IBT Staff Reporter

FilmDistrict has picked up the Sundance favorite Safety Not Guaranteed, the company said Monday. It plans to release the movie this summer.

The CW has found its Green Arrow, in the form of Stephen Amell.

Hotel companies and real estate firms are optimistic that U.S. deal transactions will pick up this year despite concerns about Europe's economy and challenges in obtaining debt financing.

Myriad Pictures has picked up international rights to Nobody Walks and will screen the picture for international buyers at the European Film Market next week, the company said Tuesday.

Justin Bieber is confirmed as a first-time host and return musical guest on Saturday Night Live -- at least that's what Alec Baldwin revealed during his Here's the Thing podcast on WNYC.

Bounce TV, the black-oriented network launched by Martin Luther King III and others, will offer special programming throughout February in honor of Black History Month, with Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union, Regina King and other black celebrities offering thoughts on their heritage and culture.

Unwrinkled pop newcomer Lana Del Rey has a lot in common with grizzled Newt Gingrich this week. They're the names on everyone's lips; we're all pleased to have them around, out of appreciation or sheer blood sport; and there's a general expectation that neither will be much more than a footnote in their respective races a month from now.

A repeat of CBS' Two and a Half Men drew the night's top ratings Monday, but Fox took an overall win with the combination of House and the new J.J. Abrams drama Alcatraz, according to preliminary numbers.

The 100th episode of Gossip Girl on Monday night was chock full of revelations, including the show's big mystery: the identity of Gossip Girl herself. And be warned, if you haven't seen it yet, spoilers lie ahead.

Prosecutors have subpoenaed the Twitter records of an Occupy Wall Street protester who was arrested in October during a mass protest on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Working mom Jessica Alba is adding entrepreneur to her many titles, shifting from movie star to businesswoman with a venture that provides parents easy access to eco-friendly natural products for babies and homes.

Let it be known that ABC officially has Scruples -- and Natalie Portman is thrown in with the deal.

Adam Sandler is ready to visit Candy Land for Sony.

CBS President and Chief Executive Officer Les Moonves testified that the network would have paid millions more than NBC for the TV rights for the Golden Globe Awards.

Netflix Inc on Tuesday urged a panel of senators to support legislation that it said would allow the company's U.S. users to share information on Facebook about the TV shows and movies they are watching through Netflix's service.

Liam Neeson may be the world's most improbable action star.

Leonard Cohen sold off his song rights some years back, so he apparently doesn't collect royalties for the most hilariously over-covered song in American Idol history. That's bad for him, but good for us, since being cash-poor prompted the 70-something singer to come out of semi-retirement and return to the road in the late 2000s -- which, in turn, ultimately spurred the recording of Old Ideas, his first studio album in eight years.

Japan's Panasonic Corp and South Korea's Samsung Electronics have each decided to propose capital ties with disgraced medical equipment maker Olympus Corp, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday.

The Descendants actress Judy Greer has landed a pilot with ABC.

Simon Cowell gave his talent show The X Factor a major shake-up, showing the door to host Steve Jones, judge Nicole Scherzinger, and even his old friend Paula Abdul after a lackluster first season on U.S. television.

Break into a chicken dance: Arrested Development writer Dean Lorey has confirmed he and the show's writing staff are already at work on the new episodes of the show that will premiere on Netflix in 2013.

Federal prosecutors expanded their insider trading case against former Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta on Tuesday, saying the illegal activity lasted longer and involved more trades than alleged.

It's hardly a huge surprise: those Federal Reserve officials that made careers in the financial sector are much wealthier than their colleagues, according to new disclosures on Tuesday.

Just when Americans have largely forgotten about the Treasury's controversial bailout program, the Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday blamed it for an anticipated $23 billion widening in the government's deficit.

Ben Kingsley will join Harrison Ford and Asa Butterfield in Ender's Game, the film's producers said on Tuesday.

The CW picked up three new pilots Tuesday, including a drama from Lost producers J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk.

Alison Sweeney, host of the NBC network's weight loss TV series The Biggest Loser, has worked with the show's contestants since 2007, supporting them as they drop pounds and learn to lead a healthier way of life.

Amazon.com Inc offered a disappointing sales outlook and warned it may lose money in the first quarter, as it continues to splash out on expansion and new ventures. Its shares plummeted.

Hard drive maker Seagate Technology's posted better-than-expected quarterly earnings on strong margins, and followed rival Western Digital Corp in signaling a recovery from the floods in Thailand.