Chaz Bono has spoken out about the frenzy that erupted after he was announced as a contestant on the upcoming season of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” ABC News reports. Bono, a transgender activist, has polarized observers, with many critics…
Another "Glee"-related photo shoot is causing controversy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The latest tempest follows a storm of criticism over last year’s photo shoot featuring “Glee” stars in GQ that some observers saw as encouraging pedophilia, as previously reported….
VH1 has confirmed that it won’t be picking up another season of one of its reality series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is Audrina Patridge’s series "Audrina," a spinoff of MTV’s “The Hills.” “Audrina” has struggled to find…
HBO is developing a new star vehicle for James Gandolfini, reports Deadline.com. The new project is a series called "Big Dead Place," a comedic drama based on a memoir by Nicholas Johnson about working for the U.S. Antarctic Program. The…
Zooey Deschanel’s character on Fox’s "New Girl" has been given a love interest, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. Justin Long, the actor known as the Mac Guy in the Apple television ads, has been cast in the…
The government’s conditions placed on NBCUniversal’s takeover by Comcast were approved by a federal judge, amounting to an approval of the deal, reports the Associated Press. The judge also tacked on two years of court oversight. U.S. District Judge Richard…
Mediacom Chairman Rocco Commisso is scolding the Federal Communications Commission over what he says is a failure to push hard enough for new retransmission rules, reports TheWrap.com. In a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Commisso writes that he had…
Viewers are protesting an episode of TLC’s "Toddlers & Tiaras" after it featured a mom, Lindsay Jackson, who dressed her 4-year-old, Maddy, as singer Dolly Parton, including fake breasts and buttocks, reports the New York Post. “Where is child protective…
With her website traffic down since she left daytime television, Oprah Winfrey will meet with top tech executives next week to learn about the future of the Web and how to tap into social media, reports the New York Post….
Netflix was served a big blow when Starz said Thursday that it won’t renew its distribution deal with the online streaming service, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The deal will expire on Feb. 28, 2012. Netflix’s stock…