The exclusive U.S. media rights to the English Premier League were sold to NBCUniversal, which will air the league’s soccer matches on NBC, NBC Sports Network, Telemundo, mun2 and NBCSports.com, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The three-year deal, worth about…
News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch sent out a tweet Sunday commemorating the one-year passing of Steve Jobs, but there was one problem: Murdoch was off by 23 days, reports Deadline.com. The tweet read, "Today. Is anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death….
HBO unveiled how extensive its production plans are for its New Orleans-based drama series “Treme,” which is approaching its endgame, Deadline.com reports. The pay-cable network will begin production Nov. 5 on an abbreviated final season. The final season — the…
A cable network that has been around for a few years is reportedly about to go up for sale. The New York Post reports that Current TV, launched in August 2005 by former Vice President Al Gore, is on the…
A comedy feature that hasn’t been seen in more than four decades, starring Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn, has been unearthed by TCM and will be aired next month, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie is the 1956 Cold…
The picture isn’t getting any brighter for an ABC drama series, which fell in the ratings Thursday night to its lowest number yet in the key demo of viewers 18-49, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the Alphabet Network’s…
Viacom and CBS Corp. Chairman Sumner Redstone rekindled speculation about who will eventually take over for him in an interview published today in The Wall Street Journal. Deadline.com reports that Redstone’s daughter, Shari Redstone, is back in the picture after…
NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke is not among those who are impressed with NBC’s ratings gains this fall. Speaking to analysts today during Comcast’s third-quarter earnings call, Burke said: “We’re still underperforming by my standards,” Deadline.com reports. Burke added: “Broadcast profitability…
The actor who provides the voice of Homer Simpson and a number of other characters on Fox’s animated hit “The Simpsons” has a new project lined up, TVLine.com reports. Dan Castellaneta has joined the cast of the ABC Family pilot…
Fox News has hired a familiar TV personality as a contributor for its top-rated program "The O’Reilly Factor," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Comedian Adam Carolla, whose politics tend to be conservative and libertarian, will appear weekly on the show…