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Bryant to Celebrate Lakers Win on ‘Tonight Show’ June 17

Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant will appear on NBC’s "The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien" on June 17. It will be Bryant’s first late night appearance since winning his fourth NBA championship. Bryant will stop by "The Tonight Show"…

FCC Call Center Receives 900,000 Calls About DTV

The FCC Call Center has received 900,000 calls since last Monday from consumers seeking digital TV transition help. Calls peeked on Friday, the day of the DTV transition, at 317,450 calls. The call center received 145,403 calls on Saturday and…

Harris to Sing for Cartoon Net’s ‘Batman: The Brave and the Bold’

Neil Patrick Harris will lend his singing talents to an episode of Cartoon Network’s "Batman: The Brave and the Bold," TV Guide Magazine reports. Harris will voice the character of the Music Meister in a season 2 episode airing this…

Television Academy Hosts ‘A Father’s Day Salute to TV Dads’

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will host a "A Father’s Day Salute to TV Dads" on June 18 at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theater in North Hollywood, Calif. The event will honor ten of TV’s most beloved dads…

ABC News to Air Healthcare Conversation With Obama June 24

ABC will air "Questions for the President: Prescription for America" on June 24 at 10 p.m. The conversation with President Obama about healthcare will be moderated by ABC News’ Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer. ABC News’ Medical Editor Dr. Timothy…

MGM’s Vintage Shows Pitched to Strapped TV Stations

MGM is offering financially struggling stations looking to program their digital channels “This TV,” a 24-hour programming service of vintage fare such as “Beach Blanket Bingo,” the Los Angeles Times says. The offerings on the free service include B-movies, and…

Big Media Web Video Businesses Have Failed

The web video ventures launched by the likes of Disney, HBO, NBC, Turner and AOL have failed, the Los Angeles Times says, citing their inability to attract enough ad dollars and find a sustainable business model. –Elizabeth Jensen

Axelist.com Complaints Coming to TV

Axelist.com, a web site where users can complain about the people and businesses they have problems with, is partnering with Prometheus Entertainment to turn the concept into a half-hour TV show, Variety says. –Elizabeth Jensen

Ex-Cons to Cook on Canadian TV

Canadian broadcaster Citytv is pairing ex-cons with a fancy Toronto restaurant for a fall reality series called “Conviction Kitchen,” The Hollywood Reporter says. The show will give former bank robbers, thieves and petty offenders wait-staff and kitchen training and then…

ESPN to Air Rose Bowl in 2011

ESPN will broadcast the Rose Bowl Game beginning January 2011, Broadcasting & Cable reports. ABC will air the 2010 Rose Bowl Game. The network has a seperate deal to televise the Rose Bowl through 2014. ESPN will televise 15 Bowl…