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"Rules against making cellphone calls during airline flights are ‘outdated,’ and it’s time to change them, federal regulators said Thursday, drawing immediate howls of protest from flight attendants, airline officials and others,"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 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…
The question on a lot of people’s minds as word comes today that Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng have finalized their divorce is: Who gets the business? The answer: We don’t know. However, it appears unlikely that any real power…
NBC is touting the ratings results for a late-night show, noting that the program beat everything on broadcast prime on Saturday night, Nov. 16. The program is “Saturday Night Live,” which got a sizable bump from host and musical guest…
An ABC series that has been a strong ratings performer for the network took a ratings hit Wednesday night, sinking to a season low, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. But TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the show, "Modern…
NBC has announced a lineup of guest hosts for December for "Saturday Night Live," and one of the guests is a former regular on the show who has gone on to big things on the network. EW.com reports that Jimmy…
A television station sale has been agreed to that will result in 15 stations and $335 million changing hands. B&C reports that Gray Television and Excalibur Broadcasting agreed to acquire the stations from Hoak Media and Parker Broadcasting. "Separately, Excalibur…
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has canceled an interview on NBC’s “Today,” following offensive remarks about her and an apology by MSNBC host Martin Bashir, reports TheWrap.com. “Today” co-host Matt Lauer was slated to visit Palin’s Alaska home for a…
A Pro Football Hall of Famer who is the longest-tenured NFL analyst in television has announced his retirement. CBS Sports reports that Dan Dierdorf, 64, will step away from the game after the current season. “After a 13-year career as…
McDonald’s has scrapped plans to make a popular menu item available nationally this year. USA Today reports that the fast-food giant won’t do what it has done the past three years, when it put the popular McRib on the menu…