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Daily Archives : Oct 9, 2009

Studio Bringing Continuation of Vintage Nighttime Soap to Cable

After a failed attempt as a big screen adaptation — with Shirley MacLaine as Miss Ellie — Warner Bros. is now settling its sites on a "Dallas" reboot for the TNT network, reports the New York Times. This time around,…

Major Network Sued for Using Typefaces Without Paying for Them

The Font Bureau, a company that designs typefaces for firms like Apple and Microsoft, has filed suit against NBC Universal and CNBC for failing to secure the rights to the materials used in advertising and promotion for such NBC shows as "The Jay Leno…

Obama’s Improbable Peace Prize Plays Like It Was Invented in Hollywood; Some, Ahem, Say It Actually Was

President Obama’s selection as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize came as such a surprise, some wags are saying even Hollywood wouldn’t have come up with such an improbable scenario. But sources are telling TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross that…

Get Ready to Rock With Susan Boyle

The name of Susan Boyle’s debut album is "I Dreamed A Dream," but get ready for another side of the "Britain’s Got Talent" singing sensation when she interprets numbers made famous by the likes of the Rolling Stones, Madonna and the Monkees, reports…

‘The Office’ Wedding Episode Does Well in Ratings for NBC

Thursday night’s wedding between Pam and Jim on NBC’s "The Office" didn’t win the show its time period, but was up from last week, placing second to ABC’s "Grey’s Anatomy" and beating CBS’ "CSI," according to TVbythenumbers.com. "The Office" was up from 3.7 the…

Fox Star to Let Her Hair Down for Playboy

The November issue of Playboy will star one of the most colorful women in the entertainment world, Marge Simpson, reports TMZ. The cartoon character from Fox’s "The Simpsons" will be on the cover in a suggestively naughty pose, as well…

Baseball Playoffs a Ratings Winner for Cable Network

On Wednesday, the first day of 2009 Major League Baseball postseason, TBS drew an average of 4.9 million viewers, up 16% from last year, according to B&C. The New York Yankees vs. the Minnesota Twins game scored the highest Nielsen…

Pay Cable Net to Telecast Updated Version of British Terror Documentary

An updated version of "Terror in Mumbai," a British documentary about the terrorist activities in India last year that left 170 people dead in Mumbai, will be aired by HBO, according to Multichannel News. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria hosts the documentary, which…

Obama’s Improbable Peace Prize Plays Like It Was Invented in Hollywood; I Hear It Actually Was

President Obama’s selection as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize came as such a surprise, some wags are saying even Hollywood wouldn’t have come up with such an improbable scenario. But our TVWeek sources say that that’s exactly where the idea…

Warner Bros. Animation Restructuring Completed

Warner Bros. Animation named Peter Girardi to the new post of senior VP of series and alternative animation, and named Ed Adams as senior VP of business and legal affairs and administration, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The moves, along with…