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Daily Archives : Aug 5, 2008

Teens Chose Jonas Brothers, ‘Gossip Girl’

Pop-rock sensation Jonas Brothers and the hot-buzz TV series “Gossip Girl” walked away with six surfboards each at this year’s Teen Choice Awards, which aired Monday night on Fox, the Associated Press says. Miley Cyrus, Disney’s “Hannah Montana,” served as…

Dish Profit Up, Subs Down

Dish Network says that although it lost 25,000 subscribers during the last quarter, the company’s net income rose 50% to $335.9 million from $224.2 million the year before, TelevisionWeek reports. The company cites competing high-def deals from other services and…

FCC to Change Must-Carry Rules

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants some small cable operators exempt from dual must-carry mandates, Multichannel News reports. Under the proposed regulations, which could be decided as soon as Aug. 22, cable systems with no more than 2,500 customers that are…

Saget: Comics Crossed Olsen Line

Bob Saget says some of this fellow comedians went too far when taking jabs at his TV daughters Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen during a Comedy Central roast in his honor on Sunday, the New York Post reports. “Anybody who…

Timberlake as Oscar Host?

Oscar organizers are reportedly interested in tapping Justin Timberlake to host next year’s Academy Awards, the New York Post reports, citing unnamed sources. Timberlake recently served as host for ESPN’s ESPY Awards. —Sergio Ibarra

Sheen, Petersen Rake It In

CBS actors Charlie Sheen and William Petersen top a recent TV Guide poll ranking the highest-paid actors in prime-time TV, Reuters reports. Sheen rakes in $825,000 per episode of “Two and a Half Men,” while Petersen gets $600,000 per episode…

‘Dance’ Dancers Hospitalized

Two of the four finalists of this summer’s “So You Think You Can Dance” show were rushed to the hospital over the weekend and treated for dehydration, Us Magazine reports. The two dancers, Joshua Allen and Twitch Boss, were released…

AMC Eyes More Horwitch Drama

AMC has ordered a pilot for a new drama project from Jason Horwitch, the Hollywood Reporter says. The untitled pilot is about a secret society in the political sphere. Horwitch’s project follows AMC’s successful pick up of “Breaking Bad” and…