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Daily Archives : Mar 13, 2015

‘Entourage’ Star’s Drama Gets Fourth Season — U.S. Still Hasn’t Seen Season 3

A drama series starring an actor who was a key player on “Entourage” got the greenlight for a fourth season. UPI reports that “Mr. Selfridge,” starring Jeremy Piven, was picked up by ITV. The company ordered 10 episodes of the…

Is ‘Fashion Police’ Too Mean-Spirited After the Death of Joan Rivers? The Host Who Filled Her Spot Abruptly Leaves the Show

E!’s long-running “Fashion Police” continues to run into challenges as it attempts to carry on following the death of series founder Joan Rivers. In the latest development, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that co-host Kathy Griffin has decided to…

China Lavishes Praise on Documentary — Then Bans It

The government of China has imposed a ban on a documentary that it initially cheered and seemed to support — and it may have to do with the movie’s popularity. Bloomberg reports that China banned the environmental documentary “Under the…

Fox Decides Who Will Host the Primetime Emmys This Year

The 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air on Fox this year, and the network has picked one of its sitcom stars to host the show. It’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star Andy Samberg, who used to be on “Saturday Night Live.”…

Bombshell: Former Major Media Agency CEO Says Kickbacks Totaling At Least $100 Million Are Pervasive Among U.S. Media Agencies. How This Became a Top Priority for the Association of National Advertisers. We Talk to a Source Who Says Yes, the Allegations Are True. And We Interview Jon Mandel, Who Gave the Blistering Presentation Last Week That Set Off this Bombshell. It’s a TVWeek Media Investigation

If the courting of controversy got Ted Turner dubbed the Mouth of the South, Jon Mandel is easily the Mouth of Madison Avenue. For more than 30 years Jon was at Grey Advertising and then its media agency, MediaCom, where…