Altice USA and Disney have extended to Sunday the deadline for averting a blackout of ESPN, Disney Channel and other cablers for about 2.6 million New York-area subscribers. The sides agreed…
Disney XD’s animated comedy “Milo Murphy’s Law” is planning a crossover episode next year with “Phineas and Ferb,” the hit comedy from the same creative t…
Matthew Broderick has signed on for the role of the adult Ralphie narrator in Fox's live staging of a musical based on the beloved 1983 film "A Christmas Story." "A Christmas Story Live!" is…
Beau Willimon has an ambitious new drama series launching next year on Hulu, and he has a Broadway play opening in late November. But a busy schedule has not deterred him from taking the rei…
After seven nominations, “The Handmaid's Tale” star Elisabeth Moss has won her first Emmy. And in her excitement, it looks like she may have dropped a couple of expletives. While…
Disney and the largest cable operators saw their share prices take a hit on Thursday as investors seemed to renew concerns about long-term trends in the traditional media sector. Disney shar…
A twenty-something queen, a president with blood on her hands, a powerful defense attorney and law professor, a volatile robot, a savvy Soviet spy and a Handmaid who refuses to allow her spi…
Disney is ready to deploy some of the company’s crown jewels — Disney- and Pixar-branded movies and ESPN — in an effort to position itself for the future by embracing the e…
The turbulent state of culture and politics in the Trump era were top of mind for many Tony Award winners. A number of those who made the trip to the stage at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday…
Maybe it was inevitable that in the year after “Hamilton's” triumph, the Tony Awards would seem to be lacking in pizzazz. The 71st annual Tony Awards was, as always, a well-produ…
Some Tony Award nominees are wearing politics on their lapels tonight as they walk the red carpet outside of Radio City Music Hall. The ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and other organizations reac…
Glenne Headly was a very serious actress with a gift for comedy. That’s how Anna D. Shapiro, artistic director of Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Co., remembered the theater’…
The time that Prince showed up to perform on “The Tonight Show” without a guitar. The time a nervous Barbra Streisand hit her nose on the microphone stand in rehearsal. The time …
CBS has tapped the Tony Awards production team of Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner to serve as exec producers of this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards. Weiss has directed six previous Emmy t…
NBC has delayed its plan produce “Bye Bye Birdie” toplined by Jennifer Lopez as live musical until next year. The tuner had been set to air as NBC’s holiday musical event t…
ESPN’s tough mix of subscriber losses and higher programming costs put Disney on the defensive during its fiscal second quarter earnings conference call. Disney chairman-CEO Bob Iger t…
Disney chairman-CEO Bob Iger has extended his contract as the company’s chief executive by one year, through July 2019, a move that had been expected as Disney continues its long searc…
Ben Pyne, Disney’s longtime head of TV distribution, is exiting his post after a 25-year run at the Mouse House. Pyne has served as president of Disney Media Distribution since 2007. H…
Disney is looking to buy out the remaining shares in Disneyland Paris, the theme park that has struggled with attendance since the November 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. Disney disclosed …
Original “Hamilton” stars Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones added a feminist touch to their rendition of “America the Beautiful” just befo…
Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande generated major heat on social media for their performances in “Hairspray Live,” NBC’s latest holiday musical production. The three-hour t…
Bob Iger's tenure as CEO of Disney has been nothing less than stellar for investors. But there is an area of concern for Wall Street: the television division. Disney has not significantly ex…
Comedy Central has given an eight-episode order to “The Comedy Jam,” an unscripted series that offers comedians the chance to rock out with their favorite tunes. “Comedy…
Ben Sherwood and Bruce Rosenblum bonded over a burger lunch this summer as Sherwood was searching for a seasoned executive to help run the business side of the Disney/ABC Television Group. R…
Bruce Rosenblum, the former head of Warner Bros. TV Group and chairman of the Television Academy, has joined Disney/ABC Television Group as president of business operations. The newly create…