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Daily Archives : Aug 23, 2012

‘Big Bang Theory’ Promotes Character to Series Regular

"The Big Bang Theory" has promoted a character to series regular for the CBS comedy’s sixth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The character is Stuart the comic book store owner, played by Kevin Sussman. He will appear…

Report From TechCrunch: New iPhone Will Be in Stores Starting Sept. 21

From a very popular story on TechCrunch this morning: "A trusted Verizon employee has just confirmed to TechCrunch that the carrier is having an all-staff vacation blackout from the dates of Friday, September 21 to September 30. You know what…

Top Broadcasters Plan to Skip Ann Romney’s Address at the GOP Convention

The top broadcasters say they will skip Ann Romney’s address at the Republican National Convention at 10:30 p.m. Monday, opting instead to air scripted programming — including reruns in some cases, reports The New York Times. CBS will air a…

Watchdog Group Wants Three Stations Stripped of Their Licenses

The U.S. watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington is asking the Federal Communications Commission to deny renewal of broadcast licenses for three Fox stations, TheWrap.com reports. The group is citing the phone-hacking scandal that has embroiled parent…

Canceled AMC Drama Looks to Netflix, DirecTV to Keep Show Alive

A canceled AMC drama series isn’t dead yet, with producer Fox TV Studios in discussions with Netflix and DirecTV to keep “The Killing” alive, reports TVLine.com. A representative for Netflix declined to comment, while a DirecTV rep said, "We do…

More Exciting Than TV: This May Be Your Only Chance to Actually Talk to J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series of fantasy adventure novels, has a new book coming out, and will make only one public appearance in the United States to promote the new book, Fox News reports. The article…

NBC Orders New Comedy From ‘The Office’ Producer

NBC has ordered a new ensemble comedy from one of the producers of the network’s veteran sitcom “The Office,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network bought the script for the show from “Office” co-executive producer Justin Spitzer. “The move…

Pepsi, Coke Won’t Stand in the Way of Nicki Minaj ‘American Idol’ Deal

By Natalie ZmudaAdvertising Age Nicki Minaj spent the summer shilling for Pepsi, but she soon may have a Coke perched in front of her on the set of Fox’s "American Idol." Though Fox has not officially confirmed Ms. Minaj as…

New Forbes List of the World’s Most Powerful Women Includes a Number of TV Personalities — But Not in the Top 10

Several television personalities are counted among the world’s 100 most powerful women, according to a new list from Forbes. The top female TV personality is Oprah Winfrey, listed as the world’s 11th most powerful woman overall. Other television figures ranking…

Pilot for Passed-Over TV Project Will Air as a Movie

The pilot for a drama that was passed over by FX as a television series will now air on the network as an original movie, Nellie Andreeva writes on Deadline.com. The decision comes two years after FX greenlighted the pilot…