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POLL: Will Witherspoon’s Career Be Affected by Arrest?
As first reported by Variety, Reese Witherspoon was arrested for disorderly conduct Friday morning in Atlanta, following the DUI apprehension of her husband-agent Jim Toth.
Digital Ad Biz to Defend Self-Regulation at Do Not Track Hearing
The Do Not Track privacy hearing called by Sen. Jay Rockefeller for Wednesday before the commerce committee is bound to feature some fireworks. That's because Rockefeller has shown himself to be...
Average Ticket Price Up Just 2 Cents in First Quarter of 2013
Moviegoers paid roughly the same to go to the movies as they did a year ago with the average ticket price in the first quarter up just two cents from the same time last year to $7.94 per ticket. In 20...
MPAA: Film & TV Poured $15.5B Into China's Economy
Hollywood is making the case that the growing popularity of U.S. films in China is a boon to both countries. The Motion Picture Assn. of America, the major studios' top lobbyist, announced Monday ...
'Croods' Success Underscores Fox's Evolution Into Dominant Animation Player
If you don't think timing is critical at the box office, just ask Grug and Eep. They're the father and daughter (voiced by Nicolas Cage and Emma Stone) from "The Croods," the DreamWorks Animation ...
Average Movie Ticket Price Down From Holiday Highs
The cost of going to the movies in the United States declined slightly during the first three months of 2013, the National Association of Theatre Owners said Monday. read more
Average Movie Ticket Price Down From Holiday Highs
The cost of going to the movies in the United States declined slightly during the first three months of 2013, the National Association of Theatre Owners said Monday. read more
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Ad of the Day: Legacy
Attention smokers. You're not just destroying yourselves. You might also be destroying the planet. As Earth Day 2013 has again reminded us, environmental advertising is often not as engaging as...
Comedy Central Says the New Season of 'Futurama' Will Also Be the Last
"Futurama," Matt Groening's animated sci-fi series about the adventures of the employees of an interplanetary delivery company, has had a lifespan almost as convoluted as that of its defrosted 20th ce...
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Netflix Earns $2.7 Million in Latest Quarter and Surpasses HBO's Subscriber Count in U.S.
UPDATED: The service took in revenue of $638.6 million and added 2.03 million new streaming subscribers in the U.S. Shares surge 21 percent after the closing bell.read more
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Futurama Spanned TV’s Sci-Fi Evolution
Bad news, everyone: Comedy Central has decided not to order another season of Matt Groening’s Futurama, thus canceling the animated sci-fi comedy after 140 episodes. Set to return on June 19 f...
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James Franco Wins Lawsuit After NYU Professor Can't Find Him
Why those suing celebrities shouldn't rely on gossip blogs to find a home address.read more
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Nancy Dubuc Promoted to President, CEO of A+E Networks; Abbe Raven Will Be Chairman
History Channel revitalizer Nancy Dubuc continues her ascent up the food chain at A+E Networks, this time to the presidency of the group. She will be both president and CEO, and current topper Abbe ...
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Nicollette Sheridan Scores a New Trial Against 'Desperate Housewives' Bosses
At this rate, Nicollette Sheridan's legal crusade against her former "Desperate Housewives" overlords is going to last longer than the series itself. Ousted "Desperate Housewives&q...
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More Than 2.4 Million People Followed Boston Manhunt on Ustream
Aside from NBC’s Pete Williams and local Boston news station WCVB, TV news outlets infamously fumbled in reporting the manhunt following last week’s Boston Marathon bombing. That led a l...
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Nancy Dubuc Elevated to A+E TV Networks CEO
The news, which coincides with Abbe Raven becoming chairman, comes half a year after cable's fastest-rising exec added A&E to a network portfolio that already included History and Lifetime.read more ...
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Anthony Weiner Making Theatrical Debut in 'Hating Breitbart' Doc (Video)
The former congressman will be seen via news clips and the filmmakers are using his image to market their project.read more
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Exclusive Clip From Clark Gregg’s New Film ‘Trust Me’
Most movie watchers now know Clark Gregg thanks to his role as Special Agent Coulson in Marvel films such as The Avengers, but the actor has a career that spans well beyond Marvel’s reach. A fe...
Good Clean Fun Adds Wrablik For Development
Reality shingle Good Clean Fun has hired Matthew Wrablik as veep of development. Wrablik’s background in unscripted includes posts at Mark Burnett Prods., Merv Griffin Entertainment and ITV Stud...
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Take Two: Anthony Weiner Returns to Twitter
As he revs up a possible NYC mayoral campaign, the former congressman -- who resigned in 2011 amid a sexting scandal -- returns to the social media platform that did him in.read more

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