A&E has given a renewal to a drama series that is credited with helping the channel become the most-watched ad-supported cable network of the summer on Sunday nights, B&C reports. The series is "The Glades," which will be back for…
NBC News President Steve Capus apologized for skipping a moment of silence in observation of the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in favor of a celebrity interview on "Today," reports Bill Carter in The New York Times. Capus issued…
Legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been hearing charges of plagiarism long enough, and finally lashed out at his accusers. Reuters reports that Dylan said in a new interview with Rolling Stone that musical appropriation is “part of the folk tradition.”…
"For the first time, original ’60 Minutes’ segments will appear on a cable network under a new agreement between ’60 Minutes’ and Showtime Sports. ’60 Minutes of Sports,’ a new sports newsmagazine show from the producers of the iconic news…
A German trade association has sued Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse and Home Shopping Network over Chinese-made kitchen knives, which the group alleges the U.S. stars are trying to pass off as having been made in Solingen, Germany, according to The…
CBS CEO Leslie Moonves threatened to drop the network from satellite operator Dish Network unless Dish gives up its Auto Hop ad-skipping device, MediaPost reports. “CBS is in litigation along with other networks trying to thwart the device, but even…
Will Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U game console be a success or not? Benzinga’s Louis Bedigian writes, "Instead of coming to the market with a strategy that mirrored the original Wii, Nintendo baffled and disappointed [game trade] show E3 attendees, turned…
Mel Karmazin is reportedly on the way out at Sirius XM, with John Malone’s Liberty Media getting ready to replace him, reports the New York Post. As soon as Karmazin’s contract expires at the end of this year, Liberty will…
Fox has given a pilot presentation order to a comedy produced by Mark Wahlberg and Steve Levinson, after the project was at HBO for two years, reports Deadline.com. Based on the blog LifestyleLemonaid.com, the show is "a rare project migration…
"Gossip Girl" producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, along with writer Bret Easton Ellis, have sold a monster drama to The CW, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Ellis will write the script for "Copeland Prep," a drama set…