Katie Couric has landed an exclusive interview with the widow of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, marking the first interview she has given since the sex-abuse scandal involving former Penn State assistant Jerry Sandusky damaged her husband’s legacy, according…
ABC’s new reality diving competition "Splash" will feature an NBA Hall of Famer, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be a part of the series, along with extreme skier Rory Bushfield, the story reports. The show…
The man who sang those words in the iconic song "Wild Thing" in the 1960s has died at 71, the BBC reports. Reg Presley was the lead singer of the seminal garage rock band the Troggs. Presley, who founded the group…
John Malone’s Liberty Global is in discussions with Virgin Media for a deal to expand to Europe, a move that would challenge fellow billionaire Rupert Murdoch and his British Sky Broadcasting Group, reports Bloomberg. Virgin Media, a U.K. cable-television provider…
Geraldo Rivera, who has been making noise about running for political office in New Jersey, will lose his job at Fox News Channel as soon as he decides to run, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Rivera, 69, could…
This year’s Super Bowl — already dubbed the Blackout Bowl for the 34-minute delay due to a power outage — was the third-most-watched U.S. TV show ever. It was watched by 108.41 million viewers, only superseded by last year’s Super…
An internal memo with major announcements was sent out today, Monday, Feb 4, 2013, by NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke. In the memo Burke wrote: "I am writing to let you know of some important changes to our organization, with the promotion of…
Oreo was one of several advertisers that created instant ads during the Super Bowl and sent them out via Twitter. Oreo’s ad, pictured below, was send out with a tweet that read, "Power out? No problem." Wrote Paul Farhi in The…
One of the rookie daytime talk shows — part of the freshman crop of syndicated shows that have been vying to fill the void left by the end of “Oprah” — is getting the ax. B&C reports that “The Ricki Lake…