Entertainment

Video-rental chain Blockbuster Inc. said on Tuesday for the first time it may need to file for bankruptcy protection after years of struggling to lessen its debt load.

Fox has ordered a third season of Gordon Ramsay's reality show "Kitchen Nightmares."

A slew of Hollywood studios and cable companies are teaming up for a $30 million advertising campaign over the coming months to further promote awareness of movies available on cable VOD.

While talks between Fox and Conan O'Brien's camp are still in the early stages, the former "Tonight Show" host is entertaining offers from other suitors.

"24" executive producer/showrunner Howard Gordon will co-write the American version of the Israeli format "Prisoners of War" for 20th TV.

Josh Cooke has been tapped as the male lead in ABC's untitled Shana Goldberg-Meehan comedy pilot.

EXCLUSIVE: Miranda Cosgrove, the star of Nickelodeon's flagship comedy "iCarly," has inked a new pact with the network that's said to be in the low- to mid-seven-figure range.

After a lengthy search, "Brotherhood" star Jason Clarke has been tapped as the lead in "Ride-Along," Shawn Ryan's cop drama pilot for Fox.

While WrestleMania is not the enormous moneymaker the Super Bowl is, the annual main event in pro wrestling has brought WWE and its host city good returns in recent years.

CBS is getting into the culinary reality genre with a new show that pits professional chefs against ordinary home cooks.

Is the SXSW film festival getting too big for its boots? There are worse problems for a fest to have than excessive demand. It means programmers are making strong choices, the venues are attractive and the regional vibe welcoming.

It's official: 2009 was a lousy year for the ad industry.

Discovery's two West Coast development heads are leaving the company, but the network has expansion plans for the office.

The Coca-Cola booth on ShoWest's trade show floor always hands out big shopping-sized bags, which theater operators checking out the displays like to stuff with candy and popcorn samples. But the recession has had some obvious effect on concession companies.

Lionsgate's "Precious," the double-Oscar winner about an illiterate Harlem teen who turns her life around, debuted at No. 1 on the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart.

It was all about the novelist-turned-"detective" Richard Castle at Tuesday night's Paley Center for Media event in Beverly Hills honoring ABC's sophomore series "Castle."

Jayma Mays, one of the stars of "Glee," will star as the female human lead in "The Smurfs," Sony's live-action/animated hybrid being directed by Raja Gosnell.

While it may seem that Summit is all about vampires and witches, the upstart company is going into teen thriller mode, picking up "Puzzle Palace" from newbie writer David Guggenheim. Temple Hill, the production shingle behind "Twilight," is attached to produce.

Actress Natalie Morales is joining NBC's sophomore comedy "Parks and Recreation" as a recurring.

New York's $420 million production tax credits program, part of the state budget bill lawmakers are considering, has received a shot in the arm.