A TV pioneer who formed one of Hollywood’s first female producing teams has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lillian Gallo, 84, died June 6 of Alzheimer’s disease. Gallo produced the 1974 television film "The Stranger Who Looks Like Me,"…
Writers and producers are protesting a decision by the Television Academy to allow an episode of NBC’s "Community" to compete for Emmys in animated categories for writing awards, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The 52 writers and producers who signed a…
Microsoft has taken the wraps off its new Windows-powered competitor to Apple’s iPad — the Surface tablet computer, featuring a 10.5-inch display, Bloomberg reports. The display is almost an inch larger than the iPad’s — a key feature as Microsoft…
ABC News’ Jon Karl is reporting, in an exclusive story, that Sen. Marco Rubio is not being vetted by the team that’s in charge of finding a vice presidential candidate to run with presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Writes…
Showtime’s "Homeland,” NBC’s “Community" and AMC’s "Breaking Bad" were among the television shows that led the awards at the Broadcast Television Journalists Association’s Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards, reports TheWrap.com. "Homeland" won Best Drama Series, with its star, Claire Danes,…
A Ray Bradbury documentary produced by Joe Mantegna’s Acquaviva Productions could be followed by a television miniseries version of the project, reports Deadline.com. Mantegna’s company is producing "Live Forever," a 90-minute documentary about the science-fiction writer and icon, who died…
Parts of an interview by NBC’s Bob Costas’ with former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, which raised eyebrows when it aired back in November, could become evidence in his molestation trial, reports TVNewser.com. Prosecutors have reportedly asked NBC for the…
Dave Hemingson, the executive producer and co-showrunner of "Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23," has signed a new multi-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV, the studio that produces the show, reports Deadline.com. The deal keeps Hemingson with…
The program that was basic cable’s top-rated new series last year had its second-season premiere Sunday night, and its numbers were down, Deadline.com reports. TNT’s sci-fi drama “Falling Skies” drew 4.5 million viewers, down 24% from the series premiere, the…
The fall season doesn’t officially launch until Sept. 24, but already a number of networks have announced early debuts for their fall shows. NBC announced a slate of premiere dates last week, as previously reported, that includes launches starting in…