ABC will debut a "Big Brother"-like show next month, with contestants living under the same roof and trying to outlast each other, reports TheWrap.com. Set for a June 18 premiere, "The Glass House" will include a significant social network element,…
To give fans more access to her backstage during her upcoming concert tour, "American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez will relaunch her website — JenniferLopez.com — today, reports People magazine. Lopez’s site will have added interactive features, including a new online…
NBC has pulled a series off its prime-time schedule, TVLine.com reports. The series, which has aired just four episodes, is the midseason comedy “Best Friends Forever.” Series star and executive producer Lennon Parham wrote on Twitter on Friday, "BFF Fans:…
Hulu, which has allowed viewers to watch shows for free online, is moving to an authentication model that will require viewers to prove they have a cable or satellite TV subscription, reports our good friend, former Ad Age reporter Claire Atkinson, in the…
The technology industry is hard at work devising apps for television, which could transform the television business while replacing the clunky cable interface with apps that will work on the TV screen, reports The New York Times. Apps for some…
Former Current TV host Keith Olbermann wasn’t pleased at being the focus of several jokes told by Jimmy Kimmel at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kimmel made several quips about Olbermann, such…
One of the former co-hosts of ABC’s "The View," Star Jones, who’s currently guesting on a panel segment for NBC’s "Today" show, has taken to Twitter to launch a campaign against reality TV shows such as "Basketball Wives," "The Real…
One of the stars of the CBS comedy “The Big Bang Theory” has been honored with an award for being a “forward thinker,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Actress Mayim Bialik, who plays the scientist Amy Farrah Fowler on the…
In a case that rebuffed a strong lobbying effort by broadcasters, the Federal Communications Commission voted today to require TV stations to post online the ad rates they charge for political spots, the AP reports. The 2-1 vote came despite…
A new study provides an apparent explanation for recent ratings declines at Nickelodeon — and it has implications for traditional television as a whole, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Bernstein study links Nickelodeon’s problems to Netflix and the shift to…