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Daily Archives : Nov 22, 2013

‘Hawaii Five-0’ Elevates Actor to Series Regular

CBS’s “Hawaii Five-0” is promoting an actor to series regular after he has appeared on the drama series in a guest role. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the show is giving Chi McBride’s character a bump. McBride portrays…

Charter Closing In on Time Warner Cable Bid as a Possible ‘Fresh Wave of Consolidation’ Looms

Charter Communications is lining up an agreement with banks to borrow money to make an offer for Time Warner Cable, reports The Wall Street Journal. Charter has held talks with Bank of America, Barclays and Deutsche Bank about “a multi-billion…

FX’s ‘The Strain’ Looks to ‘Game of Thrones’ to Supply Newest Cast Member

FX’s drama series “The Strain” is recasting the role of Professor Abraham Setrakian and has looked to the cast of “Game of Thrones” to fill the position, reports TheWrap.com. David Bradley, who plays Walder Frey on HBO’s “Game of Thrones,”…

MTV Dedicates a Day to Miley Cyrus

MTV wants more of Miley Cyrus, and is programming eight hours of shows dedicated to the singer in celebration of her 21st birthday, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Cyrus made headlines with her VMAs performance in August on MTV, in which…

Syfy Moves Forward With Haunted House Drama

“Chuck” co-creator and showrunner Chris Fedak is working on a haunted house drama for Syfy, which is called “The Woods,” The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports. The drama is about a young woman who returns to a mansion in the…

In-Air Cellphone Calls on Flights Poised to Gain FCC Approval. Could Policy Cause an ‘Air Rage’ Problem?

"Rules against making cellphone calls during airline flights are ‘outdated,’ and it’s time to change them, federal regulators said Thursday, drawing immediate howls of protest from flight attendants, airline officials and others," reports the Associated Press.. The story continues: "Tom…

Dan Rather, JFK, Edward R. Murrow and the Business of TV News, Part 1: Is a Dream a Lie If It Don’t Come True or Is It Something Worse?

Dan Rather is still clearly upset that he was fired from CBS News after working there for 44 years, and there remains bad blood between him and the network. Most recently he’s pissed that CBS didn’t mention him in the…