A petition focused on breastfeeding and aimed at a long-running children’s show has been gathering momentum online, with about 3,000 people signing so far and a goal of 5,000, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The petition asks the educational show…
Two big customers are pushing back against a Warner Bros.-led effort by studios to delay the availability of DVD rentals by eight weeks, reports Bloomberg. Those customers are Blockbuster, owned by Dish Network, and Redbox, owned by Coinstar, the story…
PBS’s latest hit series returned Sunday for its second season, and came through with big ratings, The New York Times reports in its ArtsBeat blog. The period drama "Downton Abbey" drew 4.2 million total viewers for its season two premiere,…
The legal battle between Fox Sports and the Los Angeles Dodgers over selling television rights in advance of the sale of the team has been settled, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog. As part of the settlement, Fox…
A contre-investigation into Natalie Wood’s death in 1981 has thus far found that there is no evidence to suggest anything beyond an accident, reports the Los Angeles Times. The case hasn’t been closed, but an official in the Sheriff’s Department…
A pop star who sang at Rupert Murdoch’s 1999 wedding is suing News Corp. over claims that its News of the World tabloid later hacked into her voice mail, reports Bloomberg. The lawsuit from Charlotte Church, who was 13 when…
With Occupy Wall Street protesters outside reciting George Carlin’s “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television," the U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments on both sides of the Federal Communications Commission’s tougher indecency enforcement policy announced in 2004, Reuters…
Two of the creators of the hit mob movie "Goodfellas" are working with AMC to develop a TV drama version of the film, reports Deadline.com. Writer Nicholas Pileggi and producer Irwin Winkler are actively involved with the adaptation. Pileggi, who…
The CW confirmed that it has acquired an original drama series from Bell Media, which it has scheduled to premiere this spring, Deadline.com reports. "The L.A. Complex," a Canadian production, is a six-part, hour-long program about young, sexy, ambitious actors…
An actor and TV personality known for his work on Fox and HBO may wish he could take back a comment he made Monday night on TBS’s “Conan,” which could become a sore point with the Jewish community. David Cross,…