A looming blackout of Fox-owned cable networks for DirecTV subscribers has been averted, as the two companies have agreed to a new contract, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. Both sides had been warning customers that the networks…
A docudrama about California lifeguards has been given the green light by a cable network, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series joins the Weather Channel’s growing stable of original shows, the story notes. The program will air 13 half-hour…
FX announced today that it is renewing a breakout freshman drama series, Deadline.com reports. With just four episodes having aired, the Dylan McDermott-Connie Britton series "American Horror Story" was picked up for a second season, the story reports. The show,…
After a little more than two months of marriage, Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from NBA player Kris Humphries, E! Online reports. Kardashian did not provide a formal reason, according to the story, but did cite “irreconcilable differences.” In…
Almost a month after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, his family has revealed his final words, MSNBC.com reports. The revelation surfaced in a eulogy by novelist Mona Simpson, Jobs’ sister, published Sunday in The New York Times. The…
Movie icon Burt Reynolds, the star of films including "Smokey and the Bandit," "Deliverance" and "Starting Over," will become a cartoon figure on the FX animated series "Archer," reports Entertainment Weekly. On the show, the title character — Sterling Archer…
Fox’s “Animation Domination” lineup will include additional episodes of one of its shows, B&C reports. The freshman cartoon series "Bob’s Burgers," set to return to Fox at midseason, received an order for another nine episodes, the story reports. With the…
Singer Marie Osmond, who often performs with brother Donny and starred with him in the "Donny & Marie" television show, was hospitalized last week in Las Vegas suffering with a lung problem, reports People. She had tightness in her lungs…
MGM has announced the appointment of a new president of television production, Deadline.com reports. The company hired veteran TV producer Steve Stark to fill the post, according to the story. Stark’s credits include USA Network’s "Fairly Legal" and NBC’s "The…
Ratings expectations for "Rock Center" are low — even from its own network — as NBC prepares to debut the program tonight, on Halloween, reports the Los Angeles Times. "I don’t pretend to think that we’re gonna move the needle…