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An ‘Extreme’ Difference Between Brits and US: Our Get Up and Go is Their Laid-Back Discuss at Tea, Complains ‘ Makeover: Home Edition’ Host

As usual, it sounded like a good idea on paper. Take the ABC hit "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to England and tape a special episode there. Turns out one of the big problems was getting the Brits into the show’s high…

Jackson Memoir ‘Moonwalk’ (Originally a Jackie Onassis Project) to Be Re-issued; for the First Time, Here’s the Commercial Michael Wanted to Do for It

In October, Random House will re-issue "Moonwalk," Michael Jackson’s 1988 memoir that had originally been acquired for Doubleday by then-editor Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Another Jackie–Jacqueline Deval–then a publicist for the book and now publisher of Hearst Books, tells the Canadian…

TV and Movie Marketing Executives: Is the Twitter Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty?

Seems to us, given that–at the most– there are about 7,000 attendees in a sold-out hall during any one event at Comic-Con, that we were getting Tweeted a-plenty. But this article in Variety says no, that the Twitter-buzz generated from…

Quick: What Song–Whose Singer Has Had a Ton of BAD Publicity In Recent Months– Has Soared Into iTunes Top 10 This Week

Chris Brown should take this as a sign that he’s got to be serious about no longer hitting women: Due to nothing he’s done, his song ‘Forever" has soared back into the iTunes Top 10 Chart. The reason, of course,…

Tru Blood Beverage to Hit Stores: All Flavor. No Bite.

Omni Consumer Products has said it has reached an agreement with HBO to produce a new consumer beverage called Tru Blood, the New York Times reports. Omni, in statement, said “that its Tru Blood drink would have ‘a crisp, slightly tart…

Apple Working on New Entertainment Multimedia Device With 10 Inch Screen

Apple’s much anticipated iTable-device, that could launch later this year, is likely to be able to let users read and see and hear a variety of media, from TV shows to movies to books to music albums, Mercurynews.com reports. The device…

As Expected, Fox Declines to Air ‘Family Guy’ Episode About Abortion; Also Fox Shifts Some Fall TV Premiere Dates

As "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarland predicted at Comic-Con, Fox Broadcasting has declined to air an episode of the show next season that deals with abortion. Fox released this statement, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed: "Fox will not…

Calif. Film Commission Picks First 25 Film and TV Projects to Quality For State Tax Credits

In making the annoucement of the first 25 productions to qualify under California’s new incentive program, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said, "I fought hard for economic-stimulus measures, including the film and television production incentive, because we must do everything in our…

Viacom Optimistic as Profits Tumble and TV Media Revenues Slide

Revenue at Viacom’s media neworks division, which includes its cable networks, slid 8% to $197 million in the second quarter, the Associated Press reports. Domestic ad revenue slipped 6%. Howvever, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said he was pleased with how the upfront…

FX Picks Up Series Based On Elmore Leonard Character

FX has ordered 13 episodes of a new series, "The Lawman," from Sony Pictures TV and FX Prods., Variety reports. The show is about the exploits of U. S Marshall that was created by Elmore Leonard in his short story…