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Journalist Who Was Held in North Korea Will Restart TV Career at E!

One of the two journalists who was detained in North Korea during 2009 will restart her television career at E!, the entertainment channel, after taking time off following her departure from Current TV last fall, reports the New York Times’…

With Fights Over Fees, TV Blackouts Have Risen to Highest Level in a Decade

Fights over fees have led to five television blackouts this year, the most since 2000, reports Bloomberg News, pointing to pay-television operators resisting paying more to content providers as the reason.  About 19 million pay-TV customers have been affected this…

Despite Investigation by State of Utah, Star of ‘Sister Wives’ Marries Fourth Wife

Despite an investigation by the state of Utah for felony bigamy, the husband featured on reality show "Sister Wives" has married a fourth wife, reports TMZ.com.  The story says that Kody Brown has 21 mouths to feed after marrying Robyn…

Writers for ‘Modern Family’ Sign Two-Year Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV

Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh, writers for ABC’s hit comedy "Modern Family," have signed a two-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV, reports The Hollywood Reporter.  The deal will keep them writing for "Modern Family" while also developing projects…

Coke May Be Canned, As Simon Cowell Is Talking With Pepsi for ‘X Factor’ Sponsorship

Coke may get canned by Simon Cowell, reports the New York Post.  The beverage giant may lose out to Pepsi in securing a sponsorship for Cowell’s new program, "The X Factor," the story says. It’s still unclear whether Pepsi may…

A Former Executive Producer of ‘Today’ Show and ‘Nightly News with Tom Brokaw’ in Talks to Produce Piers Morgan’s CNN Show

A former executive producer of  ‘Today’ show and ‘Nightly News with Tom Brokaw’ is in discussions to become the executive producer of Piers Morgan’s new CNN talk show, reports B&C.  Itt’s Jonathan Wald, whose most recent postion at NBCU was at CNBC during the…

ABC Family Orders More ‘Melissa & Joey,’ Greenlights Four Pilots

"Melissa & Joey" has been given a backorder, bringing the series episode total to 30, from ABC Family, which has also greenlit four pilots, reports B&C.  The pickups come after the network canceled the new drama "Huge," the story points…

October NewsPro: Environmental Journalism

An astonishing number of breaking stories so far in 2010 have been about the environment. TV viewers and newspaper readers were bombarded by dramatic pictures and accounts of the environment run amok, from the coal ash spill in West Virginia;…

CBS News Top Winner at News & Documentary Emmys; Full List of Winners Here

CBS News led the winners of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ 31st annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards Monday night, taking a total of seven awards. CBS was recognized for "60 Minutes," which notched four wins, and…

Program for the News & Documentary Emmys, to Be Presented Tonight

The 31st Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented Monday night by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner Center…