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Daily Archives : Jan 7, 2011

No Profile in Courage Here: History Channel Yanks Multimillion Dollar 8-Part ‘The Kennedys.’ The Miniseries, Now Complete, Was Expected To Air This Spring. Stars Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes and Producer Joel Surnow (Co-Creator of ’24’) Were All Told Today

The History Channel has not decided to air its multimillion dollar, 8-part miniseries "The Kennedys," The Hollywood Reporter’s Matthew Balloni  found out exclusively today. According to the article, " ‘Upon completion of the production of ‘The Kennedys,’ History has decided…

CNN Under Pressure to Stop Booking ‘Anti-Gay’ Guests

CNN is facing a push by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to convince the news network to stop booking guests representing what GLAAD calls the "anti-gay industry," reports TVNewser.com. GLAAD has launched a petition drive to persuade CNN…

MTV Has Its Highest-Rated Series Telecast Ever

MTV saw its ratings surge Thursday night as it brought back a popular reality show for its season premiere, Entertainment Weekly reported. The episode was watched by 8.4 million viewers. The show is “Jersey Shore,” which became the channel’s most-watched…

Can We Stop Talking? No More Red Carpets for Mother-Daughter Team

Joan Rivers and daughter Melissa Rivers say they’re through covering red carpet arrivals at awards shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Among the reasons they cite: Publicists have become too uptight about the insults that have been the mother-daughter team’s…

TV Writer Warns of ‘Dumbing-Down’ Effect on Television From Growth of Google TV and Similar Services

With this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas showcasing high-tech tweaks on the TV model such as Google TV, veteran industry reporter Tim Goodman, writing in The Hollywood Reporter, warns that the changes that are on the way for…

New Law Targets Phony Celebrity Twitter and Facebook Accounts

A new law in California may spell trouble for fake celebrity Twitter and Facebook accounts, reports EW.com’s PopWatch blog. The law prohibits impersonating another individual online for the reason of "harming, intimidating, threatening or defrauding a person," the story notes….

Ratings: ABC, CBS Find Viewers Receptive to Fresh Lineups

ABC launched a new season of “Wipeout” Thursday night and came away with a win for the night in the 18-49 demo, while CBS won the battle for most total viewers with a prime-time lineup of fresh sitcoms and dramas,…

Aretha Franklin Says Her Health Problem Has Been Resolved

The Queen of Soul, who is known to value her privacy, has been reluctant to talk about her recent health problems, but the one thing she did say in her latest interview is that the issue has been resolved, JET…

AT&T Reportedly Cuts Price of iPhone in Half, Bringing Device Under $50

AT&T is cutting the price on Apple’s iPhone 3GS in half, offering the devices for $49, down from $99, for users on contracts, Bloomberg News reports. According to the article, the price cut goes into effect today, Jan. 7. However…

Can Anderson Cooper Replace Oprah? Oprah’s Answer Is Short and to the Point

Oprah Winfrey was asked at the TCA Press Tour whether Anderson Cooper, who is working on a daytime show to debut this fall, could replace her, and Winfrey responded with an emphatic "no," reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker…