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Daily Archives : Feb 16, 2012

NBC Taps a Veteran of Dating Shows to Host Adventure Dating Series

NBC has tapped a well-known television personality with experience in the dating genre to host its adventure dating series "Love in the Wild," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jenny McCarthy, who hosted MTV’s “Singled Out” in the 1990s, will join…

Former Presidential Candidate Denies ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Rumor

“Dancing with the Stars” appears to be courting presidential candidates who have dropped out of the race, and one of them, Michele Bachmann, has made it official that she’s not interested, the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog reports. Bachmann…

Fox Picks Up Show From Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony

Fox has picked up Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s international talent show, "Q’Viva! The Chosen," according to TheWrap.com. The show features Lopez, Anthony and concert director Jamie King as they search for unknown Latin performers across 20 countries, the story…

Former ‘House’ Co-Star Lands Lead Role in ABC Comedy Project

A former co-star of Fox’s long-running medical series "House" has been cast as the lead in an ABC comedy pilot, reports Deadline.com. Kal Penn will star in "Prairie Dogs" as Neil, an unhip cubicle worker (or "prairie dog") working at…

Ousted Oscars Producer — Who Inflamed Controversy With Comment Perceived as Slur — Resurfaces With Campaign for Activist Group

The director and producer who made headlines last year by getting himself booted from his Oscars gig has a new job — and it’s right on target if he hopes to rehabilitate his image in the wake of that PR…

CNN and Larry King Call It Quits — for Real This Time

Larry King and CNN have called it quits, finishing the breakup they began when King left his job as host of “Larry King Live” in 2010, The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog reports. The two sides agreed to call…

CBS in Talks to Produce Content for Netflix; Moonves: ‘We Do Not Look at Them as a Competitor’

CBS Corp. Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves said the company is in talks to produce original content for Netflix, reports Bloomberg. “Until they are doing 22 hours a week of premium content, we do not look at them as a…