One of NBC’s new comedy series is coming under fire from an activist group, Entertainment Weekly reports. The new sitcom is “Animal Practice,” which has ruffled the feathers of PETA — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The group…
A former longtime president of CBS Entertainment has joined Microsoft as its president of entertainment and digital media. Nancy Tellem, who was president of CBS Entertainment from 1998 to the end of 2009, "will oversee a Microsoft production studio based in…
Former MSNBC and Current TV commentator Keith Olbermann has been keeping a relatively low profile since his latest firing (from Current, back in March), but he resurfaced this week with what is in essence one of his trademark “Special Comments,”…
People.com is running its first-ever poll to determine the Sexiest Man and Woman on TV. ABC is also involved in the event, with the winners to be announced live on the network’s “Emmys Red Carpet Live” on Sunday, Sept. 23….
An actress known for her role on "That ’70s Show" has been cast in a project from "Weeds" creator Jenji Kohan, reports Deadline.com. Laura Prepon is set for "Orange Is the New Black," based on the memoir by Piper Kerman…
Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, along with “Community” creator Dan Harmon, has turned to crowdfunding to get backing for a stop-motion project — and the effort has paid off, reports Deadline.com. Called “Anomalisa,” the project raised a record $406,237 from Kickstarter, a…
Apple said today, Sept. 17, 2012, that "iPhone 5 preorders topped 2 million in 24 hours — more than double the amount of preorders it had for the iPhone 4S," reports USA Today. The story continues, "The company said that because…
In a heated war of words, Dish CEO Joe Clayton is not being intimidated by CBS chief Les Moonves. CBS " ‘would be well advised to tune into the consumer,’ Clayton said at an event introducing an October 2 broadcast…
Alison Pill, an actress currrently appearing on HBO’s "The Newsroom," accidentally tweeted a topless photo of herself on Wednesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The photo, which was quickly removed from Pill’s Twitter account but found its way to various…
CBS CEO Leslie Moonves threatened to drop the network from satellite operator Dish Network unless Dish gives up its Auto Hop ad-skipping device, MediaPost reports. “CBS is in litigation along with other networks trying to thwart the device, but even…