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“The Biggest Loser” trainer Jillian Michaels told the Associated Press that the show’s contestants “are half-dead. I mean, it’s not the same.” Normal-sized people would respond quickly to her requests to warm up or do exercises, she tells the news…
Some anti-AFTRA merger members of the Screen Actors Guild are seeking to gain seats on the AFTRA board, DeadlineHollywoodDaily reports. Anne-Marie Johnson, one of the leaders of Membership First and vice president of SAG’s Hollywood Division, and Membership First supporters…
Dish has added Punjabi TV and Aghapy TV, a channel that marks the first Egyptian Coptic Orthodox network in the U.S., Multichannel News reports. Punjabi TV shows soap operas, reality shows, and movies from the Punjabi culture, the trade publication…
Golf Channel’s 11th season of “Big Break,” a reality show that tests 12 contestants on their golf game, will introduce a cash prize for the first time, Multichannel News says. “Big Break Price Edward Island” will reward the winner with…
The Children’s Media Policy Council has asked the FCC to include ratings for “inappropriate TV commercials” in the V-chip ratings system, which would allow parents to block such ads, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The Association of National Advertisers told the…
3-D programming is gaining steam, especially for sports and other live events, Daily Variety reports. “At each step, we get more excited about it,” BSkyB head of product development Brian Lenz tells the publication. The satellite-broadcaster made its first 3-D…
Wednesday’s tax protests held as part of Tax Day was heavy on the innuendo on cable networks, FoxNews.com reports. Some anchors, the site reports, made reference to “teabagging,” slang for a sexual act, for various tea parties around the country….
“Pushing Daisies” creator Bryan Fuller said the comic book continuation of his canceled series may appear as early as this fall, SciFiWire.com reports. According to Fuller, the creative process will be similar to the TV creative process and involve “Daisies”…
Radiant Life Ministries is buying Multicultural Television Broadcasting’s WOAC in Cleveland for an undisclosed price, TVNewsday reports. The nonprofit religious broadcasting service is scooping up the channel after MTB defaulted on loans on four of its stations, which were left…
WorldNow is teaming up with RedLasso in a deal that will allow the organization’s media clients the opportunity to syndicate news and weather video content to sites of interest, TVNewsday reports. WorldNow’s clients participating in the program will split ad…