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The first and only blind contestant on “American Idol” was eliminated from the competition, the New York Post reports. Because the show’s four judges were split on whether he should stay, Simon Cowell decided he should leave, telling him, “I’ve…
Tribune Media Services, an entertainment-database company, will work with nonprofit Common Sense Media to put more age-based information about TV shows and movies on set-top boxes, Multichannel News reports. The goal is to provide Common Sense Media’s ratings systems to…
Gay and lesbian network Here! said it’s bringing back the gothic soap opera “Dante’s Cove” for a 10-episode fourth season, Multichannel News reports. The season will start with a destruction of the cove, the trade paper says. -Aimee Picchi
YES Network, the regional sports network that is the home of the New York Yankees, has signed a carriage agreement to put on-demand Yankees games on Verizon’s FiOs service, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Viewers will be able to watch the…
BBC Worldwide will sell its natural history programming on iTunes, allowing U.S. viewers to purchase some of its most popular programs, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The series include “Blue Planet,” “Galapagos” and “Life in Cold Blood,” the trade paper says….
WGN America is starting a rebranding campaign this month, with a new look and sound for the network, Broadcasting & Cable reports. A new logo with the tag line “TV You Can’t Ignore” and a graphic of a woman’s eyes…
TNT is using Twitter and Facebook in its “40 Games in 40 Nights” promotion for the NBA playoffs, the Hollywood Reporter says. Eight of TNT’s on-air hosts and analysts will use Twitter starting April 14 and post tweets during the…
Xander Berkeley has been cast in two drama pilots, NBC’s “Day One” and ABC’s “Inside the Box” as a recurring character, the Hollywood Reporter says. In “Day One,” Berkeley will play a man who is injured in an explosion, while…
Major League Baseball and Fox Sports are working on plans that would push back the start of the World Series by at least half an hour, Daily Variety reports. The move comes after East Coast viewers criticized the games as…
MLB Network said it is adding a package of live Saturday evening games to its broadcast schedule, doubling the number of games it will carry in its first season. The first Saturday night game will air April 11 and feature…