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Comedy Central Extends Deal With Tosh

A second season of "Tosh.0," the comedy series starring comic Daniel Tosh, has been ordered by Comedy Central, according to B&C. There will be 25 new episodes of the weekly program, which features Tosh’s take on new media and the…

2009 Best Year Ever for Food Network

Food Network had the best year in its history in 2009, averaging a .5 Nielsen rating among adults 25-54 in primetime, nearly 20 percent more than 2008. Food Network was also up in the 25-54 $100,000K household demographic to .5,…

ESPN’s ‘The U’ Its Most Watched Documentary

ESPN’s broadcast of Billy Corben’s documentary "The U," which aired Saturday night after the Heisman presentation, was the most watched presentation of the "30 for 30" series. The film earned a 1.8 Nielsen rating (2.368 million viewers), making it the highest-rated documentary…

‘Billboard’s New Year’s Eve Live’ Adds Guest Stars

The star of ABC’s "Desperate Housewives," Eva Longoria Parker, has been added to the Fox New Year’s Eve special "Billboard’s New Year’s Eve Live." Another celebrity, VH1 star Kim Kardashian, is also slated to make a guest appearance on the…

CBS Golf Commentator Says He’s Been Gagged on Topic of Tiger Woods

CBS golf commentator Ian Baker-Finch said the network has gagged him from talking about Tiger Woods’ problems, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. "Mate, if I say one word about Tiger I will get fired," Baker-Finch was quoted as saying in…

Accused Letterman Blackmailer Said He Needed Money to Visit His Son

Producer Robert J. "Joe" Halderman, who is accused of trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million, told the comedian’s lawyer that he needed the money in order to visit his son, the Associated Press reported. Prosecutors said that in…

Comcast Rolls Out Its Version of TV Everywhere to 14 Million of Its 24 Million Subs

Comcast Corp. launched its Web TV service for about 14 million of its cable and high-speed Internet subscribers, Multichannel News reports. Dubbed Fancast Xfinity TV, the service makes shows from 27 networks available for free online to most of the…

YouTube Eyeing Subscriptions, Movie Rentals

YouTube may offer subscriptions as a way to entice more companies to license premium TV shows and movies to the site, Google’s vice president of content partnerships, David Eun, told Reuters in an interview. The company wants to attract more…

Another TV Maker Plans Major 3D Push in 2010 and 2011

TV manufacturer LG Electronics set an ambitious goal for 3D television sales, indicating a coming battle among set makers, Reuters reports. The company said at a news conference that it hopes to sell 400,000 3D TVs in 2010 and 3.4…

Harpo’s Show With Designer Nate Berkus Moves Forward

Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions and Sony Pictures Television will announce today that they are creating a daytime talk show for designer Nate Berkus, in the hopes of rolling it out to local stations next fall, The New York Times reports….