A veteran Major League Baseball announcer who called games on television for more than three decades died Friday at 87, SportsNewser reports. Ernie Johnson Sr., a former player with the Atlanta Braves, was the voice of TBS’s broadcasts of Braves…
Former Scripps Networks executive Mary Ellen Iwata has been hired by The Weather Channel as vice president of Original Content and Development, reports Deadline.com. This is a new position and bolsters the industry buzz that The Weather Channel is stepping…
Kurt Sutter, the creator of FX’s hit "Sons of Anarchy," has decided to quit Twitter, claiming, "I’m a guy desperately in need of buffers," according to his blog, sutterink.blogspot.com. An outspoken and sometimes controversial artist, Sutter asserted that he has…
MTV has canceled a scripted series after two seasons on the air, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The show is "The Hard Times of RJ Berger," which attracted 3.1 million viewers for its second-season debut but saw…
A homeless man explained why he has been squatting in a $2.9 million brownstone in New York City for about a year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The residence is owned by Ann Curry, co-host of NBC’s “Today” show. “Ann…
Former "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen was pelted and booed — along with being cheered — during an appearance at Detroit’s three-day music festival called Gathering of the Juggalos, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In a video…
NBC is in discussions to create a new sports series that would debut next year, reports The New York Times. The talks are with the Jockey Club and involve creating a series around next year’s Triple Crown prep races, as…
A high-profile reality star and a hip-hop singer and actress are reportedly set to compete in "Dancing With the Stars" during the upcoming season, according to the New York Post. With the official announcement still a couple of weeks away,…
A veteran television executive with ties to Pittsburgh and San Francisco died Friday after a lengthy illness, TVNewsCheck reports. Carolyn Wean, a longtime exec with Westinghouse Broadcasting, was 68. The Baltimore native was best-known for her ties to Pittsburgh and…
A major cable operator has finalized an agreement to buy Insight Communications for $3 billion from Carlyle Group, reports Multichannel News. Time Warner Cable, the second-largest U.S. cable operator, is buying the ninth-largest U.S. cable company, with customers focused in…