About 20 people, including an Oscar-winning actress, fled to safety as an overnight fire destroyed an eight-bedroom house on billionaire Richard Branson’s private island, the L.A. Times reports in the Ministry of Gossip blog. Actress Kate Winslet, an Academy Award…
The Federal Communications Commission announced today that it has officially taken the Fairness Doctrine out of its rulebook, Multichannel News reports. The move includes striking the doctrine’s corollaries on personal attacks and free response, and extends to 83 other media-related…
NBC’s coverage of preseason football gave the network a win in the ratings Sunday night, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. NBC wound up with an average rating of 2.9 for the night in the 18-49 demo based on fast affiliate ratings, with adjustments…
If one was to call a show simply "Katie," would most people know to whom it refers? Clearly Jeff Zucker thinks so. "Katie" is the name that has been chosen for Katie Couric’s widely anticipated syndicated daytime talk show that…
Brent Zacky, the former vice president of development and programming for TLC, who was involved in the creation of shows including "Cake Boss," Homecoming," "Niecy Nash’s Wedding Bash" and the upcoming "All-American Muslim," has a new gig. He’s been hired by…
A former regular on CBS’s "CSI" has had a drug charge issued against him in June dropped by the authorities, reports TMZ.com. Gary Dourdan was accused of having oxycontin when he was in a car accident in June. Dourdan’s SUV…
The man who directed more U.S. TV episodes than any other person–over 430 of them–has died. His name was Reza Badiyi, he was 81, and he died on Saturday, Aug. 20th at the UCLA Medical Center. No cause of death…
One of CBS News’ most popular producers has died at age 67, after suffering a heart attack at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Aug. 19, 2011, where he retired several years ago. Lane Venardos was remembered, in a statement, by Jeff Fager,…
Showtime has greenlighted three pilots, including one called "Masters of Sex" that focuses on the unusual relationship between sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The one-hour drama from Sony Pictures TV is based on…
Charlie Sheen has "got it together" and is "a completely different guy," his brother Emilio Estevez told “Access Hollywood.” "He’s got his voice back. And I think he’s got his focus," Estevez told the show, according to AccessHollywood.com. Estevez said…