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Rule of thumb: Advertisers shy away from controversy. Corollary: Networks try to keep advertisers happy. This is the business part of the show business equation that most people in Hollywood loathe and don’t usually like to talk about. It came…
The old joke about comic Dennis Miller is that he was always too smart for the room. What appears true about Jay Leno is that he’s REALLY too smart for the room, which means he’s too smart to let anyone in…
While CBS has issued a warning about the future of As the World Turns, the top-rated soap opera for the network, The Young & the Restless, has been given a two-year renewal, according to SoapCentral.com. The renewal came with strings…
‘American Idol’ creator Simon Fuller wants Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham to replace the departing Paula Abdul as a judge on the show, according to a report in the U.K. newspaper The Sun. If true, Fuller could likely pull it off….
It’s that now overly familiar question: Will people pay to read and see news and opinion online? News Corp owner Rupert Murdoch, whose Wall Street Journal is the poster-child for paid content, now insists that all of the websites of his…
Satellite provider DirecTV will present the feature film, "The Burning Plain," starring Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger, as a VOD offering almost a month before it opens in theaters, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The movie will be available…
NBC doesn’t plan on bringing “Chuck” back any time soon, reports TV Guide. When NBC announced earlier this year that it had renewed “Chuck,” the network was showing faith in the ratings-challenged series. However, on Wednesday, NBC primetime president Angela…