From a very popular story on TechCrunch this morning: "A trusted Verizon employee has just confirmed to TechCrunch that the carrier is having an all-staff vacation blackout from the dates of Friday, September 21 to September 30. You know what…
The top broadcasters say they will skip Ann Romney’s address at the Republican National Convention at 10:30 p.m. Monday, opting instead to air scripted programming — including reruns in some cases, reports The New York Times. CBS will air a…
The U.S. watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is asking the Federal Communications Commission to deny renewal of broadcast licenses for three Fox stations, TheWrap.com reports. The group is citing the phone-hacking scandal that has embroiled parent…
A canceled AMC drama series isn’t dead yet, with producer Fox TV Studios in discussions with Netflix and DirecTV to keep “The Killing” alive, reports TVLine.com. A representative for Netflix declined to comment, while a DirecTV rep said, "We do…
J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series of fantasy adventure novels, has a new book coming out, and will make only one public appearance in the United States to promote the new book, Fox News reports. The article…
NBC has ordered a new ensemble comedy from one of the producers of the network’s veteran sitcom “The Office,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network bought the script for the show from “Office” co-executive producer Justin Spitzer. “The move…
Several television personalities are counted among the world’s 100 most powerful women, according to a new list from Forbes. The top female TV personality is Oprah Winfrey, listed as the world’s 11th most powerful woman overall. Other television figures ranking…
The pilot for a drama that was passed over by FX as a television series will now air on the network as an original movie, Nellie Andreeva writes on Deadline.com. The decision comes two years after FX greenlighted the pilot…
Rosemary Rice, who played the oldest daughter, Katrin, on the 1949-1957 television show "Mama," has died, reports The New York Times. Rice, 87, later known as Rosemary Rice Merrell, died of a heart attack. The TV show, which was broadcast…
NBC has given a put-pilot commitment to a new single-camera comedy with family bloodlines in Hollywood, Deadline.com reports. The show, “The High Life,” is from the brother-and-sister writing team of Will Reiser and Robin Reiser. “The project, from 20th Century…