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Daily Archives : Mar 8, 2011

What’s Next for CBS, Warner Bros., ‘Two and a Half Men’ and Charlie Sheen

Now that Warner Bros has pulled the trigger and fired Charlie Sheen, what’s next for Warner Bros., CBS, "Two and a Half Men" and Sheen himself. Well, it’s not rocket science, it’s only TV, or so says TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck…

In Wake of Sheen Firing, ‘Two and a Half Men’s’ Co-Creator, Chuck Lorre, Lawyers Up

"Two and a Half Men" co-creator Chuck Lorre has hired Hollywood litigator Howard Weitzman and a team from Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert to handle the Charlie Sheen imbroglio, reports The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog. Weitzman was hired…

Oprah’s OWN Plans to Reshuffle Lineup. Picks Anchor Show and Will Invest Millions More in Advertising to Win Viewers

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN, the new cable channel that debuted in January, is planning on reshuffling its schedule and investing millions in advertising to woo viewers, reports the New York Post. The reason why is because the network hasn’t been able…

MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ Host Scarborough Denies He and Brzezinski Are Considering Leaving

MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough tells the New York Post’s Page Six that he and his co-host Mika Brzezinski are not considering moving to another network, despite rumors that they were looking for a syndication deal and that CBS…

Warner Bros. to Stream Movie Rentals Through Facebook

Warner Bros. has become the first movie studio to launch a test program allowing users to rent and watch movies on Facebook, according to Time magazine’s Techland. Both Time magazine and Warner Bros. are owned by Time Warner. The article…

Pulitzer Prize Winner Working on HBO Show About Magicians Battling Hitler

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael Chabon and his wife, writer Ayelet Waldman, are working on a drama series for HBO about a group of magicians and con men who battle Hitler during World War II, reports EW.com’s InsideTV blog. Called…

Video Producer Bought by Google’s YouTube for an Undisclosed Amount

A video producer has been purchased by Google’s YouTube for an undisclosed sum, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The video producer is Next New Networks, whose videos on Websites such as Hungry Nation have drawn more than 2…

PETA Trying to Pigeonhole Mike Tyson as One of the Bad Guys for New Animal Kingdom Show

PETA is trying to pigeonhole former boxer Mike Tyson as one of the bad guys, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. Tyson’s new Animal Planet television series featuring his foray into competitive pigeon racing has become the target of…

Fox News Channel Expects ‘Significant’ Carriage Fee Increases, News Corp.’s Carey Says

Fox News Channel expects "significant" carriage fee increases as it renews deals with distributors this year, according to News Corp. chief operating officer Chase Carey, who spoke at an investor conference on Monday, reports Multichannel News. Carey declined to say…

NBC Sets Date for Return of the Overhauled ‘Law & Order: Los Angeles’

NBC has now got a date set for the return to TV of  the overhauled "Law & Order: Los Angeles," reports TVLine.com. The show will return with a two-hour episode on April 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, the story says. The article notes that…