A longtime member of Oprah Winfrey’s inner circle has been let go, Deadline.com reports. After spending 18 years at Harpo Films, Kate Forte was let go Monday from her position as president, according to the report. Forte’s departure comes as…
CNN’s revamped programming lineup is beginning to take shape, with the cable channel’s plans for the 4 p.m. slot now coming into focus. The news channel is turning over the hour to Jake Tapper, and has hired Federico Quadrani from…
The BBC has pulled the plug on a drama series, Deadline.com reports. The broadcaster announced that it will end the 1950s series “The Hour,” which focuses on a BBC newsmagazine. The show, which has aired in the U.S. on BBC…
Sports Illustrated is rolling out its annual swimsuit issue this week, and 10 of its models appeared Monday night on CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” as part of the launch. Among those who joined the talk show to present…
The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, in a surprise move, has voted to remove one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 Summer Games, reports the Associated Press. The article says that the IOC voted to remove the…
A veteran actor known for “Homicide: Life on the Street” and a number of other television and film roles has joined a high-profile comedy project at Fox. Deadline.com reports that Andre Braugher, who recently appeared in TNT’s “Men of a…
The NBC drama series "Dracula" has cast its Van Helsing. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the role of the legendary monster hunter Abraham Van Helsing will go to "The River" actor Thomas Kretschmann. The series is set in…
A former on-air personality whose reports appeared on KTLA-TV and other Tribune stations is suing for breach of contract and age discrimination, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. Known to television viewers as Kurt the CyberGuy, Kurt Knutsson sued…
The CW has renewed two long-running shows along with its freshman drama "Arrow," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The other two renewals are for "Supernatural" and "The Vampire Diaries." "Supernatural" will return for a ninth season of the Winchester brothers’ adventures…
After years of negotiations with a number of television networks vying to score the first interview with Amanda Knox — the American exchange student to Italy who was convicted of murdering her housemate in 2009 — a winner has emerged….