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Daily Archives : Jan 24, 2011

Jeff Zucker, Who Leaves NBC Universal This Friday, Does Exit Interview at NATPE, Praises Olbermann

Jeff Zucker, the outgoing CEO of NBC Universal who leaves the company this Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, had an exit interview today in Miami at the annunal NATPE connvention, reports Alex Ben Block in The Hollywood Reporter. According to the…

AOL Gets Into the Late-Night Talk Show Game–With a Popular Comedian, a Veteran TV Show Host and a Well-Known Movie Director on Board

AOL is throwing its hat in the ring in a bid for a piece of the late-night talk show action, launching a show tonight, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, that will feature a trio of familiar faces, Entertainment Weekly reports in…

James Cameron Reveals When the Next Two ‘Avatars’ Are Due

“Avatar” director James Cameron has provided a timeline for the next two installments in what he says will be the “Avatar” trilogy, Entertainment Weekly reports. Speaking Saturday at the PGA Awards, Cameron said the next two movies will be released…

Advice Columnist Gets Pilot Order From MTV

MTV has ordered a pilot for a show starring advice columnist Dan Savage, Entertainment Weekly reports in its Inside TV blog. Savage, an openly gay writer who is known for his straightforward, sometimes graphic, advice on sex and relationships, will…

Harvard Picks Well-Known TV Host as Hasty Pudding Man of the Year

Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding theatrical troupe has crowned a television personality who has had an interesting year in 2010 as its 2011 Man of the Year, Entertainment Weekly reports in its PopWatch blog. Jay Leno is the honoree, and he…

Showtime Clobbers HBO in Fight Over TV Rights to Huge Bout

Showtime appears to have delivered a knockout blow to pay-TV giant HBO in the scuffle over rights to televise the hotly anticipated pay-per-view fight between Manny Pacquiao and “Sugar” Shane Mosley, reports SportsNewser.com. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum reportedly has…

David E. Kelley’s Comic Book Heroine Finds a TV Home

Despite reports that David E. Kelley’s new incarnation of "Wonder Woman" was grounded, one of the major broadcast networks has now given the thumbs up to Kelley’s pilot for the comic book heroine, reports Deadline.com. The network is NBC, and…

Super Bowl Locks In Beer Sponsor Through 2014

If you watch the Super Bowl and expect to be tantalized by the sight of bottles of Coors or Sam Adams, forget about it. The lone beer company that will be advertising during Super Bowl XLV will be Anheuser-Busch, reports…

Can Disaster Be Averted?? With No Deal In Place, Matt Weiner Has Not Started Writing New Episodes of ‘Mad Men’; He Says It Would Be ‘Heartbreaking’ and ‘Horrifying’ If AMC and Lionsgate Cannot Resolve Their Business Issues So The Series Can Continue

Matt Weiner the creator and show runner of ‘Mad Men" is very worried about the future of the series. In an exclusive interview with EW.com’s Lynette Rice on the magazine’s Inside TV blog, Weiner says he’s caught between the two…

Spoiler Alert! Oprah’s Secret Revealed. As Promised, Oprah Staged Her Own Family Reunion and Revealed a Family Secret on Today’s Show

Oprah Winfrey’s been promoting her show for today, Monday, Jan., 24, as one that would reveal a family secret of hers that she describes as a miracle. Spoiler Alert! Here, according to USA Today, is the secret.: "Oprah Winfrey has…