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Daily Archives : Sep 17, 2009

Lifetime the Latest Cable Network to Get Cooking

Lifetime is getting into the TV cooking genre with the pickup of a pilot for "Search for the Greatest American Recipe," hosted by Tyler Florence, Variety reports. The show will follow the TV chef as he travels the country looking…

MTV Plots More Than Just Reality

Expect to see live-action, animation and other genres on MTV, in addition to its standard reality shows, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman told Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia conference, B&C reports. The new shows, which include one called “Disaster Date,” will roll out…

Comcast Plans to Offer Subscribers Their TV Shows on Mobile

Comcast said at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference that its new wireless Internet service will give subscribers the ability to watch their TV shows on their mobile devices, Reuters reports. The new wireless Internet service–a joint venture with Clearwire Corp….

Saffron Burrows in Talks to Join ‘Law & Order: CI’

Jeff Goldblum’s new partner on USA Network’s "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" may be played by Saffron Burrows, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Julianne Nicholson, who currently plays the partner of Goldblum’s Detective Zach Nichols, recently had a baby. –Elizabeth Jensen

NBC’s Ann Curry Lands Interview With Iran’s Ahmadinejad

NBC’s Ann Curry landed the first interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad since the country’s controversial June elections and uprising, reports the Huffington Post. It will air today and tomorrow on “Today” and tonight on “NBC Nightly News.” –Elizabeth Jensen

Celebrity Florist Gets a TLC Show

TLC greenlit "Flowers Uncut With Jeff Leatham," featuring the celebrity florist, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The 12-part half-hour reality series begins Nov. 4 and follows Leatham, artistic director for the Four Seasons Hotels, as he works the Manhattan design scene….