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Michael Jackson practically single-handedly was responsible for the success of one of the biggest phenomena in TV history: MTV. In November, 1982, a little more than a year after MTV debuted, Jackson released the album “Thriller,” which would go on…
In Thailand, the government is using a TV station–Channel 11–to air a 90 minute program on the H1N1 flu outbreak, according to the Bangkok Post. It’s the government of Thailand’s latest effort to allay public fears over the disease and…
Leighton Meester, who plays Blair Waldorf on the CW’s "Gossip Girl," is at the center of a sex tape scandal, reports SFGate.com, the online sibling of Hearst’s San Francisco Chronicle. The report says some stills from a movie Meester made with a boyfriend…
President Obama, referring to Fox News, said, "I’ve got one television station entirely devoted to attacking my administration," PoliticsDaily.com reports. Interestingly, like many people not in the business, Mr. Obama referred to Fox as a TV station, though, of course, it’s…
By Chuck Ross What a day. Here’s how it went: First, Politico.com reported that the Olive Garden restaurant chain pulled its ads from “Late Show With David Letterman” in response to Letterman’s jokes about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her family….
The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards have been moved back to their original airdate, Sept. 20, on CBS. CBS and the TV Academy previously announced that they were moving up the awards show to Sept. 13 because of a NFL doubeheader…
"Grey’s Anatomy" has let T.R. Knight out of his contract, Entertainment Weekly reports, citing unnamed sources. The actor asked to be let out of his contract three years early amid rumors that he and showrunner Shonda Rhimes were not getting…
A. Smith & Co. Productions and Mentorn USA will produce "The Streets of America: The Search for America’s Worst Driver" for the Travel Channel. The competition elimination series is based on Mentorn’s successful international format, which has been sold in…