News Corp., Walt Disney and Comcast, owners of Hulu, have extended the deadline for second-round bids to allow DirecTV additional time to get its financing in place, reports the New York Post. DirecTV will likely submit a bid of about…
Weeks before it is set to debut its freshman season on Netflix, the streaming service has picked up a second season of the comedy series "Orange Is the New Black," The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. Netflix asked for 13…
A prominent media figure who tends to polarize viewers has come out in defense of Paula Deen as the TV chef endures a scandal over her use of the N-Word. Conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck expressed support for Deen during his…
Amazon "has added a bunch of new kids shows from PBS to its Prime Instant Video collection. So if you’re a Prime member, you can now stream shows ‘Caillou’ and ‘Dinosaur Train’ for free," writes Peter Kafka at the website All…
Actor Jim Carrey is putting the word out that he doesn’t support his new movie, "Kick-Ass 2." TMZ.com reports that the actor took toTwitter to discuss his sentiments in response to December’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. "I did…
Fans of television chef Paula Deen are sounding off about the recent controversy surrounding the television chef. The New York Times reports that some fans jumped to her defense after Food Network dropped her for using racial slurs and considering…
The HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones" has set another record, with the drama’s third season ranking as the most-pirated show of spring 2013, EW.com’s Inside TV reports, citing TorrentFreak. The show drew 5.2 million illegal downloads this spring, easily…
Daredevil Nik Wallenda walked across the Grand Canyon on live television Sunday, successfully traversing 1,400 feet across the canyon while also suspended 1,500 feet above its floor, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The event, “Skywire Live,” was a score…
Amazon was apparently shamed into pulling a hastily posted ad for a “Sopranos” DVD set, which appeared on Facebook in the hours after news broke of the death Wednesday of “Sopranos” star James Gandolfini. The company quickly removed the entry…
Celebrity chef Paula Deen released a videotaped apology today in response to a brewing controversy over her use of the N-word. As we reported previously, her use of the word surfaced in a court deposition. Asking people to forgive her…