First, the good news: "A faster version of Wi-Fi will hit the market this year, giving users the power to download a television show’s entire season in less than a minute," writes Drew Fitzgerald in the Wall Street Journal [Note:…
Four of the most beautiful actresses in television stripped down for Allure magazine’s annual “Naked Truth” photo feature. USA Today reports: “Patrick Demarchelier photographed a bevy of beauties — ‘Once Upon a Time’ star Jennifer Morrison, ‘Glee’s’ Naya Rivera, ‘Nashville’…
A television sports announcer who was a familiar presence to countless fans for decades has died. USA Today reports that Pat Summerall, who worked for CBS Sports from the early sixties into the 1990s, died today at 82 in Dallas….
One group of advertisers appears to have less to fear from the DVR, with its ad-zapping capability, than other marketing groups. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a new study concludes that movie ads appear to be insulated from fast-forwarding, with…
Monday’s prime-time broadcast ratings saw some role reversal as ratings-challenged NBC had its numbers surge while perennial ratings leader CBS endured a night of season lows and series lows, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS’s full prime-time lineup…
A U.K. broadcaster announced today that it is taking a movie off its schedule in the aftermath of Monday’s bombing attack at the Boston Marathon. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Channel 4 pulled “Four Lions,” a farce about a bomb…
A cable drama series that has been a huge hit continues to see its numbers grow. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that HBO’s “Game of Thrones” set a series record Sunday with 4.72 million viewers turning out for its…
Just when you thought the movie awards season was over, one more ceremony comes along to generate still more buzz about last year’s movies and look ahead to the 2013 summer blockbuster season. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin takes…
NBC was the only broadcast network to pre-empt its regular prime-time lineup to cover the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon, and part of the reason had to do with the subject matter on "Revolution," Deadline.com reports. An anchored news…
In the latest management change under Nickelodeon Group President Cyma Zarghami, Nickelodeon said longtime executive Marjorie Cohn, president of content development, is leaving the network, reports the Los Angeles Times. Also departing is Alison Dexter, executive vice president of production,…