A well-known CNN on-air personality has been tapped to moderate the National Geographic Bee. TVNewser reports that Soledad O’Brien will take over from "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek, who has moderated the Bee for 25 years. O’Brien, the former anchor of…
Universal TV has signed "Grimm" co-creators David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf to a new overall deal, reports Deadline.com. The writing partners will continue as executive producers on the NBC drama, which recently received a third-season renewal. The show has been…
Brad Pitt reveals that a lot of his former life "scares him," in the upcoming June/July issue of Esquire magazine. Pitt says he really didn’t straighten out his life until about a decade ago, which is about when he was filming "Troy."…
"Sony Corp. directors are discussing whether to adopt billionaire Daniel Loeb’s proposal for an initial public offering of its entertainment business, a week after the TV maker said the assets weren’t for sale," reports Bloomberg. The story continues, "Sony has…
An eight-year ratings winning streak has been snapped, with a new No. 1 among the broadcast networks in the key demo of viewers 18-49. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that CBS has claimed the No. 1 spot for the 1012-13 season,…
Netflix has taken the wraps off plans for its new Ricky Gervais series. Deadline.com reports that the online streaming service will launch the show, “Derek,” just after midnight on Sept. 12. Gervais is the writer, director, executive producer and star…
Plans have just been announced for what’s being touted as a groundbreaking new television series from filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The Los Angeles Times reports that Spielberg will executive produce an original live-action series based on the “Halo” video games. “The…
Fox and ABC both rolled out new prime-time series Monday night, and neither program made much of a splash. But as bad as the debut for ABC’s “Motive” was, Fox’s new comedy “The Goodwin Games” fared even worse — a…
ESPN has confirmed that it is expecting a round of job cuts. The company issued a statement acknowledging moves that had already surfaced in the media, Deadline.com reports. In the statement, ESPN said: “We are implementing changes across the company…
NBCUniversal today announced the appointment of a new senior vice president, cable advertising sales. The company named Cherie Cohen to the post. Cohen will oversee the company’s regional sales offices in Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles. “Working with NBCUniversal’s entire…