In a series of television interviews, President Obama said he “screwed up” by appointing people to cabinet posts who hadn’t paid their taxes and has lost ground in fixing the economy as a result, the Los Angeles Times says. The…
The Jonas Brothers will host a night of programming on the CW on Feb. 10, the Associated Press says. The teen idols wil also provie a sneak peek of their new 3D concert film, the wire service says. —Jon Lafayette
The first 43 contestants were eliminated from “American Idol” on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. Of the 147 hopefuls who made it to the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood 104 advanced to the next round, the AP says. USA Today says…
Bloomberg LP, ending a long-term streak of no job cuts, laid off 60 people in its money-losing television and radio unit, the New York Post reports. The company canceled its “Night Talk” television show hosted by Mike Schneider, and more…
BET has purchased the broadcast rights to “Dough Boys,” the debut film from Preston Whitmore’s Give Back Raise Up Program, which is designed to finance low-budget projects featuring newcomers behind and in front of the camera, the Hollywood Reporter says….
Conan O’Brien’s musical sidekick Max Weinberg isn’t expected to join the talk-show host when he takes over “The Tonight Show” next month, the New York Post says. That’s because Weinberg, the longtime drummer for Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street band,…
“Life” returns to NBC, with its star Damian Lewis playing a brilliant, eccentric detective looking to find out who wrongfully sent him to prison for more than a decade, the New York Times says. Co-star Sarah Shahi, a former Dallas…
When “Beverly Hills 90210” stars Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth got together to appear in a Rolls-Royce convertible for a scene in the CW’s new “90201,” it set off a frenzy of paparazzi, the Associated Press reports. The scene marked…
The National Geographic Channel is celebrating Charles Darwin, marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of the man who popularized the theory of evolution. Starting Sunday, NatGeo is running a three-part series called “Morphed,” which uses 3-D animation to bring…
Which companies get the most online visitors? According to Nielsen Online, Google was tops in December, with more than 133 million unique visitors who spent more than two hours with its sites and applications. The rest of the top 10…