A popular Hollywood screenwriter, director and producer who died last year is the subject of an upcoming HBO documentary. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project will focus on the late Nora Ephron. “Ephron’s son, journalist Jacob Bernstein, is developing…
The first season of the History channel’s first scripted series has gone well, becoming the No. 1 new cable series of 2013. Now the channel has announced it is bringing back “Vikings” for a second season. Dirk Hoogstra, executive VP…
The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, will be the focus of a new YouTube channel. Deadline.com reports that Shout Factory is launching the channel, which will feature concert footage and testimonials. Additional material will be made available on DVD and…
Al Jazeera has hired its first anchor for its new U.S. cable channel, and it’s a familiar face from CNN. The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports that CNN’s Ali Velshi is moving to Al Jazeera. As we reported Thursday,…
An actor on the HBO show “Girls” has left the comedy series, with some media outlets reporting a creative clash between the actor, Christopher Abbott, and the show’s creator, Lena Dunham. Abbott, who played Charlie on the series, won’t return…
TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross creates an entry unlike any other he’s ever posted — which you can read if you click here.
"Game of Thones" broke a big record with its third-season premiere, but it’s one that HBO probably isn’t too happy about. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that the program broke a record for online piracy. The episode, called…
The reality television business appears to be running out of fresh formats, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which examined the MIP-TV television market before coming to that conclusion. "Every year program execs descend on MIP-TV hunting for the next big…
AMC took out a full-page ad in The New York Times to publicize its huge ratings for "The Walking Dead’s” finale on March 31, but unfortunately got a few things wrong, reports Deadline. The ad bragged that "Walking Dead" beat…
"Glee" co-creator Ryan Murphy is shopping a script with "Dexter" co-executive producer Lauren Gussis that’s an exploration of sexuality, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The show is likely to end up on cable, and reportedly a bidding frenzy is whipping up,…