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Monthly Archives : August 2008

‘Ghost Whisperer’ Husband to be Silenced

“The Ghost Whisperer” will kill off the husband of star Jennifer Love Hewitt’s character, Entertainment Weekly reports, citing people it didn’t identify. The character, played by David Conrad, likely will reappear on the CBS drama to communicate with Hewitt’s Melinda,…

Willis an ‘Army Wife’

Rumer Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, will guest star on Lifetime’s “Army Wives.” Willis, currently on-screen in “The House Bunny,” will play the wife of a soldier who’s been injured in Iraq, TV Guide reports. —Christopher Perez

Comcast Slowing Traffic

Comcast announced Thursday it would officially set a limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month, the Associated Press reports. Customers will be allowed 250 gigabytes of traffic monthly beginning Oct. 1. Customers who go…

Murdoch Sets Sights on New Satellite

News Corp. plans to launch another satellite TV channel in Japan by 2011, Reuters reports. Rupert Murdoch is said to be considering applying for a license for one of the new channels and setting up a wholly owned subsidiary through…

NBC, CNN Win Wednesday Convention Ratings Race

Total Audience Falls from Tuesday

‘Entourage’ to Include Phelps

E! Online reports Michael Phelps will be making a cameo this season on HBO’s “Entourage.” The Olympic gold medalist shot a cameo for the show in New York City Thursday morning, to be aired this fall. No other details were…

For ‘Dickinson,’ Fourth Time’s a Charm

Oxygen’s “The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency” saw its best premiere ratings ever, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The show saw a 109% jump from last year among women 18-49. The success of the series’ fourth-season premiere is being attributed to the…

Gustav Leaves Networks Scrambling

CNN’s Anderson Cooper and other yet-to-be named news network anchors and correspondents will be leaving Denver for New Orleans immediately after Sen. Barack Obama’s acceptance speech tonight, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Tropical Storm Gustav, which is on its way…

Mun2, E! Step Up to ‘Stand Up to Cancer’

Mun2 and E! Entertainment Television are joining other networks in airing the charity special “Stand Up to Cancer” on Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. “Stand Up to Cancer,” put together by the Entertainment Industry Foundation, will air live simultaneously on…

Cinematographers Call for TV Entries for Awards

The American Society of Cinematographers is calling for entries in the episodic and movie/miniseries/pilot television categories for its annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards. Cinematographers can submit programs with a U.S. premiere broadcast date between Nov. 1, 2007, and Nov. 30,…