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Daily Archives : Feb 2, 2010

‘We Are the World’ Remade for Haitian Relief With Streisand, Dion, Pink and Others

Quincy Jones remade the charity record "We Are the World" for Haitian aid with over 80 current musical stars and celebrities coming together for the recording session, including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Pink, the Black-Eyed Peas and others, reports the…

John Wells, Who Was Behind One of the Most Successful Medical Dramas of All Time—NBC’s ‘ER’— Gets Go Ahead For New Medical Show Pilot From Another Network

John Wells, whose "ER" was a big hit for NBC and one of the most popular shows on TV ever, has received the go-ahead for another medical show pilot,  reports The Hollywood Reporter. This time he’ll be working for CBS. The…

Writers of Movie Blockbusters Love TV Too, Set up Shop at 20th Century Fox TV

A writing team proficient at producing summer movie blockbusters have put together a three-year TV studio deal at 20th Century Fox TV, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The team is Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, who were also behind  the movies "Transformers: Revenge…

Stray E-Mail From News Anchorman Meant for His Producer Spurs Bizarre Bitter Custody Fight

A misfired e-mail has led a Brazilian anchorman into a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife, a New York model he accuses of conning a judge into letting her kidnap their daughter, the New York Daily News reports. Rony Curvelo,…

‘Deadliest Catch’ Captain Has Surgery After Stroke

The captain of the crab fishing boat the “Cornelia Marie,” whose exploits have been chronicled on Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” for five seasons, had surgery over the weekend in Alaska after suffering a stroke Friday, EW.com reports. Phil Harris’ sons,…

Look for Huge Audience for Oscar Telecast: Thank You, James Cameron

This could be big. The last time a James Cameron movie was nominated for Best Picture–"Titanic," which won the award–ABC’s Oscarcast was was watched by more people than ever: 57.25 million. Comparatively, last year’s Academy Award broadcast drew 36.94 million viewers….

Grammy Winners Take Center Stage at NBA All-Star Game

Grammy winners Shakira, Alicia Keys and Usher will perform during the NBA’s Feb. 14 All-Star game, the Associated Press reports. Shakira and Keys will perform during halftime; Usher will sing during the introductions of the players. –Elizabeth Jensen

Super Bowl Could Have Unlikely Advertiser

An online competition being sponsored by Doritos—the prize an ad in the Super Bowl–has an unlikely finalist, the Associated Press reports. A hip Los Angeles megachurch called Mosaic is one of six finalists in the company’s "Crash the Super Bowl"…

E!’s Grammy Red Carpet Ratings Soar

E!’s red carpet coverage of arrivals at Sunday’s Grammy Awards garnered the network’s best-ever ratings for the event, Multichannel News reports. An average 2.5 million viewers tuned in from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., up 63% from 2009. –Elizabeth Jensen

Stealth Oprah Show for Oprah’s OWN Network

Oprah Winfrey is contractually prohibited from appearing on a talk show on her network OWN until her syndicated show ends its run in September 2011, but her new network has found a sneaky way to get her on the air…