ABC has shot back in the legal battle with CBS over its "Big Brother"-like reality show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. CBS sued ABC and several producers earlier this month, as previously reported, claiming copyright and trade secret…
Fox News is firing back at Fairleigh Dickinson University, which released a study that claimed viewers of Fox News are less informed than those who watch no news at all, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The study was initially released…
The return of a vintage TV game show format has brought a ratings record for a cable channel, Deadline.com reports. The new show is “Hip Hop Squares,” based on "Hollywood Squares," the game show with the tic-tac-toe format that ran…
A surge in sales from a year ago is forecast for May for a market segment that is one of television’s most important advertisers: automotive. Automotive News, citing a Reuters story, reports that U.S. new car sales will rise nearly…
An alien character that had a good run on TV in past years is being pitched for a new project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The character is the furry alien ALF, the star of the 1980s comedy of the…
Retail investors who bought shares in Facebook’s initial public offering have lost at least $630 million, based on the stock’s closing price yesterday, reports Bloomberg. “It’s disheartening to know that things get over-hyped,” said Ryan Cefalu, who bought shares valued…
Oprah Winfrey will get her own section on a popular website as part of a deal between Winfrey’s OWN cable channel and the website, The Huffington Post, Advertising Age reports. The section will include content created and aggregated by writers…
"Spinal Tap" star and mockumentary director Christopher Guest is working on a television project, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. Guest, who played Nigel Tufnel in 1984’s "This Is Spinal Tap," is working with his British cohort Jim Piddock, who…
Sony Pictures Television has issued a talking-points memo to the cast and representatives of NBC’s "Community," after the studio abruptly fired showrunner Dan Harmon on Friday, replacing him with David Guarascio and Moses Port, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live…
A pair of Academy Award heavyweights will take the stage when the AFI Life Achievement Award is handed out, with Meryl Streep on hand to present the honor to Shirley MacLaine. The award will be presented at a black-tie gala…