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No Joke — This Must-See Video Clip From the Italian Version of ‘The Voice’ Is Approaching 50 Million Hits on YouTube, as the Show’s Judges Get the Surprise of Their Lives

[The performance of the song is in English. However, after the performance, the judges and the contestant speak Italian. To see English subtitles, after the performance click on the closed caption button on the bottom of the video screen and…

NBC Now Has Picked Up 6 Shows for Next Season — Here’s the Latest

"NBC is wrapping its first day of new series pickups with an order to another frontrunner, drama pilot 'Odyssey,' which already has backup scripts written and is ready to go," reported our good friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com on Tuesday…

Ben Hoberman, Who Built KABC Radio Into a Talk-Show Format Powerhouse in the 1960s and 1970s — With Hosts Such as Michael Jackson, Joe Pyne, Bob Grant, Elmer Dills, Toni Grant, Ken Minyard, Bob Arthur and Ray Briem — Dies at Age 91

"Ben Hoberman, 91, a key figure in the rise of talk radio and former president of ABC Radio, died Saturday in Los Angeles," reports Variety. The story continues: "Ben Hoberman became general manager of KABC Radio in Los Angeles in…

DirecTV Boss Rains on the Parade of Those Hoping to See the L.A. Dodgers in the Lineup

The CEO of DirecTV had some discouraging words for fans hoping DirecTV and Time Warner Cable will settle their differences and bring TWC's SportsNet LA — with its L.A. Dodgers package — to the satellite company's lineup. Deadline.com reports that…

How CNN Rose to the Top of the Cable News Ratings Over the Weekend

CNN found a way to come out on top in the cable news ratings Saturday night, and for a change it wasn't because of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel gave full coverage to the…

Fox’s ’24’ Update Opens Against NBC Powerhouse ‘The Voice’ — Who Won? Also: CBS’s Lineup Has a Historically Bad Night

Fox's eagerly anticipated "24" update "Live Another Day" opened Monday night with a two-hour broadcast that aired against NBC's two-hour "The Voice," and the Fox drama made it interesting but fell a bit short, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports…

Quinn Martin Fixture Paul Wurtzel Dead at 92 — He Worked Behind the Cameras on Classic TV Series Including ‘The Fugitive,’ ‘The F.B.I.’ and ’12 O’Clock High’

Paul Wurtzel, a veteran assistant director who was behind the cameras on a string of Quinn Martin productions such as "The Fugitive" and "The F.B.I.," has died. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wurtzel died April 18 of natural causes at…

Britney Spears Hit With Lawsuit, Accused of Breaking Dancer’s Nose

Pop singer Britney Spears has been hit with a lawsuit in connection with an incident in which a dancer allegedly broke her nose during production on Spears' music video for "Work Bitch." E! News reports that Spears is accused of…

NBC Pulls Two Shows Off the Schedule

NBC sent a pretty clear signal to two series that are waiting to find out whether they will be renewed. Deadline.com reports that the network pulled the midseason dramas “Believe” and “Crisis” off the schedule for the last Sunday of…

Late-Night Talk Show Host Re-Ups With Network

In a late-night talk landscape that was thrown into turmoil with the announcement of David Letterman's retirement plans, one sign of stability has surfaced as Jimmy Kimmel re-upped with ABC for more "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Writing on Deadline.com, Nellie Andreeva…