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Daily Archives : Jul 15, 2011

Life After ‘Glee’ Should Be Fruitful for Departing Stars

After getting over the shock of their being booted from the Fox hit “Glee,” the show’s soon-to-be-graduated stars are revealing that they will have plenty of other work to fall back on, MTV.com reports. Show creator Ryan Murphy revealed this…

Rupert Murdoch Apologizes … and Plays Down the Scandal. Also, WSJ Publisher, Who Ran News Corp’s U.K. Operations During the 2006 Phone Hacks, Resigns. He’s the Second Top News Corp. to Resign Today

Updated on July 15, 2011 at 7 p.m., PT to clarify headline about WSJ publisher resigning and providce link in body of story to earlier resignation today of News Corp. executive Rebekah Brooks. Rupert Murdoch opened up to The Wall…

Cable Drama Gets Fourth-Season Renewal

A popular cable drama has received a fourth-season renewal from its network, TV Guide reports. The show is the Camelot-based “Merlin,” which has been picked up for another season by Syfy. According to the report, season four will focus on…

Sudden Resignation of Well-Known, Well-Liked Time Warner Cable Executive

Time Warner Cable had a sudden change in a key executive position Friday, with a well-known, well-liked exec abruptly announcing he was leaving the company and another exec quickly moving into his spot, Multichannel News reported.  Sam Howe. TWC’s chief marketing…

In Case ‘Real Housewives,’ ‘Desperate Housewives,’ ‘Basketball Wives’ and ‘Mob Wives’ Aren’t Enough, Here’s Another Show About (What Else?) Wives!

With seemingly countless shows — both real and scripted — about various kinds of wives already dotting the TV landscape, now comes word that casting is under way for a new show about wives, "Wall $treet Wives," reports The New York Times….

Accused Murderer Demands Shutdown of Rob Lowe TV Movie

If Drew Peterson gets his way, the TV movie in which Rob Lowe is playing the accused murderer will cease production immediately, reports Reuters. Peterson’s lawyer sent a cease and desist letter to the people involved in the Lifetime film…

Shaq’s TNT Deal Extends Well Beyond Basketball Coverage

The just-announced deal between Shaquille O’Neal and TNT includes a development deal with Turner’s entertainment and animation networks, Turner revealed in a press release. Besides joining the panel on “Inside the NBA” and seeing duty during the NBA All-Star weekend…

CNBC Picks New ‘Squawk Box’ Anchor

CNBC announced Friday that it has hired a newspaper journalist as the new co-anchor of its “Squawk Box” morning show, Multichannel News reports. The job is going to New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, who will co-anchor with Becky…

Tiger Woods’ Ex-Wife Has a New Man in Her Life

Tiger Woods’ ex-wife Elin Nordegren has found love again and is dating the son of a billionaire, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Nordegren has been dating Jamie Dingman, the son of Michael Dingman, for months, the piece reports….

An Email From Oprah; Surviving Carmageddon

In a potpourri enty by TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, he tells about the contents of an email that he received this week from Oprah (along, he guesses, with thousands of other recipients). He also tells us how to survive…