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Daily Archives : Jun 17, 2009

Howard Stern Sidekick Artie Lange Gets Banned From HBO for Profanity

Artie Lange, the comic who’s an essential element of Howard Stern’s morning team,  won’t be returning to HBO Sports any time soon after unleashing a torrent of profanity on Monday’s “Joe Buck Live,” reports the New York Post. Lange appeared…

A Previously Unpublished Interview from 2003—When ‘Kill Bill’ Came Out—Shows That Carradine Was Quite Strange

David Carradine, the former TV star, talks about acting in drag, shooting himself in his groin and severing an artery while doing peyote in a never-before-published 2003 interview. The final question and answer of the interview–printed at the Web site…

A. Smith & Co. Seeks ‘America’s Worst Driver’ for Travel Channel

A. Smith & Co. Productions and Mentorn USA will produce "The Streets of America: The Search for America’s Worst Driver" for the Travel Channel. The competition elimination series is based on Mentorn’s successful international format, which has been sold in…

Twentieth TV to Give ‘Wedlock or Deadlock’ Trial Run

Twentieth TV will give "Divorce Court" spinoff "Wedlock or Deadlock" a six-week test run, The Hollywood Reporter says. The half-hour syndicated program will debut July 20 on Fox TV Stations in New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Tampa, Phoenix, Orlando and Memphis….

‘Daily Show’ Moves Up Iran Report

Fake news collides with real news. Comedy Central announced today that “The Daily Show” will tonight begin running a series of reports from Iran filed by senior investigative foreign correspondent Jason Jones. The series, re-titled “Jason Jones in Iran: Behind…

Oxygen Slates ‘Addicted to Beauty’ for August

Oxygen Media will premiere the new reality workplace dramedy "Addicted to Beauty" on Aug. 4. The eight one-hour episodes explore the world of medi-spas through the eyes of the staff at Changes Plastic Surgery and Spa. While the series premiere will…

Crawford, O’Hara Cast in Recurring Roles on ’24,’ ‘Tudors’

Clayne Crawford has joined the cast of Fox’s "24" in a recurring role, The Hollywood Reporter says. Crawford will play a bad boy from the past of Katee Sackhoff’s character. Meanwhile, David O’Hara will play the Earl of Surrey in a recurring…

Susan Boyle to Be Invited to Appear on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ One of the Show’s Judges Says

Susan Boyle will be invited to appear on "America’s Got Talent," says Piers Morgan. Morgan, a judge on the show is also a judge on the British version of the program–where Boyle shot to international stardom. He said he’ll extend…

Documentary Block for Planet Green in the Fall

Discovery’s Planet Green is moving aggressively into documentary programming, with a two-hour weekly block called “Reel Impact” planned for fall, says Variety. The environmentally themed channel’s new president and GM Laura Michalchyshyn had success with documentaries while at Sundance Channel….

Individualized Local Ad Spots for DirecTV

DirecTV has a deal with Invidi Technologies that will let it individualize ads for subscriber households, Multichannel News says. The ad-insertion technology won’t be operational on the satellite service until 2011. Rival Dish Network already signed a similar deal. –Elizabeth…