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Ryan Seacrest May Soon Have Some High-Profile Competition for His New Year’s Eve Program

A new program is in the works that sounds as though it will be in a similar vein to “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” and the new show has its own high-profile Hollywood figure attached, reports the New…

Morgan Freeman on Helium Goes Viral

A new video in which actor Morgan Freeman inhales helium has gone viral, with a number of media outlets (including ours) picking it up. MTV.com calls it "The Best Video You'll See Today," while HitFix says it's "the closest you'll…

‘Extra’ Loses On-Air Personality Who Has Been a Fixture on the Show

The syndicated entertainment newsmagazine “Extra” has lost one of its most prominent on-air personalities. Deadline.com reports that Maria Menounos is headed out after signing a deal with E! to host her own one-hour entertainment newsmagazine show. Menounos, who has been…

$1 Billion Media Buying Account Won by Media Agency OMD

Media agency OMD has won an account that's worth more than $1 billion in media buying, reports our good friend Jack Neff at Advertising Age. Writes Neff: "Johnson & Johnson has moved its $1 billion-plus U.S. media buying account to…

Why Brian Williams Has Been Missing From ‘NBC Nightly News’

Brian Williams' recent absence from “NBC Nightly News” was explained when it was revealed that Williams was off landing the first-ever U.S. television interview with former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden, TVNewser reports. Williams traveled to Moscow for the…

Feasting From the Buffet That Is TV’s Upfronts: All You Can Eat — and More

TV's recent upfront presentations showcased a veritable buffet of series and special events coming to broadcast and cable, with TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin on hand to take it all in. Now Hillary has sifted all that information —…

Judge Rules in $100 Million Dispute Over ‘Hawaii Five-0’

A ruling by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge in a $100 million lawsuit over "Hawaii Five-0" handed a victory to CBS and the late widow of the show's creator, Leonard Freeman, reports The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The…

‘Smash’ Star Joins Showtime’s ‘Masters of Sex’

One of the stars of the NBC musical drama series "Smash" has landed a role on the Showtime program "Masters of Sex." The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that actor Christian Borle will have a recurring role on the show….

Protest Held Outside Comcast’s Shareholders Meeting

Comcast faced tough questions and remarks from consumer advocates and customers over its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable at its annual shareholders meeting, which also drew a protesters, reports the Los Angeles Times. “So many people around the county…

Ryan Seacrest’s New Game Show Headed to Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon has bought a new game show from Ryan Seacrest’s production company called “Webheads,” which will ask contestants questions about viral videos, reports TheWrap.com. The show will feature “Big Time Rush” star Carlos PenaVega as the host, and will air…