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Daily Archives : Aug 31, 2011

Ebersol Returns to NBC Sports

Just three months after walking out on his longtime position with NBC Sports, Dick Ebersol is rejoining the division as a special adviser, according to several senior NBC executives commenting for a report in The New York Times. Ebersol will…

CBS Orders Cop Drama From Greg Berlanti

Just a few weeks after he sold a legal drama to Fox, Greg Berlanti (“Everwood,” “Brothers & Sisters,” “Dirty Sexy Money”) has sold a cop show to CBS, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Berlanti’s new drama is “Golden Boy,” part…

Think Tank Warns of Google’s ‘Monopoly Power,’ Calls for FTC to Take Action on Internet Giant

A think tank better known for arguing against government control in the media space is calling for increased scrutiny over Google by the Federal Trade Commission, Multichannel News reports. The Media Institute, an independent First Amendment think tank, told the…

Just Out of Prison, Rapper Gets Reality Show

A rapper who recently finished serving nearly a year in an Arkansas federal prison — his second incarceration in three years — has been given a reality television show on VH1, reports Deadline.com. The network ordered 10 episodes of a…

‘Pulp Fiction’ Star Sells Legal Show to CBS

One of the stars of “Pulp Fiction” has sold a script to CBS for a legal show, Deadline.com reports. The project arises from Samuel L. Jackson’s deal with CBS TV Studios. Jackson has brought in writer Rob Bragin (“Greek”) for…

VMAs: Beyonce’s Baby Bump … and So Much More

MTV’s latest Video Music Awards may be best remembered for Beyonce’s belly-rubbing baby announcement, but TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin notes that the 2011 ceremony had more than its share of defining cultural moments. Read her insightful recap of…

ABC Orders Drama From ‘No Ordinary Family’ Co-Creator

One of the co-creators of ABC’s "No Ordinary Family" has been inked to a new script deal with the network for another light drama, described as a cross between "Moonlighting" and "Early Edition," reports Deadline.com. The story, from Jon Feldman,…

Bravo Will Premiere ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ as Scheduled, With Additional Programming to Handle Suicide

Despite the suicide of Russell Armstrong, the spouse of one of the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" cast members, Bravo announced today that it would go ahead with the season premiere of the show as scheduled on Sept. 5, Labor…

Dan Aykroyd Pairs With Former ‘SNL’ Writer to Create ‘Blues Brothers’ TV Series

The antics of the comic-musicians Jake and Elwood Blues — the Blues Brothers — have been seen on "Saturday Night Live" and in feature films, and now one of the original Blues Brothers is developing a TV series based on…

MTV’s No-Host Video Music Awards: Much More to Go Gaga About Than Just Beyonce’s Baby News

MTV’s Video Music Awards are known for generating zeitgeist pop culture moments — like Kanye West’s infamous onstage interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech in 2009 — and this year’s edition was no exception. The buzziest moment — which generated…