An anchor on Bloomberg TV’s "Street Smart" has left the network, reports TVNewser. A spokesperson for Bloomberg confirmed the move by Lisa Murphy. The spokesperson told the website: “Given some of the recent changes in Lisa’s personal life and the…
Cable channel BET has quietly made the decision to renew two comedy series, Deadline.com reports. The renewals are still unofficial, with an official announcement expected Thursday at BET’s upfront presentation. The two shows are the channel’s flagship comedy "The Game"…
An anonymous Fox News Channel employee has been hired by the news and gossip website Gawker as a mole, with Gawker explaining that the Fox insider “will be providing Gawker with regular dispatches from inside the organization." The "Fox mole"…
A police show called "True Detective" that stars Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey is being shopped to cable networks, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed. In the potential anthology series, Harrelson plays Martin Hart while McConaughey plays Rust…
A well-known pop singer is reportedly close to a deal to join Simon Cowell’s "The X Factor" as a judge for the show’s second season, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The deal to bring Britney Spears to the Fox singing…
Despite stagnant wages for U.S. workers, cable bills have been rising 6% per year and will pass $200 per month by 2020, according to a report from NPD Group, reports the New York Post. The rising price of cable is…
With two new shows containing some reference to the “B-word” in their titles, ABC has drawn criticism from some quarters and intrigue from others. Both shows — the prime-time soap “GCB” and the Wednesday night comedy “Don’t Trust the B—-…
"Simpsons" creator Matt Groening tells the Smithsonian magazine that he based the Simpson family’s hometown on Springfield, Ore., a small town close to his own hometown of Portland. The revelation comes after the tiny town of Springfield, Vt., beat out…
An off-the-record interview with a well-known cable news host was cited as a reason the lawyers for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, dropped their client, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The interview was…
Nicholas Sparks, the bestselling author whose novels include "The Notebook," "Dear John" and "The Lucky One" — all turned into movies — has signed a first-look deal with Warner Horizon Television, which primarily makes shows for cable TV, Deadline.com reports. Warner Horizon is…