Television News
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Julia Stiles' YouTube Series 'Blue' Coming to Hulu in TV-Length Episodes
By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Wigs - the top channel for scripted drama on YouTube - in conjunction with Fox Broadcasting is bringing some of its most popular online series to Hulu in TV-length episodes, beginning with the popular Julia Stiles-starring "Blue," Wigs announced Tuesday. The first two seasons of "Blue" launched on the streaming service Monday. Earlier this year, Fox entered into a multi-year programming, marketing and distribution partnership with Wigs, after Fox decided to extend the reach to Hulu as part of its multi-platform strategy. ...Published: 6/18/2013 17:59:16 PM -
As Music-Competition Shows Slide, What Does It Take to Make a Hit?
By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - With "The Voice" finale hours away, tell us if this scenario sounds familiar: A give-it-your-all reality competition becomes a national fascination, and people agonize over whether their favorite competitors will be voted off. Other shows mimic its formula - and eventually another show becomes the nation's reality spectacle of choice. It outpaces its predecessor and makes many of us forget just how original the original once seemed. ...Published: 6/18/2013 17:32:53 PM -
'The Voice' Winner: Who Did the Experts Choose?
By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - NBC's "The Voice" will crown another winner on Tuesday night's finale. Season 4's three finalists - Daniellle Bradbury, Michelle Shamuel and The Swon Brothers - battled it out for the title on Monday's performance finale episode. Before the performances, coaches Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Shakira and Usher performed The Beatles' "With A Little Help From My Friends." The Top 16 then got together for the second group performance of the night on Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros' "Home. ...Published: 6/18/2013 17:30:41 PM -
As Music-Competition Shows Slide, What Does It Take to Make a Hit?
By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - With "The Voice" finale hours away, tell us if this scenario sounds familiar: A give-it-your-all reality competition becomes a national fascination, and people agonize over whether their favorite competitors will be voted off. Other shows mimic its formula - and eventually another show becomes the nation's reality spectacle of choice. It outpaces its predecessor and makes many of us forget just how original the original once seemed. ...Published: 6/18/2013 16:09:15 PM -
'Simpsons' Producer Lands 'How Murray Saved Christmas' Special at NBC
By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - In further proof that Christmas comes earlier every year, NBC announced on Tuesday that it's ordered a one-hour holiday special, "How Murray Saved Christmas," from "The Simpsons" producer Mike Reiss. The special, based on Reiss' children's book of the same name, revolves around cranky deli owner Murray Kleiner, who's forced to step into Santa's shoes one Christmas and does a weirdly wonderful job. ...Published: 6/18/2013 14:25:27 PM -
TV chef Nigella Lawson's husband cautioned by police for assault
By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - Art collector Charles Saatchi has been cautioned by police for assaulting his wife, the celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, after being photographed grabbing her by the throat in an incident that has fueled a debate in Britain about domestic violence. Photographs of Saatchi, 70, a former advertising tycoon, grasping a tearful Lawson around the neck while the couple were having dinner outside a London restaurant about a week ago were published in a tabloid newspaper on Sunday. ...
Published: 6/18/2013 09:49:34 AM
