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Daily Archives : Mar 6, 2012

Fox Cancels High-Profile Drama Series; Producers Will Shop It to Other Networks

Fox has decided to pull the plug on one of its drama series, with the show’s producer planning to shop it to other networks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Steven Spielberg series “Terra Nova” has been the subject of…

Two Radio Stations Dump Rush Limbaugh’s Show; More Advertisers Sever Ties

The bloodbath continues for conservative talk host Rush Limbaugh’s radio show, which continues to lose advertisers — and now has lost two radio stations — in the wake of a verbal attack by the host on a law student who…

Wow! Japanese Invent Speech-Jamming ‘Gun.’ How Great to Use at the Movies to Silence That Couple Who Won’t Shut Up

"Japanese researchers have invented a speech-jamming gadget that painlessly forces people into silence," Fox News reports. The article continues, "The device works by recording its target’s speech then firing their words back at them with a 0.2-second delay, which affects…

Rock Superstar and His Well-Known Family to Become Animated Series

A rock superstar and his well-known family are being made into an animated series, Reuters reports. A Toronto-based animation studio — Cuppa Coffee Studios, which is also behind Comedy Central’s “Ugly Americans” — is working on a show that brings…

ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’ Has Spoken to Denver Broncos Quarterback Tim Tebow About Starring on the Show. Rose or No Rose?

ABC’s dating show “The Bachelor” has made it clear it wants Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow for the show, and Tebow is apparently open to it — or is he? The show’s host, Chris Harrison, told Access Hollywood he met…

Queen Latifah, Gloria Estefan and Country Star John Rich (Who Won ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Last Season) Sign on to New Singing Competition Series

After seeing viewers turn out for Fox’s “American Idol” and “X Factor” and NBC’s “The Voice,” another network has announced plans for its own singing competition. CW will roll out “The Star Next Door,” from Queen Latifah, for a summer…

‘Desperate Housewives’ Creator Marc Cherry Testifies, Admits He Hit Actress

“Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry testified Monday in actress Nicollette Sheridan’s wrongful termination case against the show, describing the circumstances under which he hit Sheridan on the head, the Detroit Free Press reports. Cherry said he thought he had permission…

Two Tech Milestones Reached: A Celeb Breaks Twitter Record With 20 Million Followers. And Apple Celebrates Its 25 Billionth App Download

Two tech milestones have been reached, one by Twitter and one by Apple. On the Twitter side, Lady Gaga is the first person to have more than 20 million followers, The Huffington Post reports. The other milestone involves Apple’s apps. Over this…

It was a Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Life. Songwriter Robert B. Sherman Dead at 86

Robert B. Sheman, a songwriter mostly identified with Disney songs, has died in London at age 86, according to a number of media reports. The cause of death was not disclosed. Sherman, along with his brother, Richard, 83, "penned such…

FCC Is Asked to Repeal Rule That Prevents a Company From Owning a Newspaper and a TV Station in the Same Market

The Federal Communications Commission has been asked by a trade group to eliminate the rule that bars companies from owning a TV station and a daily newspaper in the same market, Bloomberg reports. The Newspaper Association of America filed the…