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Tired of NBC’s Olympics Tape-Delay? Solution May Be Coming in a Few Years

NBC may be drawing big TV crowds to its Olympics coverage, but not all viewers are happy at having to watch events broken up and on tape-delay. Relief could come in 2014 and 2016, reports The New York Times. ESPN,…

Will Big TV News Cuts Mean the End of Beautiful Reporters?

ABC’s massive job cuts this week portend an era where TV news reporters are hired less for looks than for their ability to do all their own reporting, shooting and editing, the New York Post reports. "There’s no question [news]…

ESPN Sets Up 3D Testing Lab in Orlando

ESPN has set up what it calls “a real-world testing ground" for 3D television at its Orlando Innovation Lab, Multichannel News reports. The network plans to introduce a 3D service this summer starting with the World Cup. The network is…

More Football Comedy for Spike

Spike has already ordered a second season of its football-themed comedy "Blue Mountain State," just seven weeks into the show’s original run, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show about three freshmen on a Midwestern football team got a 13-episode order…

NBCU Slammed for Lack of African American On-Air Diversity

At a House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) let NBC Universal head Jeff Zucker know how unhappy she is about what she says is a lack of African American actors and shows on NBC, the Los Angeles…

NYC Police Probe Parking Pass Used by Seinfeld’s Driver

Jerry Seinfeld’s driver had a police placard he shouldn’t have and now the New York Police Department wants to know why, the Associated Press reports. The parking placard was supposedly turned in at the end of 2007, but Seinfeld’s driver,…

SyFy’s Hit ‘Warehouse 13’ Comes Back in July

 SyFy announced today that "Warehouse 13" returns for a second season on Tuesday, July 13. The show is coming back with 12 new episodes which will air without reruns throughout the summer. The quirky dramedy has pulled in some viewership…

Why Delko Is Really Coming Back to ‘CSI: Miami’

 Last week, actor Adam Rodriguez tweeted his fans that he would be returning to the CBS hit drama "CSI: Miami" for all of next season, and it turns out that return is all about writing and directing, reports Entertainment Weekly….

‘Friday Night Light’s’ Actress Joins Pilot of Legal Drama

One actress is moving away from the lights of Dillon, Texas to the glitzy neon of Las Vegas, serving as an associate lawyer. Young actress Jurnee Smollett, who’s a regular on NBC’s "Friday Night Lights," has landed a key role…

‘Idol’ Blows Away the Olympics, Yet Again

Two hours of the top 12 men singing were a major draw on Fox’s "American Idol," giving the network a sizable win in the Nielsen ratings. "Idol" posted an 8.7 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic, according to TVbythenumbers.com….