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Daily Archives : Aug 8, 2011

Media Stocks Hit Hard as Market Plummets

Media stocks were not spared Monday as the stock market suffered a steep decline. U.S. stocks had their worst one-day drop since December 2008, Bloomberg reported, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average off 633 points on news of Standard &…

Charlie Sheen Opens Up About Being Killed Off on ‘Two and a Half Men’

In the latest twist in the saga of Charlie Sheen and "Two and a Half Men," Sheen had a surprising reaction to word that his character, Charlie Harper, will be eulogized on the CBS show when the season premiere features…

ABC’s ‘Pan Am’ Will Stay True to the 1960s — With One Big Exception

ABC’s new drama “Pan Am” is making a point of re-creating the mood of the 1960s, much in the way that the show it’s often compared to — AMC’s “Mad Men” — has succeeded in capturing the feel of that…

Veteran ABC, NBC and CNN Exec Named President of Current TV

Current TV announced that it has named a veteran cable and broadcast executive as the new network president. The position will be filled by David Bohrman, whose career as a journalist and news executive has included stops at CNN, ABC…

Daytime Must-See: Legendary Agnes Nixon–Creator of ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘All My Children’–Will Appear on ‘All My Children,’ Reprising Role She Created in 2005

"Agnes Nixon, creator of ABC’s daytime drama ‘All My Children,’ returns to the show as Agnes Eckhart, a long-standing board member of Pine Valley Hospital, ABC has announced. The announcement continues, "Nixon first appeared on ‘All My Children’ in 2005…

‘Big Brother’ Leads CBS to Sunday Ratings Win

CBS’s reality series "Big Brother" was the top-rated program Sunday night, helping the Eye Network take the overall win, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. CBS finished the night with a 1.7 average rating for prime time in adults 18-49, with Spanish-language broadcaster Univision…

Serena Williams Show Fails to Nail Down a Spot on Lifetime

A reality television pilot from tennis champion Serena Williams has been passed over by the Lifetime Network, according to the New York Daily News. The pilot about a nail salon, which included footage of Williams doing Oprah Winfrey’s toenails as…

Member of Famous Acting Family to Appear on ‘Hawaii Five-0’

A member of one of Hollywood’s most famous acting families will play a villain during the upcoming season of CBS’s "Hawaii Five-0," reports TV Guide. Peter Fonda, best known for the classic 1960s counterculture movie "Easy Rider," is slated for…

TV and Film Actor, 48, Collapses in Street and Dies

An actor who appeared in a string of hit television shows and was best known for his role in the Best Picture Oscar winner “Platoon” died suddenly Friday in Malibu, Calif., the San Jose Mercury News reports. Francesco Quinn collapsed…

ABC Apologizes for Wardrobe Malfunction on ‘Good Morning America’

ABC has apologized for a wardrobe malfunction that exposed a bit more of singer Nicki Minaj than she apparently intended during an appearance on "Good Morning America," reports the Associated Press. Minaj, who performed Friday during the show’s concert series,…