ComScore, Rentrak Chiefs on Why Media is Celebrating Today and What’s Next...
ComScore and Rentrak announced plans Tuesday to merge, forming a media measurement company poised to challenge Nielsen, long the industry dominator in television audience measurement. The changing...
View ArticleMTV President Stephen Friedman Exits Network
Stephen Friedman is departing his post as president of MTV. The news was announced in a letter to network staff from Friedman. According to his note and another to the staff from Doug Herzog, president...
View ArticleHBO’s ‘Westworld’ Won’t Change Plans for Graphic Sex Scenes
Producers for HBO’s “Westworld” told SAG-AFTRA that they won’t back down from plans to shoot graphic sexual scenes even after the actors union warned members about the project. The union, meanwhile, is...
View ArticleInside the ‘Dr. Phil’ Crisis: Layoffs, Benefit Cuts and Staff Dissent...
“Dr. Phil” is the No. 1 rated syndicated talk show on television, with its advice-guru host raking in a reported $70 million a year. Yet insiders tell TheWrap the production is enmeshed in turmoil...
View ArticleHow ABC’s ‘Quantico,’‘Blood & Oil’ Fared in Fall Premiere Delayed Viewing...
Following up on a solid initial ratings, ABC’s “Quantico” premiere posted big gains in delayed viewing numbers released by Nielsen Friday. The spy drama, starring Priyanka Chopra, grew to a 3.1 rating...
View ArticleDonald Trump Attacks Barry Diller Over Newsweek, Love Life
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has fired back at Barry Diller after the media mogul threatened to leave the the United States if Trump were elected. Trump tweeted Saturday, “Little...
View ArticleNBC Promotes Lesley Cerwin to SVP, Entertainment Publicity
NBC has promoted Lesley Cerwin to senior vice president, entertainment publicity, NBC Entertainment. As a VP, Cerwin has overseen publicity efforts for the network’s alternative series, working with...
View ArticleRatings: ‘Blood & Oil’ Leaks, ‘Quantico’ Slips for ABC
ABC’s “Quantico” posted its first week-to-week declines Sunday night, following a weak showing by fellow freshman drama “Blood & Oil.” At 10 p.m., “Quantico” drew a 1.6 Nielsen rating in the...
View Article‘Rosewood’ Casts Taye Diggs in Recurring Role
Taye Diggs has been cast in a recurring role on “Rosewood,” Fox announced Monday. The actor will play Dr. Mike Boyce, a Miami-based infectious disease specialist who also happens to be the best friend...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon Invites Tennessee Teen to ‘Tonight Show’ After Twitter Campaign
Jimmy Fallon is making one young fan’s wish come true. “The Tonight Show” host posted a video Monday on YouTube of himself and executive producer Gavin Purcell calling Franklin, Tennessee, high school...
View ArticleWhat the Hef? Playboy Magazine to Abandon Full Nudity
Playboy magazine is putting the clothes back on. Executives for the magazine’s parent company revealed that the publication will no longer publish fully nude photos of women as part of an upcoming...
View ArticleRatings: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Has Rough First Date With Viewers
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” did not get off to a crazy hot start for the CW Monday night. The one-hour dramedy starring Rachel Bloom as a successful lawyer who ditches her job to move across the country in...
View Article‘Pretty Little Liars’ Producer’s Bella Thorne Drama Gets Pilot Order at ABC...
ABC Family has ordered a pilot for drama “Famous in Love” from I. Marlene King, executive producer and co-showrunner of the network’s signature hit “Pretty Little Liars.” The pilot, set to star actress...
View ArticleAlicia Keys, John Legend, Carrie Underwood to Sing Sinatra at Grammy Special
CBS and the Recording Academy will honor the 100th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s birth with a star-studded concert in December. “Sinatra 100 — An All-Star Grammy Concert” will feature Alicia Keys,...
View ArticleDonald Trump Returns to NBC: Inside GOP Candidate’s Surprise ‘SNL’ Stint
Donald Trump’s upcoming stint hosting “Saturday Night Live” is remarkable for two reasons: It marks the first time since 2003 that a presidential candidate has hosted the show while campaigning, and...
View ArticleNetflix Shares Fall on Slow Growth in Subscribers, Revenues
Netflix shares have dropped 15 percent in after-hours trading Wednesday on news that the company added fewer subscribers and generated less revenue than expected in the third quarter. For the quarter...
View ArticleNetflix Execs Tease Move Into News Programming, Challenge to Vice
Netflix may be plotting a move into news programming. During a third-quarter earnings report interview, CEO Reed Hastings and chief content officer Ted Sarandos fielded a question about whether Netflix...
View ArticleAaron Tveit Cast in CBS’‘BrainDead’
Aaron Tveit has been cast in CBS’ upcoming comic thriller series “BrainDead.” The actor will play Gareth, legislative director to a top Republican senator. Set in the world of Washington, D.C....
View ArticleArchie Panjabi Set to Star in ABC Pilot ‘The Jury’
“The Good Wife Star” will star in the upcoming ABC drama pilot “The Jury.” The pilot sets up a potential anthology series for ABC, with each season focusing on an individual murder trial. Panjabi has...
View Article‘Star Wars’ Actress Gwendoline Christie to Return for ‘Episode VIII’
Gwendoline Christie will be back in her chrome-plated stormtrooper armor for “Star Wars: Episode VIII.” “I will be in the next ‘Star Wars’ movie,” the actress told People. Christie, best known for her...
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