AwesomenessTV Raises $3.5M From Venture Funds, Media CEOs
AwesomenessTV, a media company that operates a YouTube channel with programming geared toward teens, has closed a $3.5 million Series A investment round led by MK Capital, the company announced on...
View Article'Community' Creator Dan Harmon: 'I Would Have Fired Me Too'
Fired "Community" creator Dan Harmon is sounding a bit like Charlie Sheen -- saying almost exactly what the actor did after his firing from "Two and a Half Men." "I'd have fired my ass, too," Sheen...
View Article'Harry Potter' Tops NPR's List of 10 Best Young Adult Novels
The witchcraft and wizardry of the "Harry Potter" series has entranced fans, who chose it as the greatest teen novels ever in an online poll conducted by NPR. Results from the survey were released...
View Article'Hope Springs' Review: A Surprisingly Smart Look at Sex After 50
You would be forgiven for shrinking back in terror at the notion of seeing "Hope Springs," from the winky-wink ad campaign that makes it look like an extended Viagra joke to mainstream Hollywood...
View ArticleSingle-Copy Magazine Sales Decline 10%
Sales of single-copy magazines dropped about 10 percent in the first half of 2012. The Audit Bureau of Circulations said Tuesday that overall circulation, including subscriptions, remained at a steady...
View ArticleFox International Channels Promotes Sharon Tal Yguado to Executive Vice...
Fox's paid television unit promoted Sharon Tal Yguado to executive vice president of scripted programming and original development, the News Corporation division announced Tuesday. Tal Yguado scouts...
View ArticleMichael Jackson's Will Contested Again in Lawsuit
Michael Jackson's will, which has been called invalid by a number of the deceased pop singer's siblings, is once again under attack -- this time from a business partner of the singer's mother,...
View ArticleNew Yorker Launches iPhone App With Lena Dunham, Jon Hamm
The New Yorker launched an iPhone app at long last, heralding the coming of the magazine to the handset with a video featuring "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm and "Girls" auteur Lena Dunham. The app, like the...
View ArticleJennifer Lopez Files $20M Extortion Suit Against Former Driver
What's Jennifer Lopez's reputation worth? About $20 million, according to a lawsuit filed Friday by the singer/actress and former "American Idol" judge. Lopez filed suit against her former driver and...
View ArticleIn Hollywood, Timing Is Everything - Even With Steven Spielberg as a Mentor
How good is Steven Spielberg, really, for a young up-and-comer's career? Ask Will Bigham, winner of the 2007 Fox reality show "On the Lot," who counts Spielberg as a mentor and Paramount chief Adam...
View ArticleDish Q2 Earnings Miss Expectations
Dish Network Corp posted a lower profit for the second quarter that missed Wall Street estimates, as the second-largest satellite television operator in the United States spent more to acquire...
View ArticleJames Cameron Backs 3D Joint Venture in China
Add James Cameron to the growing list of Hollywood players angling to break into China. The "Avatar" director unveiled a joint venture agreement this week to provide 3D technology to Chinese...
View ArticleLiberty Spinning Off Starz
Liberty Media is spinning off premium cable network Starz into a separate company, it announced Wednesday. Starz, which runs the Starz channels as well as Encore, will become a separate listed company...
View ArticleBroadway Dims Lights in Honor of Marvin Hamlisch
Broadway will dim its lights Wednesday to honor the late composer Marvin Hamlisch, The Broadway League said. Hamlisch died in Los Angeles Monday after a brief illness. He was 68. Although best known...
View ArticleJon Favreau Tweets He's Directing 'Jersey Boys'
Jon Favreau announced on Twitter that he is directing the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway hit musical "Jersey Boys." He also revealed that aspiring singers and dancers have a chance to break...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon: 'I'm Not Gonna Do the Oscars'
Jimmy Fallon says he was asked to host the Oscars, but he isn't going to do it. "I'm not gonna do the Oscars," he told Matt Lauer in a "Today" interview from the London Olympic Games. "I was honored...
View ArticleRatings: Olympics Up - and Down
The Olympics saw a double-digit drop from a week ago Tuesday night, but still managed to outperform the equivalent night of the 2008 Beijing games, according to preliminary numbers. NBC's coverage of...
View Article'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' Casts Bruno Gunn as Brutus
Bruno Gunn will play Brutus in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," Lionsgate said Wednesday. Gunn is a brawny character actor, best known for his guest starring roles in shows like "Curb Your...
View ArticleRobert Zemeckis Makes TV Deal With Fox Television Studios
Fox Television Studios has made an overall deal with Academy Award-winning director and producer Robert Zemeckis and producing partner Jack Rapke to develop and produce original TV shows for cable....
View ArticleNetflix Launches 'Just for Kids' Section on Xbox 360
Netflix launched on Wednesday its kid-friendly section "Just For Kids" on Xbox 360. The special page, now accessible through the gaming console's Netflix app, is geared toward children 12 and under...
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