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Daily Archives : Oct 20, 2010

Naked Reality Show Begins Casting — Catch Is, You Have to Stay Naked for 30-Day Shoot

Producers of a new reality show are looking for people willing to sign up for baring it all — as in, staying naked for the entire 30-day shoot of the show, reports the Tampa Tribune’s Tampa Bay Online.  The TV…

Provocative Photo Shoot for GQ by ‘Glee’ Stars Lea Michele, Dianna Argon, and Cory Monteith

We report, you decide. The GQ pictures are here.

Fox Attempts to Block Cablevision Users From Watching Its Shows on Hulu.com, Angering Viewers

News Corp.’s Fox attempted to block Cablevision customers from watching its entertainment shows on Hulu.com, the site that allows people to watch TV shows for free online, angering viewers unable to watch "Glee" or "House" online, reports the New York…

Illegally Shot Peephole Video Still Plaguing ESPN’s Erin Andrews

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is still battling against Websites posting shots from an illegally taped nude peephole video, reports TMZ.com.  Andrews claims she can find images from the video on TheDirty.com, and asked her lawyer to send a letter demanding…

Tribune CEO Michaels to Resign this Week, Replaced by Four-Member Office of the President

Tribune Chief Executive Randy Michaels will resign and leave the company before the end of the week, reports the Los Angeles Times, whose parent company is Tribune.  Michaels, who was the subject of a New York Times article about the…

Cold War-Era Berlin to Be Focus of HBO Spy Drama Project from New Yorker Writer Malcolm Gladwell and Former Rapper Mark Wahlberg

Cold War-era Berlin will be the setting of a new HBO spy drama project from an unusual line-up of names: New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell, "Boardwalk Empire" executive producers Stephen Levinson and (former rapper) Mark Wahlberg and film and television…

Hoping to Tap into ‘Glee’s’ Popularity, the CW Is Developing Its Own Musical Scripted Show

The CW is developing its own musical-and-dancing dramedy, hoping to tap into some of the popularity of Fox’s "Glee," reports Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva.  The project is pairing "Bandslam" writer and director Todd Graff and the film’s producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas on…

Escaping the Competitive Herd: Why the CTAM Summit is Consistently the Best Conference in the TV Industry

This year’s annual  CTAM Summit ends today in New Orleans, and at least one attendee, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, says the Summit is consistently the best conference in the TV industry. Read why by clicking here.

CNN’s Larry King Nabs Ex-JetBlue Attendant’s First Interview

CNN host Larry King has nabbed former JetBlue attendant Steven Slater in his first interview after leaving a plane via emergency slide, reports The Hollywood Reporter.  Slater will appear on King’s show on Oct. 26, with appearances in taped interviews…

Chase’, ‘Chuck’ Receive Full-Season Pickups by NBC, as Well as Additional Scripts for ‘Undercovers’

"Chase" and "Chuck" have received full-season pickups by NBC, while "Undercovers" has received an order for four additional scripts by the network, reports The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog.  NBC didn’t disclose how many additional episodes of the two…