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Daily Archives : Dec 8, 2009

CANCELLED! ‘As The World Turns’ Will Turn No Longer

CBS has cancelled "As The World Turns."  The show has been on CBS TV since April 2, 1956. It comes just three months after CBS canceled another pioneering soap opera, "The Guiding Light." "As The World Turns" will have its…

ABC Joins FLO TV Portable Service

Disney Channel and ABC signed on to Qualcomm’s FLO TV portable TV service, giving it all four of the major broadcast networks to offer, reports The Hollywood Reporter. ESPN Mobile TV already was part of the service, which offers a…

Woman Rushed to Hospital From Tiger Woods’ Home, Orlando TV Station Reports

In a developing story this morning, WESH-TV in Orlando is reporting that an ambulance took a woman from Tiger Wood’s home to a hospital early this morning and that Elin Nordegren, Wood’s wife, was then later seen leaving the hospital….

Funny or Wrong: ‘SNL’ Takes on Tiger

Just about when I got done chuckling about "Saturday Night Live’s" opening sketch spoofing the Salahis continually interrupting a presidential speech to take even more photos of themselves, a mini controversy breaks out on the heels of a major scandal. Seems…

NBCU’s Zucker Says Company is Underinvested in NBC Entertainment

NBC Universal president and CEO Jeff Zucker said the company has “underinvested in development” at NBC Entertainment in recent years, and called it a mistake, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Speaking at the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference, he also…

NBC’s Lauer and Roker Headed to Afghanistan

Matt Lauer and Al Roker will broadcast from Afghanistan for NBC’s “Today” show next week, the Associated Press reports. The two will anchor the show on Tuesday and Wednesday from the country’s capital city of Kabul. –Elizabeth Jensen

Two Court Shows Renewed Through 2011-12 Season

Two long-running court shows have been renewed through the 2011-12 season,  B&C reports. One has been on-air 11 seasons, the other one five years. From Twentieth Television, respectively, "Divorce Court" and "Judge  Alex." Each show is cleared in 75 percent of…

Nielsen: Traditional TV Still Dominates Viewing

Traditional TV still accounted for 99 percent of video viewing in the U.S. during the third quarter, Nielsen’s new "Third Screen Report" shows, Variety reports. The study did show that changes are coming: Online video usage was up 35 percent…

News Corp. Foresees Bitter Retransmission Fight With Cable and Satellite Broadcasters

News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey expects that the retransmission consent battle with cable and satellite broadcasters is going to get nasty, the Los Angeles Times reports. News Corp. wants more money for rights to carry its Fox-owned television…

Showtime Adds More Sports Programming

Showtime is getting deeper into sports programming after last year rescuing HBO’s canceled “Inside the NFL,” the New York Times reports. The pay cable channel plans a new weekly series, “Inside Nascar,” that will carry race footage and commentary of…