The producer of the breakout documentary “2016: Obama’s America” — described as the highest-grossing conservative documentary of all time — says CNN rejected an ad for the film, although the Time Warner-owned network says that isn’t true, reports EW.com’s Inside…
A television series based on the hit film "Beverly Hills Cop" is being pitched by star Eddie Murphy and "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan, with the pair taking the idea to the top broadcasters, reports Deadline.com. It’s likely that all…
Actress Lindsay Lohan appears to be off the hook in a reported burglary earlier this month at a Hollywood Hills home where she was a houseguest, CBS News reports. A memo from prosecutors says: "We do not have sufficient evidence…
Joss Whedon, creator of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” is set to return to TV after he received a pilot order from ABC for "S.H.I.E.L.D.," a project based on the Marvel comic, reports Deadline.com. Whedon and his project partners Jed Whedon,…
Fremantle Media North America reportedly has its new chief executive, who will succeed Cecile Frot-Coutaz. Deadline.com reports that the company will name Thom Beers to the post, after Frot-Coutaz on July 1 became CEO of the entire Fremantle Media company….
Robert Kotlowitz, a magazine editor who joined the country’s largest public television station and helped create shows such as "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report," has died, reports The New York Times. Kotlowitz, 87, died of prostate cancer. Kotlowitz was offered a job…
The younger stars of "Modern Family" have received raises, according to Deadline.com. After month-long talks, the child actors will be making about $70,000 per episode, or about triple their current salaries, the story says. The stars include Rico Rodriguez, 14;…
For the first time since her on-set accident while taping CBS’s "The Good Wife," actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth will appear on camera on "Live! With Kelly," reports USA Today. Chenoweth will be on the Sept. 7 episode. She is also returning…
A top scheduling executive at CBS is leaving the network to take on the top scheduling job at ABC, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times. Andy Kubitz, who has been senior VP of scheduling for CBS, will be…
Katie Couric doesn’t mince words when she talks about her time at CBS in an interview released today with Good Housekeeping magazine. Couric talked with the magazine as she readies for her new syndicated daytime talk show, “Katie,” which premieres…