Actress Reese Witherspoon has canceled television appearances on shows including "Good Morning America" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" following her embarrassing arrest with her husband, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. As previously reported, Witherspoon and her husband,…
Both TV ad spending and DVR penetration posted gains in 2012, even as DVRs continue to be cited as a problem for TV advertisers. MediaPost reports that 46% of homes are now estimated to have a DVR, up 9% from…
News Corp.’s board agreed to pay $139 million to settle shareholder lawsuits accusing the directors of ignoring illegal conduct at the media conglomerate, including phone hacking by some employees, reports Bloomberg. Insurance covering the company’s board, including Chairman Rupert Murdoch,…
Netflix said Monday it added 2 million new members in the first quarter, prompting its stock to jump 26% in after-hours trading, reports Bloomberg. Netflix also gave a promising bit of information about its new series, "Hemlock Grove," a science-fiction…
History’s popular 10-part miniseries "The Bible" may soon be playing at your local movie house, with producer Mark Burnett telling The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed that he’s cutting a movie version. The project is "a three-hour version of Jesus and…
[Updated at 10:50 a.m., PT on 4/23/13 to make it clear that this is a drama pitch that FX is developing. It’s not an order for a show.] FX has bought a drama pitch from James Ellroy, the author of…
Nancy Dubuc, who has had an amazingly successful period running various A+E networks — including Lifetime, the History Channel and A&E — has been named the company’s president and CEO. She replaces Abbe Raven, who moves up to become chairman of…
“Richie Havens, 72, the veteran folk singer whose frenetic guitar strumming and impassioned vocals made him one of the defining voices and faces of Woodstock, and by extension, of 1960s pop music, died Monday of a heart attack at his…
[We here at TVWeek are deeply saddened by the death of Allison Waldman, who has been a contributor for us since 2008. Allison wrote bylined pieces for our NewsPro periodicals, and also contributed daily to the myriad articles we aggregate….
Fox’s singing competition “The X Factor” is dumping one of its regular cast members. The network confirmed that it is scrapping co-host Khloe Kardashian, the New York Post reports. Co-host Mario Lopez will be back. The show’s producers released a…