BBC America hit an all-time ratings high in adults 25 to 54 with a special holiday telecast. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel’s Christmas "Doctor Who" special set a record with a 0.95 rating in the…
"Patti Page, the apple-cheeked, honey-voiced alto whose sentimental, soothing, sometimes silly hits like ‘Tennessee Waltz,’ ‘Old Cape Cod’ and ‘(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window’ made her one of the most successful pop singers of the 1950s, died…
In an odd twist based on the Producers Guild of America’s decision to follow the same schedule as the Primetime Emmys — even though the PGAs play out six months later — a show that hasn’t been on the air…
The man behind the feature film "Iron Man" will direct an episode of "The Office" before the show goes off the air, reports TVLine.com. It’s not yet clear which episode of the NBC sitcom Jon Favreau will direct, the story…
Late-night host Conan O’Brien is producing a medical comedy for Fox, which has the scripted show in development, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The show is called "Bob’s New Heart Show," a pun on the classic comedy "The…
Jim Murray, an agent who ran ICM’s offices in Las Vegas and represented stars such as George Burns and Phyllis Diller, has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 85. Murray helped bring stars to Las Vegas, including Tony…
Lifetime’s "Dance Moms" premiered its third season to a series high in total viewers, reports Deadline.com. The show’s 2.8 million viewers represented a 33% increase from its summer 2012 season premiere, the story notes. After "Dance Moms," Lifetime aired a…
"Current TV, the network co-founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, was sold for about $500 million to Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based cable-news channel, according to two people with knowledge of the deal," reports Bloomberg. The story also says,…
Media stocks performed well during 2012, with most of them beating the upswing in the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 index, Deadline.com reports. The S&P was up 13.4% during the year, the piece notes, but pacing the big media conglomerates…
Two incidents during C-SPAN’s coverage of the fiscal cliff maneuvering on Capitol Hill caused some observers to think the network had been hacked — and led to an apology from the network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Both incidents involved…