NBCUniversal assured the Palestine Liberation Organization that it will not film an upcoming television series in parts of eastern Jerusalem. The series, “Dig,” will be produced by the Israel-based Keshet Media Group and co-written by Gideon Raff of the popular U.S. television series “Homeland.” About six weeks ago, Keshet and the Jerusalem municipality said the…
A Palestinian leader asked the NBC television network to pull out of filming a drama series in the Old City of Jerusalem. Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the PLO Executive Committee, called for a halt to production of “Dig,” which is set to be filmed in the City of David national park located in the…
If you have a spare 24 minutes at some point today, you can fill them by watching a newly released failed NBC pilot, courtesy of Sarah Silverman. “Susan 313,” which stars Silverman along with Jeff Goldblum, Tig Notaro, June Diane Raphael (“Burning Love”) and “Parks and Recreation” writer Harris Wittels, never made on the air….
WASHINGTON – The White House said on Thursday that President Barack Obama may meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York next week but called for “action” rather than words from the new leader, who has sent signals he’s looking for a thaw in relations with the United States. Obama and Rouhani will be…
WASHINGTON – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a television interview on Wednesday that his government would never develop nuclear weapons and that he has full authority to negotiate a nuclear deal with the West, NBC News reported. Speaking to the U.S. network at his presidential compound in Tehran, Iran’s new president also said the…
‘Tis the season for wedding bells… U.S. television talk show host Katie Couric, whose first husband died of cancer in 1998, is engaged to Chicago banker John Molner, her spokesman said on Tuesday. Couric, 56, accepted after Molner, 50, proposed during the weekend. They have been dating for about two years. “I can confirm that…
Did NBC smear a prominent Chabad rabbi over his position on reporting child abuse to the police? The Peacock Network’s ‘Rock Center’ show on June 21 ran a story about Judy Brown, who has written for the Forward and whose bestselling book, ‘Hush,’ chronicles her spiritual journey away from the Hasidic world and discusses sexual…
Jewish rock star Adam Levine has gotten himself in quite the predicament after he was caught on mic last night during “The Voice,” saying that he “hates this country,” after two members of his team were voted off the show. Angry fans quickly took to Twitter after his unpatriotic comment was heard on live television,…
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