsored by the…
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, a star of Travel Channel and CNN, stuck a verbal fork in one of his rivals, calling Guy Fieri’s new midtown Manhattan restaurant a “terror-dome,” Esquire reports. And he didn’t stop there. Fieri, the star of…
Some of the new television shows are getting a lot of help from delayed viewing via online streaming or DVR taping, with some of the results "eye-popping," reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder. NBC’s new drama…