Armed gunman storms Discovery Channel and takes at least one hostage
Developing situation: Silver Spring, Maryland police say the man has an issue with the Discovery Networks, and may have an explosive device strapped to his body. Here's a photo of the gunman from above. UPDATE: The alleged gunman is James Jay Lee, who has been protesting outside of Discovery headquarters for years and has been arrested before — read his website.
Steve Jobs unveils $99 AppleTV with 99-cent TV rentals
To start off with, you'll be able to rent any episode from ABC or Fox's lineup. In making the AppleTV announcement, Jobs demonstrated how he could easily rent a "Glee" episode.
AMC gives "The Walking Dead" a 2nd season, before its premiere
Producer/Director Frank Darabont reveals his plans for the 2nd season, and says filming will begin in February.
"No Ordinary Family" gets Cybill Shepherd to play Julie Benz's mom
Shepherd will appear in an episode this fall with a TV hubby, Bruce McGill.
Jimmy Fallon ticked off NBC didn't pay for Web rights to Emmy "Glee" opener
The Bruce Springsteen number is all over YouTube, but not NBC.com because the Peacock didn't pay for the online rights to Springsteen. "That could have been worth 500,000 hits on NBC.com," says Fallon, who had trouble linking to the video yesterday on his Twitter feed. "People are looking for it. We worked so hard on it and it's our own network, and it's a good commercial for our network. It's so simple, just pay for it."
Claim: Jon Gosselin tried to extort Kate
Jon's ex Hailey Glassman says he threatened to report Kate to child protective services unless she gave him $50,000 or $100,000. Jon, she says, tried to use their daughter Mady's injury to bolster his claim. PLUS: Jon is denying the accusation.
"Dancing" odds: Brandy to win, Carol Brady will be out first
Bodog has also pegged Jennifer Grey as 2nd favorite to win.
HBO renews "Hung" despite lower ratings
Ratings are down this season, but HBO has ordered a 2nd season anyway.
Fox orders Jamie Foxx sketch comedy for midseason
"The Jamie Foxx Project" will be a current version of "In Living Color."
"Glee" hooks up with American Express for charity
Starting tonight, "Glee" stars will appear in ads promoting the credit card company's Members Project social action initiative.
