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Daily Archives : Feb 23, 2012

Cocaine Now Suspected in Death of ‘Amazing Race’ Producer

Cocaine is now reportedly suspected as the cause of death for a freelance producer on "The Amazing Race" who was found dead in his hotel room, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As previously reported, poisoning was initially reported as the…

Veteran Stage, Film and TV Actor Dies

An actor who was a key figure in the “blaxploitation” films of the 1970s and later earned honors for his work on the stage has died, The New York Times reports. Dick Anthony Williams, who also worked steadily in television…

Google Wants to Offer TV Service in Kansas City, Challenging Cable — Model for Rest of Country?

"Google Inc. has sent its clearest signal yet that it’s positioning itself to sell TV service in Kansas City and challenge cable service head-on," reports the Kansas City Star. The article continues, "The company’s subsidiary, Google Fiber, recently filed applications…

Video: Rising Price of Gas Caught Live on Evening News

Call it a coincidence or serendipity, while airing a segment on ABC’s "World News with Diane Sawyer" about rising gas prices, the price of a gallon of gas jumped 10 cents, reports TVNewswer.com. Reporter Cecilia Vega was doing a live…

Video: Star Jones, Back on ‘The View,’ Talks About Her ‘Ugly’ Departure From Show

Star Jones, who returned to "The View" to raise awareness of heart disease in women, was asked by host Barbara Walters to talk about the circumstances around her departure from the show, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog….

Canoe Ventures Pulls Plug on Interactive TV Commercials Business — Cable-Industry Consortium Zaps 120 Employees, Closes New York Office

By Jeanine Poggi Advertising Age Canoe Ventures has hit rough waters. Canoe, the cable-industry consortium aimed at developing interactive TV commercials through use of a set-top box, said Wednesday that it would shutter that part of its business and lay…

Struggle Continues for Interactive TV Ads: Cable Industry’s Canoe Consortium Pulls Plug on Initiative, Lays Off 120

An initiative set up by the cable industry is abandoning efforts to develop interactive television commercials via set-top boxes, reports Advertising Age. The consortium Canoe Ventures will lay off 120 employees, the story reports. The firm’s New York office will…

Peter O’Malley Reportedly — and Surprisingly — Drops Out of Bidding for L.A. Dodgers; His Storied Family Owned the Dodgers for Half a Century Before Selling the Team to News Corp. in 1998

"Peter O’Malley has withdrawn his bid to buy the Dodgers, two people familiar with the sale process said," reports Bill Shaikin in the Los Angeles Times. The story adds, "According to one of the people, O’Malley was concerned he might not win the…

‘Heroes’ Actor Cast in Co-Starring Role in CBS Comedy Pilot

One of the stars of "Heroes" has been cast in a co-starring role in CBS’s untitled comedy pilot from Greg Berlanti and Greg Malins, reports Deadline.com. Greg Grunberg, who previously had a role on the comedy “The Jake Effect,” will…

Former Sarah Palin Aide Cries Foul Over HBO’s ‘Game Change’

A former aide to Sarah Palin discredited the HBO movie “Game Change,” claiming that HBO reneged on a promise to let him fact check the script for the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film depicts the McCain-Palin presidential…