He was by far America’s most famous painter of sporting events and sports figures. LeRoy Neiman, 91, has died, Reuters reports. According to the report, Gail Parenteau, Neiman’s publicist, "said he died at Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan of natural causes. He had…
"The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening is ending the familiar syndicated comic strip that ran for more than three decades and was crucial in the development of "The Simpsons," reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat. "Life in Hell," which first appeared…
MTV is ready to make a star of a young female comedian, placing a pilot order for a show tracking her relationships with her mostly male comedian friends, Deadline.com reports. The project, “Little Esther,” focuses on Esther Povitsky. Povitsky was…
Comcast is predicting a 10-fold surge in video-on-demand advertising impressions over the next year via its free VOD content, reports Multichannel News, citing Chip Meehan, Comcast Spotlight’s West regional vice president of integrated media sales. "We have 400 million monthly…
IATSE, the union that represents most crew members on movies and television shows, is monitoring the working conditions and hours on the Lifetime movie "Liz & Dick" after reports of exhaustion by two crew members and star Lindsay Lohan, according…
A&E has announced the renewal of a reality series for a second season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is "Duck Dynasty," which chronicles the lives of the Louisiana family the Robertsons, who are in the duck call business….
"NBC executives are readying a plan to replace Ann Curry on the ‘Today’ show, only a year after she became the co-host of the iconic franchise," reports Brian Stelter on The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog, in a major…
CBS is reportedly talking with the production company behind a series that was canceled by the network, with the plan being to try to bring the show back for a summer run of 13 episodes. The show is the Poppy…
After a first season that drew critical raves along with solid viewer numbers, Showtime is beefing up the lineup for season two of "Homeland," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The terrorist drama has cast Rupert Friend as a series regular,…
Game four of the NBA Finals on ABC — in which the Miami Heat topped the Oklahoma City Thunder to tighten their grip on the title with a 3-1 series lead — was the top-rated program Tuesday night, reports TVbytheNumbers.com….