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"Lou Reed, 71, a massively influential songwriter and guitarist who helped shape nearly fifty years of rock music, died today [at his home in Southampton, on Long Island, New York]" writes Jon Dolan on the Rolling Stone website. "The cause…
By Chuck Ross Memo to Deadline.com owner Jay Penske: If you’re going to go to war with Nikki Finke about issues surrounding the website she founded, your back is against the wall, your shirt-tail’s on fire and the bill collector’s…
Fox found the secret to prime-time ratings success again Thursday night, following up its Wednesday night win — which was fueled by Game One of the World Series — with another win for Game Two, based on Nielsen overnights for…
As TV outlets struggle to squeeze what they can out of a tough advertising market, they’re increasingly getting help from one important market segment. Media Life reports that automakers are increaingly relying on television to get their brand messages out….
CNN found a way to beat its cable news competition Thursday night. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the CNN Films documentary "Blackfish," about the fate of killer whales in captivity, won the 9-11 p.m. block in the key…
Comedy Central has taken the wraps off plans for an hourlong stand-up special starring a former regular on NBC’s "Saturday Night Live." Deadline.com reports that the show will spotlight David Spade. The program, "David Spade: My Fake Problems," will be…
Fox has announced its schedule of midseason premieres, with the new legal drama "Rake" getting a two-night launch and "American Idol" set for a two-part season premiere Wednesday, Jan. 15, and Thursday, Jan. 16. Here’s the schedule, with times ET/PT…
The ripple effect from something that took place in the late 1980s is still being felt by the television industry, writes Scott Collins in the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. Collins says a question TV viewers frequently ask is, “Why…
A North Carolina Republican precinct chairman and GOP Executive Committee member resigned from his position with the party following an interview with “The Daily Show’s" Aasif Mandvi in which he made some racially charged comments, The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed…
Legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor got into immediate trouble when he began singing the National Anthem at Thursday night’s Game Two of the World Series in Boston. We won’t spoil the fun — just see for yourself: