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Bids Are in for Hulu. How the Streaming Service Will Be Transformed, Depending Upon Who Acquires It

Streaming site Hulu has received bids from at least three potential buyers, according to a number of media reports. Most interesting may be how the service might be transformed, depending upon who acquires it. According to Deadline.com: "Conventional wisdom is that…

‘Monty Python’ Producer — ‘the Seventh Python’ — Wins Lawsuit Against the Other Troupe Members

A producer has scored a court victory over the members of the Monty Python comedy troupe. The Associated Press reports that Mark Forstater prevailed in a British court in a battle over royalties for "Spamalot," the stage musical based on…

‘Nashville’ Promotes Three Cast Members to Full Time

ABC’s "Nashville" promoted three actors to series regulars for the drama’s second season, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Sisters Lennon and Maisy Stella and "The O.C." actor Chris Carmack have been upped to full time. The Stella sisters have…

Time to Set Yer DVRs Again. I Never Beliked an Oater More

By Chuck Ross Back in the late 1960s I watched, or at least partly watched, one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. It starred the wonderful singer Roy Orbison — he was best known for singing "Pretty Woman" and dozens…

Rover, Time to Get ON the Couch! Network for Dogs Coming to DirecTV

"Release the hounds: DogTV — touted as the first TV network aimed at man’s best friend — is a real 24-hour channel that will be unleashed on DirecTV starting Aug. 1, 2013, reports Todd Spangler in Variety. Says the article,…

‘Big Brother’ Focuses on Racism, Homophobia — and It Pays Off

CBS’s "Big Brother" brought its recent outbreak of racism and homophobia out of the relative obscurity of the live Internet feed and into the glaring spotlight of the prime-time broadcast Sunday night — and got a ratings bump out of…

Fox’s All-Repeat Animation Lineup Ties CBS Atop Sunday Ratings

Sunday’s prime-time ratings weren’t much to shout about on the broadcast networks, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the best anyone was able to average for the four hours was a 1.2 rating, with…

21st Century Fox Realigns Television Syndication and Distribution Business

21st Century Fox today announced it has "realigned its television syndication and distribution unit Twentieth Television, formerly part of Fox Television Stations, under Twentieth Century Fox Television, the Company’s television production studio. Twentieth Television will continue to be led by President…

Fallen Star: Rapper and Onetime R&B Chart Topper, Winner of Many Grammys, Reports to Prison

A singer-songwriter, rapper, producer and actress who has been a huge star, topping the charts and raking in multiple Grammy Awards, reported to prison today. The Los Angeles Times reports that Lauryn Hill, formerly of the Fugees, began serving a…

Turner Entertainment Networks Names Chief Strategy Officer

Turner Entertainment Networks, the division of Turner Broadcasting that includes TBS, TNT, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and truTV, announced that it has promoted Jennifer Dorian to chief strategy officer. “Dorian, who most recently served as senior vice president of strategic…