Online video content creator and distributor Alloy Digital announced that it has acquired studio and talent management company Generate, creating what the company calls “the first of its kind, multi-platform, next generation media company.” Making the joint announcement were Alloy…
NBC has tapped a former marketing executive as general manager of the male-skewing G4 network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Adam Stotsky will replace Neal Tiles and oversee all aspects of the network, from programming to digital operations, the story…
An Oscar-nominated film director is reportedly under investigation in an incident involving an alleged grope of his 19-year-old transgender niece, TMZ.com reports. The director is David O. Russell, who received an Oscar nomination last year for “The Fighter” and also…
There may have been a miscount made by the GOP in the Iowa Caucuses, reports Hearst Television’s KCCI in Des Moines, Iowa. According to the story, "Edward True, 28, of Moulton, said he helped count the votes and jotted the…
MSNBC has revealed plans for a new two-hour show, to be hosted by a familiar talking head, Deadline.com reports. The new weekend daytime show will feature Melissa Harris-Perry, a Tulane University professor of political science who has been a frequent…
One of the daytime talk shows vying to become the next “Oprah” has signed an alum of that show as its executive producer, B&C reports. “Survivor” host Jeff Probst’s new talk show landed Amy Coleman, a supervising producer on “Oprah,”…
Trouble is brewing on the Internet, where Wikipedia has signaled what might be coming with a series of warnings about the pending Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. Now it appears that Wikipedia, which has threatened to shut itself down…
An iconic U.S. company that was once one of the biggest corporations in America is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, reports The Wall Street Journal. The company is 131-year-old Eastman Kodak, which is struggling to avoid Chapter 11. It…
PBS has been riding high with its latest hit series, and the service will trumpet its return with a one-hour special, Entertainment Weekly reports. The series is the "Masterpiece" drama "Downton Abbey," which premieres its second season on PBS on…
Last summer’s No. 1 new cable series in key female demos had its season premiere Tuesday and picked up where it left off, ranking as the day’s top scripted cable show in several demos, ABC Family reports. The show is…