Television Industry

Hulu draws more bidders

2013-05-25 00:00:00

Yahoo Inc., fresh off its $1.1-billion deal this week to acquire personal blogging site Tumblr, got in line Friday to pick up video streaming site Hulu. The late bid by the cash-rich Internet portal giant came on the same day that the Santa Monica...

Fox reality TV exec Mike Darnell leaves a legacy

2013-05-25 07:00:00

The man considered to be the godfather of reality television is stepping down. Mike Darnell, head of alternative entertainment for Fox Broadcasting, is leaving the network after almost two decades overseeing both the good — "American Idol" —...

A&E cancels 'Intervention,' tallies up those saved

2013-05-24 11:38:00

A&E announced on Thursday that its long-running reality show "Intervention" was coming to an end after eight years and 13 seasons on the air. The show's final five episodes will begin airing June 13. They are being touted as some of the most intense and...

BET's 'The Game' continues to lose ground in midseason finale

2013-05-24 13:24:00

Press materials for BET's football-flavored "The Game," the network's signature series, label its 2011 launch as "the #1 sitcom debut in the history of cable television." The debut of "The Game" drew a record-setting 7.7 million viewers and was a...

'Behind the Candelabra': Fun facts about the legendary Liberace

2013-05-24 12:33:00

Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, “Behind the Candelabra,” looks at the relationship between flamboyant pianist Liberace (Michael Douglas) and his much younger lover Scott Thorson (Matt Damon). The film, which is in competition for the...

Diane Ladd lists compound in Ojai for sale at $4.45 million

2013-05-23 13:15:00

Veteran actress Diane Ladd has put her gated compound in Ojai up for sale at $4.45 million. The main house, built in 1986, features a wraparound porch, four bedrooms and five bathrooms and 4,314 square feet of living space. There is a separate guest...

First-round bids due this week for Hulu

2013-05-23 14:24:00

The first round of bids were due this week for Hulu, the popular online TV service whose prospective sale has attracted interest from digital media players as well as cable operators. An initial bid has been submitted by the Chernin Group, a next-...

TV This Week: May 26 - June 1: 'Smash' on NBC

2013-05-24 15:54:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 26 - June 1, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SUNDAY Them? The Bluth family is back in...

AMC's new reality series 'Showville' should be better than it is

2013-05-23 10:25:00

On paper, AMC's new reality show is fabulous. Each week for eight weeks, "Showville," which is set to premiere Thursday night at 9 p.m., will take us to a small town where talent coaches Alec Mapa and Lisette Bustamante will select four locals to put on a...

Kern County sheriff defends deputies videotaped beating man

2013-05-23 20:21:00

A man at the center of a videotaped altercation with Kern County sheriff’s deputies month died from heart disease -- not baton blows, authorities said Thursday. The county coroner’s office labeled David Sal Silva’s death accidental,...

'The Bling Ring' comes full circle for Alexis Neiers

2013-05-24 13:48:00

"Can you give mommy a cue? Are you hungry?" 21-year-old Alexis Neiers cooed to her crying newborn in the middle of a faux-upscale Calabasas restaurant last week. "When she puts her hands in her mouth, she's hungry. Right now, she's just tired. Maybe a...

On ABC's 'Mistresses,' those who stray might well pay

2013-05-24 05:00:00

Alyssa Milano has been in fairly racy series in her television career, such as the bed-hopping-crazy "Melrose Place," but she needed persuading to star in a drama called "Mistresses." By its very title, not to mention its ongoing focus on infidelity,...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett walk into a classroom for a television interview at Joseph Brennemann Elementary School in Chicago's north side on Thursday, May 23, 2013.

2013-05-23 00:00:00

"American Idol" "The Bachelor" (pictured) "Dancing with the Stars" "The Voice" "The X Factor"

2013-05-22 18:55:00

"Dance Moms" "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" (pictured) "Married to Jonas" "Tia & Tamera"

2013-05-22 18:55:00