 David Hasselhoff is eager to be welcomed on American shores. The actor has found much success overseas over the years, most recently exec producing and starring in the U.K. stage musical…
Olaf, the optimistic snowman from Disney’s mammoth film “Frozen,” will pay a visit to the animated series “Sofia The First,” as part of new efforts to keep the …
Whipped cream is known to be sumptuous, but its taste might seem a tad bittersweet for NBC. When the Peacock airs its much-anticipated live telecast of "The Wiz" this Thursday, it will also …
Characters from the 1994 Walt Disney movie "The Lion King" have not been seen in new settings since a direct-to-video sequel appeared more than a decade ago. Now the company is preparing a s…
Dance Network, a subscription-based streaming-video service, devoted to dance programming, will launch in the fall, its backers announced Tuesday. The service will have tiered pricing: 6.99 …
“Frozen” has already extended its icy reach from movie theaters to home video and even broadcast TV, thanks to the appearance of characters from the film in ABC’s drama …
Kevin Spacey will go from playing the U.S. President on Netflix’s “House of Cards” to telling stories about how to become the U.S. President in a new primetime series for C…
ESPN said it would suspend Keith Olbermann for the rest of the week in light of snarky remarks the popular broadcaster on Twitter made about a Pennsylvania State University fundraiser and so…
ABC Family might look for new graphics, new programs and even a new name in 2015 as part of a proposed reboot that would make it more appealing to its millennial audience, according to a per…
Don't be surprised if elements of "Peter Pan" show up in the commercial breaks during NBC's live Thursday telecast of the famous 1904 play. Walmart, which ran ads during NBC's live broadcast…
In the 1954 theatrical version of "Peter Pan," the titular hero vows that he'll never grow up. Come December 4, he will have to, because he's the central figure in a live version of the play…
Mike Nichols, the award-winning director of Broadway and movies, has passed away suddenly at the age of 83, according to information released by ABC News. Nichols was the husband of ABC News…
Rita Moreno, the multi-talented actress who had a key role in the PBS children’s series “The Electric Company” will play for the kiddie set once again. Moreno, one of the f…
A company that was created through a spin-off is now proposing a spin-off of its own: The Madison Square Garden Company, the owner of the New York Knicks, New York Rangers and New York Liber…
The on-air panel at Pivot’s “TakePart Live” is officially a trio again. After matching  regulars Meghan McCain and Jacob Soboroff with a series of guest hosts since the …
NBC is sprinkling a little pixie dust around its coming broadcast of "Peter Pan Live!" in hopes of luring advertisers to what is a rather high-priced program for commercials. The Peacock is …
Billy Joel has moved from "Allentown" to Madison Avenue. The piano-playing hitmaker was once regarded by advertisers as one of music's "untouchables" " artists like Bruce Springsteen, Neil Y…
Can Matt Lauer or Natalie Morales handle a Broadway-style solo? In a move that appears to fill the appetite for live broadcasts of Broadway-like showstoppers, NBC’s “Today”…
CBS named Stephen Colbert to succeed David Letterman as host of “The Late Show,” handing the reins of its flagship latenight program to a cable host who has found success in attr…
Talk about team coverage: To get the word out about NBCUniversal's coming Stanley Cup Playoffs broadcasts, the company enlisted a bevy of its TV journalists to take part in a fictional newsc…
Saban Brands and Cirque Du Soleil Media have entered into a pact to develop a children’s-entertainment property based on elements from the live-entertainment company’s long-runni…
Rosie O”Donnell and the producers of “The View” appear to have reached a détente. In a booking that is akin to having lions and lambs lay down together, ABC’s “…
Tonight on NBC, some of the ads will be alive with the sounds of “The Sound of Music.” As the Peacock makes an attempt to draw eyeballs this evening at 8 p.m. eastern with a live…
AMC Entertainment, the large movie exhibitor, said in a regulatory filing Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it would once again attempt to have an initial public o…