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Daily Archives : Feb 14, 2013

Former Senator Joins Fox News

Fox News has hired a former Massachusetts senator as a contributor, TVNewser.com reports. Joining the cable channel is Scott Brown, who was elected to fill out the term of the late Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate in a special…

Olympic Star Charged With Murder

An Olympic athlete who made history last year at the London Games was arrested today and charged with murder, The New York Times reports. Oscar Pistorius, who was the first double amputee sprinter to compete in the Olympics, is accused…

‘Harry Potter’ Sidekick Steps Up to Superhero Role in New CBS Comedy

One of the stars of the "Harry Potter" film series will step up to a lead role in a new CBS comedy project, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Rupert Grint, who played Harry’s friend Ron in the movie…

NBC Trims Order for Summer Series

NBC has cut back on its order for a summer dramedy series, reports Deadline.com. The project, from Liz Heldens of "Deception" and the production company BermanBraun, is “Camp.” The network has reduced its order to 10 episodes, down from 13,…

ABC Series Survives for Now, Gets Shuffled to Friday Nights as Network Shakes Up Its Schedule

Being shuffled to Friday night isn’t good news for a TV series, but it does beat getting canceled. So it’s reasonably good news — at least for the time being — for the troubled ABC series “Happy Endings.” The Huffington…

CNN’s Ratings Boosted by Manhunt, Obama Address

CNN had a surge in ratings Tuesday night as the channel split time between covering the Christopher Dorner manhunt in California and President Obama’s State of the Union address, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. While overall ratings for…

ABC Family Orders Two New Series

Two new series are in the works at ABC Family, Deadline.com reports. The cable channel has ordered a show called "Dancing Fools" and a docu-soap called "The Vineyard," the story reports. The premise of "Dancing Fools" is being kept quiet,…

Media Company With 110-Year History in Hunt for Time Inc. Magazines

A media company started more than 110 years ago — in 1902 — is in talks with Time Warner about acquiring some of the Time Inc. magazines, reports The New York Times Media Decoder. Says the story: "Time Warner is in…

‘Glee’ Producer Joins ABC Comedy

One of the producers behind the Fox series “Glee” has signed an overall deal with ABC Studios. Deadline.com reports that “Glee” co-executive producer Stacy Traub joins the company’s “Middle Age Rage,” a comedy pilot at ABC, as executive producer. “Written…