A dispute over a possible feature film project based on William Tell has turned ugly. After actor Brendan Fraser sued producer Todd Moyer over the project, Moyer has fired back with a lawsuit accusing the actor of assault, battery and…
CBS has been dialing it in with repeat programming for most of the summer, but the network finally broke out a fresh program Thursday night … only to see it bow to unspectacular ratings. “Big Brother” had its summer premiere…
DirecTV, which is mired in stalled carriage negotiations with Viacom — resulting in Viacom’s 17 channels being dropped from the DirecTV lineup — has made a programming move that appears to be a direct shot at Viacom’s kids’ channels, Deadline.com…
A woman who became famous as one of the most hated figures on a popular reality TV show — it was popular at that time, anyway — has saved a man’s life, TMZ.com reports. Omarosa Stallworth, who stirred controversy and…
If NBC’s aim in replacing Ann Curry with Savannah Guthrie on the “Today” show was to pump up the morning show’s numbers in its ratings fight with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the first week has not gone well. "Today" is…
A country singer is apologizing after he sparked outrage among some baseball fans by glancing at lyrics to the National Anthem, which he had written on the palm of his hand, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Luke Bryan apologized for…
With the Church of Scientology recently moving into the former home of Los Angeles public television station KCET-TV, it appears that the church is positioning to start its own television channel, reports the New York Post. The church bought the…
With Steven Tyler now out as a judge on Fox’s long-running hit "American Idol," might Randy Jackson be the next person to exit the judging table? Says Us Weekly, "Now, a source tells Us Weekly that Tyler and [Jennifer] Lopez’s…
Amazon has a new game plan that will "permanently alter the way we shop," and thus go a long way toward destroying local retail in the same way Amazon contributed to the downfall of local bookstores, according to a technology…
As negotiations continue between Viacom and DirecTV — and with Viacom’s 17 channels blacked out on the satellite provider’s systems — DirecTV has rolled out a freebie for its 20 million subscribers, Deadline.com reports. “DirecTV says it is providing eight…