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Daily Archives : Dec 14, 2009

History to Tackle Kennedy Family in First Scripted Mini

The History channel is jumping into scripted programming with an eight-hour miniseries about “The Kennedys,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. Production will begin in the spring and the program, from "24" co-creator and executive producer Joel Surnow, will air in 2011….

Retrans Battle Between TWC and News Corp. Crucial to Future of Broadcast TV

The outcome of the tough retransmission consent negotiation going on between Time Warner Cable and News Corp. over the Fox-owned stations, cable networks and regional sports networks could determine the future health of broadcast television, B&C reports. “Whatever they agree…

Vuguru Taps Larry Tanz as President

Michael Eisner’s Vuguru studio tapped Larry Tanz as president, the Los Angeles Times reports. Tanz is the former president and chief executive of LivePlanet Inc., formed by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, where his productions included HBO’s "Project Greenlight." –Elizabeth…

Controversy Helps MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’

The second episode of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” shot up in the ratings, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The second episode drew 2.1 million viewers, 50% higher than week one, which was two hours to the recent episode’s one. The series has…

Continuation of our story about TVWeek’s 2009 Internet Site of the Year, TMZ.com

(Click here to read the first page of this story) Levin: Well, [we get our scoops] by doing journalism. It is just that simple at its root. We do old fashion journalism. With Tiger Woods, we came in during the Thanksgiving…

Tiger Woods Infidelity Breaks Up a Truly Beautiful Ad Relationship

For any of us who travel a lot—meaning that we pass through many airports—one of the joys in the past five years or so have been those huge, absolutely gorgeous ads for Accenture featuring Tiger Woods. You know the ones: They…