TiVo Sheds Customers Again, But Wall Street Is Impressed With Quarterly Results

TiVo reported a wider quarterly loss and shed more customers who cast off their brand-title boxes in support of generic models, but financial results capped anticipation and also the stock rose around 8 percent following the closing bell Wednesday. TiVo lost 456,000 customers, ending its fiscal second quarter with 1.9 million, but the very first time in lots of quarters the organization added customers through its close ties with cable companies. The Digital recording device pioneer continues to be losing customers since rapport with DirecTV went south in the past. It's since struck a brand new cope with DirecTV and added Comcast like a partner, but individuals close ties happen to be stuck in neutral for a long time. Handles more compact cable companies within the U.S and foreign marketplaces, though, have started to deal with fruit. Boss Tom Rogers stated Wednesday in TiVo's earnings release that DirecTV is "advancing towards launch" but he earned no reference to Comcast. A speaker stated there is "just absolutely nothing to report." The organization reported a loss of revenue of $20 million in comparison having a lack of $15 million around-ago quarter, though revenue advanced 19 percent to $61.two million. TiVo ended the quarter with $628 million in cash, thanks to a $300 million payment from Dish Network that settled a patent dispute within the prior quarter, as well as on Wednesday Rogers stated TiVo will put a number of that cash to make use of using a $100 million stock repurchase plan. Rogers stated the stock -- which sunk 2 percent to $8.12 Wednesday -- is "buying and selling at abnormally depressed levels." Like the way it went after Dish, Tivo is suing AT&T and Verizon for patent violation. Related Subjects

Darren Star No Longer On Set Of ABCs New Good Christian Belles (But Remains On The Show)

EXCLUSIVE: There has been some behind-the-scenes drama on ABC’s upcoming dramedy Good Christian Belles. A fallout between writer/executive producer Robert Harling and executive producers/showrunners Aaron Harberts and Gretchen Berg on one hand and executive producer Darren Star on the other has led to a decision by producing studio ABC Studios to no longer have Star talk to Harling, Harberts or Berg, go to the set of the show, or to his GCB office. He continues to give notes on scripts and cuts but to the studio, not to the series’ writing EPs, at least not for the time being. Star also oversees marketing and publicity for the series. Star was never expected to be full-time on GCB for the long run because he is under an exclusive deal at HBO where he has the Goldie Hawn-starring comedy project The Viagra Diaries awaiting pilot green light. (He will go and run that show if/when that happens.) That’s why ABC Studios hired experienced showrunners Harberts and Berg after the pilot to help feature writer Harling. (For the duo, the assignment was part of their overall deal at the studio.) Still, the events of the past couple of months hastened that process, creating behind-the-scene tension along the way. As one observer put it, on GCB “the comedy is on the show, the drama is behind the scenes”. I hear at heart of the problem was the fractured long-time friendship between Star and Harling. It was Star who originally optioned Kim Gatlin’s book Good Christian Bitches and brought in Harling to write the TV adaptation. Star also shepherded the pilot from development through post-production. Some say there were signs of friction between the two as early as the pilot stage but the cracks became very visible after the ABC upfront presentation and subsequent international screenings where GCB was heavily marketed as a Darren Star series with no mention of Harling, something that I hear upset Harling. Tension started building as Harling, Harberts and Berg convened the show’s writing staff to work on storylines and scripts, with Star chiming in from afar. (Star reportedly didn’t do much to defuse the situation). In the end, I hear the work environment became intolerable, prompting ABC Studios to come up with the new arrangement, which is deemed temporary, at least for now, until things get smoothed out. As for the show, ABC has been happy with its creative direction so far (GCB is now in production on Episode 4), though it is unclear what impact Star’s scaled-down involvement would have.

Insiders: Births

Trisha Gum and Dana Crawford, a boy; Shepherd Nolan Gum-Crawford, Aug. 13, Los Angeles. Mother's a partner at the law firm Mandich Gum; father's a non-pro.Lisa Taylor and Lenn K. Rosenfeld, a boy; Leo Taylor Rosenfeld, Aug. 2, Los Angeles. Mother's a publicist at 42West; father's a co-producer on CW's "One Tree Hill." Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

D23: Exclusive Avengers footage revealed

"And knowning that, The Avengers were put together," stated Kevin Feige, Leader of Production at Marvel Galleries because he introduced exclusive footage from the new super hero movie at Disney's D23 conference.OK, so our story tagline "Iron Guy and Nick Fury spar with Loki" indicates some fisticuffs however the verbal jousting they participate in really designed for an entertaining watch.Before that, Marvel demonstrated a awesome backstory montage that introduced together all the Avengers components from the Iron Guy movies, The Incredible Hulk, Thor and Captain America - telling everybody precisely what an enormous undertaking it has been to get at The Avengers movie.Then the time had come for Nick Fury to put lower what the law states for an jailed Loki in the manner only Samuel L. Jackson can.As Fury outlines the issues of attempting to flee (the glass cell sits on the hole having a deadly drop 30,000 ft lower), Loki cusses him for selecting to affiliate with the superheroes. Even while another Avengers watch from the control room. Loki promises he'll show Fury what "real energy is". Fury quips back: "Tell me if real energy wants the sunday paper or something like that."To not be surpassed, Downey Junior. also offers a run along with the demi-God, although Loki is not revealed before the finish from the footage.Naming from the Avengers team people Stark states, "Allows perform a mind count." This really is then footage of Hawkeye and Black Widow ("Two first class assassins"), a go of Thor ("A demigod"), footage of Captain America ("A full time income legend that really lives as much as the legend"), with Stark adding: "And also you large guy, you've handled to piss all of them off." Loki counters using the words, "I've an military." Tony replies, "You will find there's Hulk."Several cast people also turned up very, very briefly following the footage was revealed the very first time, including Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Cobie Smulders (Shield agent Maria Hill), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye), Scarlet Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Robert Downey Junior. (Iron Guy)."We are pleased to be lower here going to our parents in Anaheim," Downey wisecracked, before asking the fans when they desired to watch the footage again after which exiting happens pretty sharpish.

House: Odette Annable Will not Be Playing Cuddy 2., Talks Breaking In's Future

Odette Annable Every House fan knows, Dr. Gregory House isn't the simplest person to obtain together with. Well, really, he's most likely probably the most loathed figures on tv. However the cynical, self-absorbed, isolated physician is going to look for a kindred spirit -- as a brand new female physician performed by Odette Annable. "There is a great connection," Annable informs TVGuide.com about her character. "Similar to House, she loves the puzzle, the clues and also the discovery from the diagnosis. I believe they are able to really connect with one another." Is House in your Watchlist? Add it as well as your other faves now and not miss a chapter Annable, in addition to fellow new series regular Charlyne Yi, are entering the image within the wake of Lisa Edelstein's unpredicted exit. Although Annable continues to be researching her character, she knows one factor without a doubt: she's not Cuddy 2.. "She's a totally different character. She's not arriving to exchange anybody," Annable states. "She's a prison physician who meets House in the prison so this is a little bada--. She's very friendly, she's very passionate." Her character's enthusiasm is just matched up with that from the actress herself. "It is so exciting to become a fan of House and also to certainly be speaking about as being a character on the program. I am so grateful and Hopefully the fans need me." House Season 8 scoop: Cuddy fallout, new bloodstream along with a go back to the show's roots She may need to bother about winning over House fans, but behind-the-moments, Annable states she's had no such issues joining the cast and crew within the medical drama's eighth season. "It is so nerve-wracking to have the ability to are available in and use these great stars and seem like you really possess a place," she states. "Hugh Laurie is really a dream to utilize. He's very generous and incredibly funny and immediately settled my nerves." Regrettably, Annable's days playing physician might be designated. Many have thought that this may be the final season of House, following the lower-to-the-minute discussions between Fox network and Universal Galleries as well as in the wake of Season 7's decline in viewership (from typically 12.six million audiences in Season six to ten.3 million). "This will probably be an extremely exciting season. We do not determine if it will likely be the ultimate season, but when it's, I am so pleased to take part in it," Annable states. "We'll observe how it originates." Breaking In creator on Season 2 hopes: Fox recognizes there's something there Besides the way forward for House, another burning real question is the risk of survival for Breaking In. Annable starred about the Fox comedy last season, which went for seven episodes within the publish-Idol place. The show carried out well, however was canceled last May prior to the network made the decision to get the cast members' options. Although Annable presently has a brand new gig, she remains positive in regards to a Season 2 of Breaking In. "It is a possibility it still will return and that i will have the ability to - hopefully - do both shows," Annable states. "Regrettably, we all know nothing. The choices happen to be held. Now I believe it's seeing whether it fits nicely into their comedy block and when it will, then they'll get that option." The brand new season of House premieres on Monday, March. 3 at 9/8c on Fox.

BBC Legends The Motown Invasion

Documentary revealing what made Motown special in Britain through the lens of two decisive moments in 1965 - the Motown Revue UK tour and the Sounds of Motown Ready Steady Go!television special. Arriving in London in March 1965 the Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder were bussed across Britain on a tough but crucial tour.The television special recorded during the tour kicked open the door thrusting Motowns slick routines and magical music into front rooms across the nation.

Three Actresses Battle for One Shot With Tom Cruise, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Also in this Monday edition of The Broadsheet: The Lone Ranger’s big budget gets one explanation… Austin Powers 4 may not be as close to happening as you hoped (feared)… Kevin Smith’s last film will actually be two films… and more ahead. · If it’s Monday, it’s time for another Hollywood shortlist. Per THR, actresses Hayley Atwell, Rosamund Pike and Alexa Davalos are testing with director Christopher McQuarrie to star opposite Tom Cruise in One Shot. The adaptation of Lee Child’s 2005 thriller focuses on six-foot-five ex-cop-turned-drifter Jack Reacher (Cruise), a sniper accused of murdering five people, and the tough daughter of a district attorney (one of the actresses). Brit Marling was also on the wishlist, but was knocked off due to scheduling problems. Considering her performance in Captain America: First Avenger, here’s hoping Atwell gets this role and every other role she’s up for in the next five years. [THR/Heat Vision] · One possible explanation for the reported $250 million production budget on the now possibly defunct Disney reboot of The Lone Ranger? Werewolves. Jeffrey Wells wrote that he received the 2009 version of the script by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio (Pirates of the Caribbean) and found that Lone Ranger would have featured Tonto (Johnny Depp) trying to stop a Native American “wolfbeast [from] tearing victims apart and leaving a bloody mess.” Revolutionary Road writer Justin Haythe did work on the script after 2009, so it’s unclear how much of the werewolf stuff remains. Also unclear: whether or not Disney will shut down Lone Ranger. As a source told Deadline, “Let’s see how it all shakes out on Monday. There’s always a chance that it could go. You never know until you know.” [Hollywood-Elsewhere, Deadline] · Speaking of, “you never know until you know”: Despite rumors to the contrary, Deadline reports that Mike Myers has yet to sign a deal to bring back Austin Powers for a fourth time. [Deadline] · It looks like Kevin Smith’s final film is actually two films. During a Q&A in Montreal for Red State, Smith revealed that the hockey dramedy Hit Somebody will be split up, a la Kill Bill: part one will focus on the rise of a Canadian hockey player; part two on his time in the NHL. [Hour Community] · It looks like Patrick Wilson has a role in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. [St. Petersburg Times via indieWIRE/The Playlist] · Congratulations, Tina Fey! The funniest of funny women gave birth to her second daughter over the weekend, Penelope Athena. [People] [Photo: Getty Images]

AMC Orders 16-Episode Final Season of Breaking Bad

Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul AMC wants one final hit! The network has ordered a 16-episode final season of Breaking Bad. News comes amid speculation that the Emmy-winning drama about a chemistry teacher-turned-meth-manufacturer might move to another network. Sources tell TVGuide.com that AMC closed the deal Sunday. Is AMC about to lose Breaking Bad? Production on all episodes of the final order will commence in early 2012. No premiere date has been set. Breaking Bad executive producer Vince Gilligan has said that he doesn't see Breaking Bad going on more than five seasons, but at the outset of Season 4, he told TVGuide.com that he envisioned perhaps a longer-than-typical final season. "I still think we've got one more really good season in us at least, but I think it would be safest to end it after that.Is that a season of 13 episodes, or maybe a couple more than 13?Perhaps," he said. "I think we're definitely more than halfway through our story and maybe three-quarters of the way through [entirely]." Breaking Bad's Dean Norris: You can't keep Hank down AMC has been embroiled in a public battle with the creative forces behind high-profile series The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad in an attempt to cut programming costs. Last month, the network let go of Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont and in recent weeks had been pushing Gillian and Breaking Bad producer Sony Pictures Television to agree to a smaller episodic order for next season (reportedly, six to eight episodes instead of the usual 13.) Sony is said to have then approached other outlets, including FX, about picking up future seasons of the show, though insiders say a move was unlikely. In the fourth season of Breaking Bad, Walt (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse (Aaron Paul) have been looking over their shoulders even more than normal after they killed a rival chemist to prevent their own death at the hands of their boss, Gus (Giancarlo Esposito). The season premiered July 17 to 2.6 million viewers. (Additional reporting by Adam Bryant.)

Smallville's Erica Durance to Guest-Star on Charlie's Angels

Erica Durance Erica Durance will guest-star on Charlie's Angels, TVLine reports. Durance joins the freshman series as Samantha Masters, a "tough-as-nails, Glock-toting CIA operative" who was once romantically entangled with Bosley (Ramon Rodriguez). Charlie's Angelsproducers on reboot: "If Jack Bauer and Carrie Bradshaw had a love child" The role reunites Durance with her former Smallville boss Miles Millar, who is an executive producer on the new Angels. Charlie's Angels, which stars Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor and Annie Ilonzeh as the angels, premieres Thursday, Sept. 21, at 8/7c.

The famous host oprah Discloses New Motto, Confesses It's '10 Occasions Harder' to operate OWN Than Talk Show

Discovery The famous host oprah Winfrey includes a new motto: "The following right decision." The first kind talk show host -- who faces a suit from the Nj lady more than one of various other mottos, "Own your energy" -- revealed her new mantra inside a Facebook publish on Monday. PHOTOS: Hollywood's Top Earners She states she "spent my first weeks time at OWN merging new staff with Harpo folks. Alignment is the initial step to get almost anything to work. All of us were built with a great week. Although should you saw my tweet, you observed I possibly could apply certain better business furniture.Inch She states they're also concentrating on Rosie O'Donnell's new talk show for fall. "I viewed in awe earlier this Friday as she sitting inside a room filled with experts, (Television Experts Association) making them really LOL," she authored. Winfrey also talked about a Twitter follower asking her if she was "frazzled" by OWN's performance to date. The network, which released on Jan. 1, has battled in rankings and faced some executive turnover. PHOTOS: The famous host oprah Over time "Not a chance, not frazzled. And That I have belief when I actually do things i'm designed to-let it serve my purpose, and also you, the viewer-it'll succeed," authored Winfrey. "Everybody within the cable business explained it might take three years. Some stated 5. I've been here per week.Inch The famous host oprah on OWN: 'We're Building Evening By Evening' (Exclusive) "Lorne Michaels, master creator/producer explained several weeks ago, 'it won't begin to get together before you're there,'" added Winfrey. "And So I made myself Boss and today within the trenches with Erik [Logan] and Sheri [Salata] who've genuinely run Harpo, now also Presidents of OWN. We're joining together and building we.Inch PHOTOS: The Five Best Clips From 'The The famous host oprah Winfrey Show' But, Winfrey confesses, "I'll say this it's 10 occasions harder than doing my daily show. Doing that demonstrate felt like breathing everyday. Now I'm in a lot of conferences I sometimes need to come out and catch a breath." She's not put off. "However I see every challenge being an chance. So an abundance of possibilities here," she states. "I understand this is also true for the existence. My experience is really a network, yours is whatever is calling you at this time. Get clearness. Don't allow you to ultimately be overcome. Don't be defeated by mistakes. Grow from them. You will find there's new motto..."The following right decision"...what exactly is it?Inch She then signed served by "forward!" The famous host oprah Winfrey

Reese Witherspoon Joins Disney's 'Wish List'

EXCLUSIVE: Reese Witherspoon has attached herself to star in Wish List, a Disney comedy about an overly imaginative little girl who makes ten wishes at a wishing well. They don't come true because her coin never reached the bottom and eventually she loses her inner child and becomes a full grown and ambitious career woman. Some 25 years later, the coin is dislodged, falls to the bottom and she has to deal with the ramifications of 10 kid wishes coming true all at once. The script's being written by Randi Mayem Singer. Wish List is being produced by Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray, who most recently produced Secretariat for the studio. The comedy was initially developed as a vehicle for a male star, but now it's being retooled for Witherspoon, who was last seen in Water for Elephants. She next stars in the McG-directed This Means War opposite Chris Pine and Tom Hardy for Fox. Witherspoon's repped by CAA and Management 360, Singer by ICM.