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Daily Archives : Mar 12, 2008

CBS Mum on Talks With Hulu

CBS Interactive President Quincy Smith declined to say whether the network will join Hulu, the online-video site News Corp. and NBC are launching today, Daily Variety says. CBS said its videos are downloaded more than any other network’s and that…

Spitzer Scandal Splits TV Talkers by Sex

Responses to the news of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer getting caught in a prostitution ring differed markedly between male-dominated political shows Monday afternoon and the female-hosted shows yesterday morning, the New York Times reported. Men such as CNN’s James…

Rich Will Be Big Judge on ‘Nashville Star’

Big & Rich’s John Rich will be a judge on “Nashville Star,” and will produce and write the single for the contest’s winner, the Hollywood Reporter says. The show premieres on NBC in June after five seasons on USA Network,…

‘Arrested’ Writer Adapting Aussie Comedy

“Arrested Development” creator Mitch Hurwitz is adapting Australian comedy “Sit Down, Shut Up” as an animated series for Fox, Daily Variety reports. The original show, about high school teachers in a fishing village, ran for 13 episodes in 2001, the…

Black To Be Judge, Jury on Comedy Central

“Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil” debuts tomorrow night on Comedy Central, putting the often volcanic comic in the unlikely role of a judge, the New York Times reports. The show pits cultural figures Donald Trump vs. Viagra, or Oprah…