"Saturday Night Live" has hired a new cast member, and the hiring represents a first for the long-running NBC late-night show: the first openly gay female cast member in the show’s history, reports the New York Post. The new actress…
The longest winning streak in TV history could come to an end next week, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder. With former "Today" co-host Katie Couric slated to co-host "Good Morning America" next week, there’s a…
Los Angeles is losing ground at a rapid pace to two other cities in the production of drama pilots for television, Deadline.com reports. New York and Vancouver are becoming the locations of choice. New York has a record 11 drama…
News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch declared war against his "enemies," who have accused his pay-TV operation of sabotaging competitors, reports Reuters. The 81-year-old Murdoch, who is Australian, took to Twitter to call his critics “toffs and right wingers.” “Toff” is…
Friction appears to have surfaced between pop stars Nicki Minaj and Jennifer Lopez after Minaj needled Lopez on Fox’s "American Idol," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Minaj, who performed "Starships" on the program, asked Lopez to "scoot over" to make…
Fox’s new version of the sketch comedy show “In Living Color” announced the addition of two cast members, Deadline.com reports. Kali Hawk and Jennifer Bartels were added to the lineup, joining Jermaine Fowler and Lilrel Howery, who were recently cast….
MTV’s "Unplugged" franchise will return with eight new performances set for 2012, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The new series of shows kicks off April 8 with Florence + the Machine. Other artists lined up for…
Sony Corp. has named a new chief executive officer of its U.S. entertainment business, Bloomberg reports. The move puts film, television and music under the leadership of studio Chairman Michael Lynton. Lynton, 52, takes on the new role while he…
March Madness has helped book $60 million in digital ad sales for Turner and CBSSports.com, a number that’s cited as "a sign of progress" for digital revenues, reports Advertising Age. The digital ad sales figure for the NCAA games is…
Michelle Duggar, a mom of 19 children who is featured in TLC’s "19 Kids and Counting,” said overpopulation is "a lie" and the world is "not anywhere near being overpopulated," according to the New York Daily News. The Earth currently…