One NBC reality show hit an all-time low in the ratings Monday night while another returned from a hiatus to a big drop in viewers, TVbytheNumbers.com reports, citing Nielsen overnights. For prime time as a whole, the network finished in…
ABC is trying an afternoon expansion of its morning show "Good Morning America," with a nine-week trial that might become more permanent if it performs well, reports the Associated Press. But the Monday debut of “Good Afternoon America” didn’t exactly…
After failing to deliver a ratings breakout in recent years, a key drama executive is getting the boot at NBC, TheWrap.com reports. Laura Lancaster, the network’s executive vice president of drama programming, is leaving after six years on the job….
A celebrity chef who was well-known in his native country, Anthony Sedlak, has died at 29, TV Guide reports. Sedlak, who was the host of Food Network Canada’s “The Main,” was found dead Friday in his apartment in Vancouver. The…
Just a few weeks after a controversy arose over the use of a prosthetic head resembling former President George W. Bush in HBO’s "Game of Thrones,” HBO may be at it again. Deadline.com reports that the HBO prop department turned…
A North Korean television broadcast featuring Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters appears to be a sign that the country’s new leader, Kim Jong-un, is warming up — even just a tiny bit — to Western culture, The New York…
Former “American Idol” contestant Adam Lambert is opening up in response to reports that he’s being considered for a job as a judge on the Fox competition show, MTV reports. As we reported yesterday, Lambert, the season eight runner-up, is…
Viacom is warning viewers that its networks may go dark for DirecTV subscribers starting today, July 10, 2012, according to a blog post from Viacom. "We’ve been negotiating for months and even offered DirecTV an extension past the agreement’s original…
"Amazon.com Inc. is developing a smartphone that would vie with Apple Inc.’s iPhone and handheld devices that run Google Inc.’s Android operating system, two people with knowledge of the matter said," Bloomberg reported recently. Accroding the to article, published on July…
A media analyst has come out with a report that delivers bad news for many media companies — although it should come as good news to Disney and Cinemark. Deadline.com reports that Nomura Securities’ Michael Nathanson fired a “warning shot”…