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Daily Archives : Apr 18, 2013

Now NBC’s Plot to Oust Ann Curry From ‘Today’ Has a Name — Inside ‘Operation Bambi’

Ann Curry’s ouster as co-host of "Today" was planned under the code name "Operation Bambi" by former executive producer Jim Bell, reports Brian Stelter in an in-depth report in The New York Times Magazine. Bell landed on the term after…

Aereo Chief Keeps Up Heat on Broadcasters, Suggests Networks Are Bluffing

Aereo Chief Executive Chet Kanojia expressed skepticism that broadcast networks would make good on their threats to move to cable to circumvent his service, the New York Post reports. Executives for Fox and Univision talked earlier this month about converting…

Video: Jon Stewart Slams CNN for False Report of Boston Bombing Arrest

Jon Stewart took aim at CNN on Wednesday’s “Daily Show” on Comedy Central, poking the cable news channel for what turned out to be a false report of an arrest in the Boston Marathon bombing, Politico reports. As we reported…

Has Fox’s ‘Cleveland Show’ Been Canceled? Here’s What Sources at the Network Are Saying

After a report surfaced that Fox’s "The Cleveland Show" had been canceled, network sources were trying to clarify the situation. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that Fox denied the report, although sources did not go on the record…

What’s Holding Up the Debut of Al Jazeera’s New U.S. Network?

Al Jazeera America, the new network created from Al Gore’s Current TV, may not be ready to debut until Labor Day, although it has an internal goal of starting in June, reports the New York Post. Given that the network…

ABC Can’t Seem to Settle on a Name for New Action Series

ABC appears to be having trouble making its mind up about a title for an upcoming series. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the network has been flipflopping about naming its new Joss Whedon action series, which was originally called “S.H.I.E.L.D.”…

Eva Longoria to Star in Hulu’s Latest Foray Into Original Content — Ad Age Digital Conference Attendees Get Sneak Peek at ‘Mother Up’

By Michael LearmonthAdvertising Age Hulu’s latest foray into original content is a half-hour animated comedy about a disgraced former record exec who flees to the suburbs to give motherhood a try — with mixed results. Former "Desperate Housewives" star Eva…