Amazon.com is working with one of the top suppliers of children’s programming on a new project aimed at kids. The New York Times’ Media Decoder reports that the online firm is partnering with WGBH-TV, one of the biggest providers of…
One of the hosts of CBS’s "The Talk" has been cast in a comedy project for the network. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Sara Gilbert joins CBS’s "Bad Teacher" pilot. If the project goes to series, Gilbert will…
"Saturday Night Live" is bringing back the star of a popular sitcom for a second hosting gig on the late-night sketch comedy show. Deadline.com reports that Melissa McCarthy, who received raves for her first “SNL” hosting spot in October 2011,…
Actress Jane Lynch of "Glee" and actor Wilmer Valderrama of "That ’70s Show" will be a part of a new Fox comedy series. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the actors will provide voices for the new animated show “Murder Police.”…
“The ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch ‘Djesus Uncrossed’ is an online hit, but viewers will no longer see commercials for Sears attached to it,” reports Paul Bond on the website of The Hollywood Reporter.. The story adds, “In an email to The…
Time Warner "announced it would spin off its Time Inc. magazine unit into a separate, publicly traded company, a move that will allow the media conglomerate to focus entirely on its cable television and film businesses," reports Amy Chozick on The New…
TLC has announced plans to shut down a series that has had a long run on the cable channel. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that “What Not to Wear” will wrap after its upcoming 10th season. The makeover series…
Actress Carrie Fisher, the iconic Princess Leia from the original “Star Wars” trilogy, gave a one-word answer when she was asked whether she will return as Princess Leia in the new “Star Wars” movies now in the works at Disney,…
Tuesday was another night of landmark ratings for the broadcast networks — and not in a good way. A number of shows sank to all-time lows in the key 18-49 demo, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that NBC’s “Smash”…
A number of the most successful programming chiefs in basic and pay cable recently met to talk about issues including the rapidly changing business landscape for cable, the challenges presented by new models such as Netflix and how they approach…