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Yearly Archives : 2008

Miley Cyrus Sings on ‘Dancing’ Finale

“Hannah Montana” star Miley Cyrus will perform on the Nov. 25 season finale of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” TV Guide reports. Cyrus will perform her single “Fly on the Wall” during the two-hour finale. Cyrus’ “Montana” co-star Cody Linley…

Murdoch’s Political Leanings Questioned

Is News Corp. Chairman-CEO Rupert Murdoch losing his conservative zeal? Say it ain’t so! The New York Times reports how positive, albeit very recent, coverage of Barack Obama in the New York Post has led many to believe the architect…

Emanuel Roasts Colbert at Charity Event

Future White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel took time out from the transitioning of administrations Friday evening to roast Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert at an event benefiting the Spina Bifida Association founded by PBS’ Judy Woodruff, the Huffington Post…

E.D. Hill Leaving FNC

Fox News Channel has decided not to renew the contract of E.D. Hill, its anchor for more than a decade, TVNewser reports. A former co-host of its morning show, “Fox & Friends,” Hill, who made headlines this year when she…

GE’s Immelt Plans to Acquire More Media

Despite the current economy, General Electric is still confident in its media business, with CEO Jeffrey Immelt declaring his interest in buying media assets during an interview with the Financial Times. Immelt says he plans to capitalize on bargains during…

‘Borat’ Star Cohen Crashes ‘Medium’

“Borat” actor Sacha Baron Cohen recently disrupted a production of NBC’s “Medium” while disguised as his fashion-reporter character Bruno, Entertainment Weekly reports. Production was temporarily shut down when Cohen, in character, repeatedly interrupted a tense court room scene with series…

Hulu to Eclipse YouTube in Sales

Research firm Screen Digest expects Hulu to surpass YouTube in advertising revenue next year, the Financial Times reports. This year, YouTube is expected to generate $30 million more domestically than the NBC Universal-News Corp. upstart. Next year, however, both companies…

New Features Broaden DriverTV’s Web Presence

DriverTV, a distributor of promotional videos designed to get cars off the lot and into your driveway, has unveiled a new content-distribution network, Advertising Age reports. With the new network, small and mid-sized Web publishers can choose to showcase DriverTV…

WGAW May File False Arrest Suit

Writers Guild of America West is considering taking legal action against Los Angeles’ Hollywood & Highland commercial complex over the arrest of three of its staffers on Thursday during “American Idol” auditions at the location, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. The…

Huffington, NBC News Reconciling?

TVNewser is just as confused as everyone with the news of Arianna Huffington’s guest hosting gig tonight on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” given Huffington’s testy relationship with NBC News and its late senior VP and “Meet the Press” anchor…