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BBC Worldwide Profit Falls Almost 30%; Spotlight on Whether on Not BBC Should Share Its License Fee

There’s a big debate going on in the U.K. over the funding of the BBC, Variety reports. Currently all homes with TV sets pay a license fee to fund the BBC. At least one influential politician–who is also a former…

FX Picks Up Its First Animated Series

FX has picked up “Archer,” an animated comedy about the intrigue among employees of an international spy agency, The Hollywood Reporter says. The show, the network’s first animated series in a decade, will premiere in the fall. It was created…

Add ‘The Big Valley’ to List of TV Series Riding to the Big Screen

Producer Kate Edelman Johnson is working on a feature film version of “The Big Valley,” the 1960s TV series co-created by her father, producer Louis F. Edelman, and writer A.I. Bezzerides, The Hollywood Reporter reports. The Western, set in the…

Is NBC Blurring the Meaning of What it Means to Be a Journalist on New Show?

In a piece entitled “Chasing Terrorists (and TV Ratings)," New York Times reporter Brian Stelter talks about a forthcoming series from NBC News called “The Wanted,” that some are already derisively calling “To Catch a Terrorist,” a reference to "Dateline…

MTV’s VMAs Moving Back to New York; Russell Brand Again to Host

The MTV Video Music Awards are moving back to New York, where they will be presented on Sept. 13th at Radio City Music Hall, MTV announced. Reprising his hosting duties at last year’s raucous Video Music Awards event will be…

ABC News Accused of Checkbook Journalism in Joe Jackson Interview

The essential charge is that ABC News paid $200,000 for video footage shown during the interview, the Los Angeles Times reports, citing a TV Newser blog. ABC says paying for the footage “has nothing to do with the exclusive interview,”…

Sinclair, Nation’s 12th-Largest TV Station Owner, Says It Might Have to File Bankruptcy

Citing weak auto advertising and the downgrading of its debt, Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns 58 TV stations in 35 markets, said it may be forced into bankruptcy, The Hollywood Reporter reports. Sinclair, the nation’s 12th-largest TV station group, has…

Judge Refuses to Let Richard Hatch Leave Confinement Early for ‘Survivor’ Reunion

“Survivor” winner Richard Hatch’s request to leave home confinement early to take part in a 10th anniversary edition of the show has been denied by a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Associated Press says. Hatch was recently released from several years…

Jon Gosselin to Co-Design Kids Line of Clothes; Also, His New Girlfriend Has a Wild Past

TV reality show personality Jon Gosselin, who has eight kids, will co-design a line of children’s clothing with French designer Christian Audigier, says the Chicago Sun Times. Meanwhile, Jon’s new girlfriend has had a wild past, according to Popeater.com. —Chuck…

Chicago Cubs, One of the Mainstays of Superstation WGN America, Considers Filing for Bankruptcy Protection to Hasten Sale of Team

The idea is that the filing would allow the team to clean up its books for its eventual sale, the Associated Press reports.. The team’s owner, the Tribune Co., is already in bankruptcy. —Chuck Ross