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Palestinians or Israelis? ABC News Gets It Wrong — Here’s the Video

ABC News is doing damage control after an embarrassing on-air flub this week. According to The Hollywood Reporter, network anchor Diane Sawyer described a photo aired in a report Tuesday as showing Israelis “trying to salvage what they can” after…

Syfy Picks Up Where Fox Left Off, Orders Adaptation of Fantasy Novel

Syfy is moving ahead with a project based on a best-selling fantasy novel. Deadline.com reports that the cable channel ordered a pilot adapting Lev Grossman’s “The Magicians.” It’s the second time the novel has been adapted for TV, with Fox…

New Alec Baldwin TV Project Draws Comparisons to Controversial Toronto Mayor Rob Ford

“30 Rock” actor Alec Baldwin is developing a new television project that would see him playing a Rob Ford-like version of the mayor of New York City, Deadline.com reports. Ford is the much-lampooned mayor of Toronto, who has admitted to…

Heavyweight TV Adaptation in the Works for ‘Clan of the Cave Bear’

A group of Hollywood heavyweights is behind an upcoming adaptation of "The Clan of the Cave Bear," with TheWrap.com reporting that executive producers Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Allison Shearmur are on board. Lifetime has reportedly ordered a pilot for…

Justin Bieber to Enter Anger Management Program — Which Legal Scrape Was It For?

Singer Justin Bieber has agreed to enroll in an anger management program as part of a plea agreement Wednesday in which he entered a no-contest plea related to a vandalism charge for throwing eggs at his neighbor’s home, People magazine…

Aereo Comes Up With a New Survival Strategy

In the wake of its loss in the June 25 Supreme Court decision, Aereo has re-evaluated its business and has a new legal strategy: The service is a “cable system,” and, like any other cable system, says it is entitled…

‘The Strain’ Showrunner Offers His Thoughts on Those Billboards With the Worm Coming Out of the Eyeball — and in Case You Missed It, Here It Is Again

After some graphic billboards promoting FX’s “The Strain” were pulled following complaints from people driving past them, showrunner Carlton Cuse admitted that the billboards “may have been too far out there for some people,” reports Deadline.com. He added, “I personally…

2014 Emmy Nominees — Here’s the Complete List

Nominees for the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, announced Thursday, July 10, 2014 Drama series "Breaking Bad" (AMC) "Downton Abbey" (PBS) "Game of Thrones" (HBO) "House of Cards" (Netflix) "Mad Men" (AMC) "True Detective" (HBO) Comedy series "The Big Bang Theory"…

‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Fargo’ Dominate as Emmy Nominations Are Announced — Here’s the Full List of Nominees

HBO's wildly successful fantasy series "Game of Thrones" had a big morning as the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced, chalking up a whopping 19 nods — with the FX miniseries "Fargo" racking up a not-too-shabby 18 nominations, the…

Turner Sports Names New President

Turner Sports today announced that it has a new president. The announcement from Turner Broadcasting President David Levy says the company promoted Lenny Daniels, who has been executive VP and chief operating officer for Turner Sports since 2009, to the…