A union walkout has shut down an NBC show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. IATSE crew members picketed the show “Fashion Star” Saturday, leading to a production halt. The union said it intends to continue striking until a contract is…
TV’s top DVR gainers New Nielsen data, as reported by USA Today, shows bigger jumps than ever for many sitcoms and dramas when delayed viewing on DVRs is factored in. Top premiere week viewership increases, by percentage, among viewers 18-49 for…
Actor and television host Gary Collins, known for a long run as host of the syndicated show “Hour Magazine” in the 1980s and for hosting the Miss America Pageant from 1982-1990, has died, the Los Angeles Times reports. Collins, 74,…
USA Network has given a renewal to a drama series, B&C reports. The cable network made the decision to bring back the legal drama "Suits," the story reports. The network ordered a 16-episode third season of the show, which, for…
Lindsay Lohan will sit down for a high-profile one-on-one TV interview in the next few weeks, reports TMZ.com. The headline magnet has reportedly granted the interview to Barbara Walters. Lohan has ben wary of sit-down interviews because she’s concerned about…
A puppet-based protest has been scheduled for Nov. 3 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in support of PBS, Reuters reports. The event follows comments by Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney that he would like to cut funding for…
Softbank Corp. announced today that it will buy a 70% stake in Sprint Nextel Corp. for about $20 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports. The purchase of the mobile carrier marks the largest-ever overseas acquisition by a Japanese company, the…
Strong performances by Gannett’s television stations helped overcome weakness in the company’s core newspaper business as the company beat Wall Street expectations for the third quarter, Deadline.com reports. “The company reported net income of $148.6M, up 32.9% vs the period…
An event streamed online over the weekend shattered a number of records — both for the event itself and for the online stream of the event. Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner’s freefall from more than 24 miles above the Earth broke…
Hulu is buying Providence Equity’s 10% stake in the company for $200 million, which places the video-streaming service’s valuation at about $2 billion, reports Bloomberg. Hulu is borrowing the money to pay for the repurchase, while Hulu Chief Executive Officer…