June 19, 2013

More entertainment, tv Articles

  • 'Nightline' anchor Moran heading to London for ABC

    06/19/13 02:16 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News "Nightline" anchor Terry Moran is getting a new posting as the network's London-based chief foreign correspondent. Moran will head overseas late this summer, ABC said Wednesday. Moran was ABC's chief White House correspondent from 1999 to 2005 and has done many...

  • Selma Blair abruptly exits 'Anger Management'

    06/18/13 11:30 PM

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Selma Blair is making a sudden exit from the Charlie Sheen sitcom "Anger Management." In a statement Tuesday, producer Lionsgate says the actress won't be returning to the FX comedy. The company says it wishes her "the very best" but has no further comment. Blair's...

  • DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015

    06/18/13 08:31 PM

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015. The extra $100 million represents a 13 percent...

  • Family sues over Colo. woman's death in TV project

    06/18/13 12:45 PM

    DENVER (AP) — Survivors of a woman killed during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. and Anthropic Productions Corp. Terry Flanell's husband and daughter filed the lawsuit last week in federal court...

  • Envelope mix-up at Daytime Emmy Awards

    06/17/13 05:15 AM

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "Days of Our Lives" scored a rare win for best drama series at the Daytime Emmys in a show marked by an envelope mix-up, expletives and the constant din of audience chatter heard during the cable telecast that stretched beyond its time slot. NBC's "Days" won just...

  • Davidson, Tom win lead acting Daytime Emmys

    06/17/13 12:45 AM

    BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — "Days of Our Lives" won drama series honors for just the second time in 40 years at the Daytime Emmys in a rough-hewn ceremony that included more upsets and an envelope mix-up on Sunday night. The NBC soap opera that began in 1965 beat out defending champion...

  • Former Elmo puppeteer wins 3 Daytime Emmy awards

    06/15/13 02:30 PM

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Clash, the Elmo puppeteer who resigned amid allegations that he sexually abused underage boys, won three Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on "Sesame Street." Clash won as outstanding performer in a children's series at the creative arts ceremony held Friday night. He...

  • Morning show is latest CNN change under Zucker

    06/15/13 01:31 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — For anyone watching CNN, it's been hard to miss the sunny reminders popping up on the bottom of the screen that Monday is the debut of the "New Day" morning show. "New Day" will feature the team of Chris Cuomo, Kate Bolduan and Michaela Pereira in a three-hour telecast CNN...

  • CBS: Someone tampered with reporter's computer

    06/14/13 02:15 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Private investigators found that CBS News Washington reporter Sharyl Attkisson's computer was tampered with multiple times late last year, the network said Friday. CBS said an intruder, working remotely using Attkisson's accounts, executed commands involving the search and...

  • 'Mad Men' actor bites off bigger role in season 6

    06/14/13 01:15 PM

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — No one is more surprised than Kevin Rahm that his "Mad Men" character Ted Chaough has become a major player in the AMC drama's sixth season. "I'm always surprised," Rahm said of the series' many twists and turns. "It wasn't until Don said, 'Do you want to get in some...



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