Cynthia Littleton

When Kevin Reilly announced his intention to step down as Fox's entertainment chairman, the knee-jerk response from people across the biz, myself included, was "so who is it?" Usually, exec...

After weeks of speculation about his future at the network, Kevin Reilly confirmed Thursday that he is stepping down as entertainment chairman next month. No successor was named, but there's...

ABC's new talent competition series " Rising Star " revolves around real-time live voting by viewers to determine which singers advance through the various rounds. The show has been a...

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is close to acquiring the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion, according to published reports. Sources tell Variety that Ballmer parked himself at the Peninsula...

Charlie Ergen has always been a gambler. Now the Dish Network chairman is taking a flier on accepting the Internet currency Bitcoin as payment for pay-TV bills. Dish trumpeted its...

Matthew Weiner spent most of Memorial Day in his office writing the final finale of " Mad Men ," while fans parsed the state of the Sterling Cooper universe after...

Killer Films , the indie banner headed by Christine Vachon and Pam Koffler, has merged with the upstart IP incubator Glass Elevator Media to form Killer Content. Adrienne Becker, founder...

The Television Academy has promoted digital exec Maury McIntyre to president and chief operating officer, filling the post left vacant in April by the death of Lucy Hood. McIntyre has...

Every great ad is a story. Ain't that the truth. SPOILER ALERT: Stop reading if you haven't seen the "Mad Men" season 7-A finale, "Waterloo." We close this first half...

"Saturday Night Live" alum Bill Hader has inked a deal to develop a comedy series for HBO. Pact calls for Hader to write and star in a vehicle for the...