Singer Davy Jones of the Monkees has died, NBC News reports. The medical examiner’s office in Martin County, Fla., confirmed that the former teen heartthrob died of a heart attack. He was 66. The British-born Jones was named the top…
Lifetime has picked up a new reality series that will star a member of the Palin family, USA Today reports. Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol, will be the focus of “Bristol Palin: Life’s a Tripp.” Lifetime describes the series as a…
Retailer JC Penney’s new ads starring Ellen DeGeneres were among the most effective commercials to debut during the Oscars, Advertising Age reports, citing ad-effectiveness firm Ace Metrix. “Four spots, which saw Ms. DeGeneres going back in time to a variety…
When you’re hot, you’re hot: Just a few days after winning an Academy Award for best adapted screenply for “The Descendants,” Nat Faxon has landed the lead role in a new Fox comedy pilot. Faxon will play the title role…
A video game that was popular in the 1980s — and was made into a short-lived TV series back then — will return to television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Disney XD is developing a show tentatively titled “Pac-Man: The…
News Corp. announced today that James Murdoch, the son of News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch, has resigned from his position as executive chairman of the company’s U.K. publishing unit News International. News International CEO Tom Mockridge will retain…
The three co-creators of "Glee" have an upcoming project that will star Beyonce, Reese Witherspoon, Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow and Andy Samberg, reports Mike Fleming at Deadline.com. The project is a musical comedy called "One Hit Wonders," and Sony is…
Following in the footsteps of its “Downton Abbey,” ITV has announced plans for a new 10-part drama series, “Mr. Selfridge,” based on the life of American businessman Harry Gordon Selfridge, Deadline.com reports. "’Mr. Selfridge’ will trace the life of the…
CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves said he expects the network’s advertising prices to rise by double digits in the next upfront, B&C reports. "I think we’re in that kind of marketplace and we’ve got that kind of ratings story," Moonves…
“The Lone Ranger,” the movie remake of the television series, which was shelved last summer and resurrected after producers agreed to make budget cuts, started filming Tuesday, according to TheWrap.com. The Walt Disney film, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed…