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Daily Archives : Dec 21, 2009

And the Winner of ‘Survivor: Samoa’ is … Who? You Gotta be Kidding

In what is likely the biggest surprise in the decade that "Survivor" has been on-the-air, Natalie White was voted the $1 million first-place prize by a jury of her peers– the nine players on the show who had been voted out most…

Actress Brittany Murphy Dies of Cardiac Arrest at Age 32

Actress Brittany Murphy has died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles at age 32, according to multiple media reports. The death was first reported by the website TMZ.com According to the TMZ report, "Sources tell TMZ Brittany Murphy’s mom discovered…

CBS Puts Surprise Pick in the Plum Post-Super Bowl Slot

CBS didn’t make an obvious choice when scheduling the post-Super Bowl XLIV slot on Feb. 7, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Instead of giving a boost to one of its newer series, the network will premiere a new reality show called…

Report: Bravo Preparing to Share With Homeland Security Committee Unaired Footage of White House Party Crashers

Bravo is preparing to share unaired footage of Michaele and Tareq Salahi–best known as the couple that crashed the White House State Dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in November–with members of the Homeland Security Committee, the Washington Post reports.  That information was part…

USA Renews ‘White Collar’

USA Network renewed its new “White Collar” for a second season, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The news broke Friday evening when it was twittered by the show’s creator and executive producer Jeff Eastin, who wrote, "Congratulations to the best cast…

ABC Gives Pilot Order to Danny Wallace Show

ABC gave a pilot order to “Awkward Situations for Men," a comedy starring the British humorist Danny Wallace, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show is tied to Wallace’s upcoming book of the same name, which chronicles Wallace’s move to the…

PR Vet Shirley Powell Leaving Turner

Shirley Powell is leaving her job as Turner Broadcasting’s senior VP of corporate communications after the first of the year, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Powell has been at the company for 15 years, first at the Cartoon Network and since…

The BBC Will Be Able to Bring Internet Services to TVs in the U.K.; It’s a Controversial Move in England

The British Broadcasting Corp. has been given the go-ahead to join a consortium that will bring the Internet to TV sets in the United Kingdom, the Financial Times reports. According to the report, "The venture – known as Project Canvas…

Fox vs. FCC Profanity Arguments Scheduled

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals set Jan. 13 as the date for oral arguments in Fox vs. the FCC, one of the attorneys involved in the case told B&C. Each side will get 22 minutes for argument in the…

HGTV Plans to Focus on Personalities, Core Programming

In the new year, HGTV will emphasize personalities and focus on its core building and decorating shows, Multichannel News reports. Primetime ratings for 2009 are up 9 percent from last year. New personality-driven shows for 2010 include, beginning on Jan….