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Daily Archives : Jun 3, 2011

Simon Cowell’s Production Company Aggressively Defending Itself Against Accusations of Contest Fixing

Simon Cowell’s production company is angrily denying allegations that two of its signature television programs–the U.K. shows "Britain’s Got Talent" and "X Factor"–fixed their competitions by picking winners from the start, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Reps for Cowell’s company,…

Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Who Most Famously Allowed Himself to Be Seen Assisting a Patient’s Death on ’60 Minutes,’ Dead at 83

"Known as Dr. Death even before launching his fierce advocacy and practice of assisted suicides, [Dr. Jack] Kevorkian, 83, died at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak [Mich.], where he had been hospitalized with kidney and heart problems," the Detroit Free Press reports….

Sony Hacked Again

A hacking operation announced that it has breached Sony security and compromised more than 1 million user accounts associated with Sony Pictures websites, CNN.com reported. The group, which goes by the name LulzSec, is the same one that recently defaced…

Shaq Hints What His Next Move Will Be

"In a video tweeted by O’Neal and posted on the social media site Tout, the NBA star said he had just been offered a position at the all-sports network [ESPN]," the New York Post reports. "I’m sitting here with my…

‘Chicago Hope’ Veteran Joins CBS’s ‘Blue Bloods’

CBS’s "Blue Bloods" has tapped veteran director-producer Michael Pressman to serve as co-executive producer and director, reports Deadline.com. Pressman, who directed two episodes of the police and family drama in its first season, has previously served as executive producer on…

Report: Apple Paying Music Labels Up to $150 Million to Kick Off iCloud Service

"Apple will fork over between $100 million and $150 million in advance payments to the four major music labels in order to get its iCloud off the ground, three separate sources told The Post," reports our good friend Claire Atkinson…

DirecTV Says It Won’t Charge for NFL Package Until Labor Issues Are Resolved

DirecTV told its NFL Sunday Ticket subscribers that it’s offering to take some of the risk out of the next football season, which is in question because of a labor dispute, reports B&C. DirecTV said it won’t charge customers until…

Disney.com Website Getting an Overhaul to Deliver Content Directly to Consumers

Disney.com will soon be overhauled to provide television shows, games and movies diectly to consumers, Disney President and CEO Rogert Iger said Thursday at a digital conference, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Entertainment will be available through…

Fox Completes Upfront, Secures $1.98B to $1.99B in Commitments–Advertiser Appetites Whetted by ‘X Factor,’ ‘New Girl’

By Brian SteinbergAdvertising Age News Corp.’s Fox said Thursday it has completed the bulk of its sales for the upfront marketplace, with advertiser interest in the network’s fall schedule fueled in large part by the much-anticipated U.S. launch of "X…

Focus on Laughs at 36th Gracie Awards

The Alliance for Women in Media presented the 36th annual Gracie Awards recently in Beverly Hills, and TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin says the event would have made its namesake, Gracie Allen, proud. Click here to read Atkin’s account…