Jane Fonda Signs on for ABC Comedy Pilot
Jane Fonda is following up her stint on the HBO drama "The Newsroom" with another television gig. Fonda, better known for her big-screen efforts such as "On Golden Pond" and "Barbarella," has signed...
View ArticleAl Pacino to Play Aging Rocker and Jeremy Renner's Dad in 'Imagine'
The Oscar-nominees and winners are aligning, as Al Pacino, Julianne Moore and Jeremy Renner team up on the directorial debut from the writer of "Crazy, Stupid, Love." "Imagine" centers on an aging...
View ArticleObama to Do Live MTV Q&A Friday
President Obama will be interviewed on MTV Friday live from the White House as he reaches out to younger voters. "Ask Obama Live: An MTV Interview with the President," will air at 5 p.m. ET and be...
View ArticleVanessa Redgrave to Direct 'A World I Loved' at Columbia's Miller Theater
Vanessa Redgrave is taking a seat in the director's chair. The Oscar- and Tony Award-winning actress will direct and narrate a two-night production of "A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman" at...
View ArticleFacebook 3rd Quarter Revenue Rises 32% to $1.26B
 Facebook Inc. posted a better-than-expected 32 percent jump in third-quarter revenue to $1.26 billion as the company reignited advertising growth with the help of gains in mobile. The company's...
View ArticleSiriusXM CEO Mel Karmazin to Step Down
Mel Karmazin, the CEO of SiriusXM Radio, is stepping down from the company. Karmazin will depart on Feb. 1, following the expiration of his current employment agreement and a transition period. John...
View ArticleNetflix Stock Sinks After Q3 Earnings Report
Netflix is taking a beating on Wall Street, where its share price is down more than 15 percent in after-hours trading due to its third-quarter earnings report. Netflix registered earnings per share of...
View ArticleCharlize Theron Developing Viking Drama -- Yes, That's Right -- With ABC
Charlize Theron tackled futuristic topics this year's sci-fi epic "Prometheus." Now she's going old-school -- very old-school -- for a new project at ABC. Theron is working with the network to develop...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg Touts Mobile Successes, Distances Facebook From Zynga
Mark Zuckerberg celebrated a 32 percent rise in revenue during Tuesday's third-quarter earnings call with investors, but distanced Facebook from the ailing social game studio Zynga and touted his...
View ArticleNetflix Ranks Among Simplest Brands, Despite Price Hike and Customer Anger
Netflix's stock may have fallen far and fast after its controversial decision last year to raise prices, but U.S. customers still consider the streaming service to be among the easiest brands to use....
View ArticleAnn Coulter: 'Retard' Jokes = Good. Cancer Jokes = Bad
Great news, aspiring pundits, comedians, and pundit-comedians: Ann Coulter is here to teach you about what is and isn't offensive in political comedy. You don't even have to go to some musty old...
View ArticleWhen Sales Aren't Enough: Lightning Entertainment Enters Production Game
Lightning Entertainment, a decade-old sales and distribution company, has initiated a film production business to fill out its slate in advance of the American Film Market. Though its biggest business...
View ArticleZynga Lays Off 150 in Boston & Austin -- and Outsources to India (Updated)
Zynga closed its 50-person Boston office and laid off more than 100 employees at its Austin studio on Tuesday, a former high-ranking employee told TheWrap. Executives from the social gaming company's...
View ArticleWill Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Content Create a 'Second Revolution' in Television?
Forget broadcasting. Streaming services like Netflix think the next money to be made is in narrowcasting, a strategy that both mimics and challenges the television business model. For those services,...
View ArticleIAC Quarterly Earnings Reveal Why Newsweek is Ending Print Run
IAC/InterActiveCorp, the media conglomerate behind web properties like Match.com and About.com, bested Wall Street's expectations Wednesday, as operating profits and revenue jumped during its most...
View ArticleComedy Start-Up Laffster Partners with New Yorker, Maker Studios for...
Laffster, a new digital comedy start-up backed by Paradigm and Greylock Partners, has launched "Mock the Vote," a free iPhone app offering political humor from the likes of The New Yorker and Maker...
View ArticleJon Stewart: Romney Was Against Obama's Foreign Policy Before He Was For It...
"The Daily Show" used clever editing to drive home just how much Mitt Romney and Barack Obama agreed on in Monday's foreign policy debate -- and raise questions about why Romney has been so critical...
View ArticleClint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman: Friends in Film, Rivals in Political Ads
Clint Eastwood is breaking with his old buddy Morgan Freeman, with the two "Unforgiven" stars recording dueling narrations in ads aimed at presidential election voters. Eastwood's wizened vocals are...
View ArticleSGN Names New President, Plans to Release 9 Games Next Year
Social gaming company SGN named head of game development Josh Yguado as its new president and said it plans to up the number of releases in the next year. Yguado, who will report to CEO Chris DeWolfe,...
View ArticleDonald Trump's October Surprise: I Don't Have One (Video)
Donald Trump doesn't have any secret documents about the president, but he'd be willing to pay for some. Trump's announcement that he would reveal a big surprise today that would shake up the...
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