A hydraulic fluid leak cut short director James Cameron’s deep-sea dive, during which he successfully plunged to the Earth’s deepest point and re-emerged Sunday night on the surface of the Pacific Ocean, reports NationalGeographic.com. As previously reported, Cameron, who directed…
National Geographic Channel is taking a decidedly different approach with its new slate of shows, moving away from what’s described as “overtly well-meaning television” into material more noteworthy for showcasing quirky characters doing odd or dangerous jobs, according to The…
The former chairman of the Fox Network was named to the board of Yahoo after it failed to reach a compromise with hedge fund Third Point, reports Bloomberg. Peter Liguori is one of three independent directors tapped by the company…
One of the cast members of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” won’t be returning to the show, and reports differ on whose idea it was. Camille Grammer won’t be back on the reality series, reports the New York Post,…
A trade magazine that has been covering the entertainment business for more than 100 years has been put up for sale, reports Nat Ives in Advertising Age. The attempt to sell Variety follows owner Reed Elsevier’s failed attempt in 2008…
Proving just how far things have come since NBC’s Thursday night lineup was “Must-See TV,” the network’s lineup last night staggered out of the gate and got progressively worse as the night went on, according to Nielsen overnights reported by…
Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera has weighed in on the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin and blamed it on what the young man was wearing — specifically his hoodie, reports the New York Daily News. Appearing today on…
After the departure of “Saturday Night Live’s” Abby Elliott from her lead role in Fox’s comedy pilot “Ned Fox Is My Manny,” which we reported previously, the part has been recast. Deadline.com reports that Dakota Johnson, the 22-year-old daughter of…
Early box-office figures are in for “The Hunger Games,” one of the most eagerly anticipated box-office openings in years, and the movie appears to be in striking range of the opening-weekend record set by “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows…
[Updated March 26, 2012, at 5:54 a.m., to correct list of publications owned by American Media.] Another trouble sign has surfaced for soap operas. In a move that reflects the reality that only four daytime dramas remain on the air…