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Nick Renews ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’

Nickelodeon has ordered 26 new original episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants," the hit kids TV show that it currently celebrating 10 years on the air. The original voices are all returning, including Tom Kenny as SpongeBob, Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick, Rodger…

Larry King’s Radio Simulcast Dropped by Westwood One Radio

Westwood One told affiliates it is dropping its simulcast of CNN’s “Larry King Live” after New Year’s Eve, reports Radiosyndicationtalk.com. Only about two dozen stations still carry the show. King, who got his start on radio in Miami Beach in…

CNBC Poaches from WSJ for a New Managing Editor

CNBC named a top Wall Street Journal editor to be its new managing editor, The New York Times reports. Nikhil Deogun, the Journal’s international editor and a deputy managing editor, will start his new post in January. –Elizabeth Jensen  

Alfre Woodard to Guest Star on ‘True Blood’

Alfre Woodard recently joined the cast of TNT’s “Delta Blues’ pilot but before that she’ll make a guest appearance on HBO’s “True Blood,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. She’ll play the mother of character Lafayette Reynolds. –Elizabeth Jensen 

Telemundo to Beef Up News Programming

NBC Universal’s Spanish-language Telemundo plans to beef up its news programming, B&C reports. The network will create a national public affairs program, increase its investment in local newscasts and embark on a new multimedia strategy, B&C says. In addition, Jose…

Study: Recession Brings Consumers Back to TV Viewing

The recession has brought American consumers back to their TV sets, Deloitte’s 2009 State of the Media Democracy survey says. Tight budgets have cut attendance at movies, concerts and sports events, and purchases of DVDs and video games, almost three-fourths…

VH1 Adding Couples to the ‘Tough Love’ Franchise

VH1 will let couples on the verge of becoming engaged take part in its “Tough Love” boot camp, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The network picked up eight episodes of the spinoff "Tough Love: Couples" for the second quarter of next…

Erin Andrews to Confront Stalker Today

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is expected to be in a Los Angeles courtroom today when Illinois insurance executive Michael David Barrett is expected to enter a guilty plea to stalking her, the Associated Press reports. Barrett has been accused of…

Showtime’s ‘Dexter’ Finale Sets Record; Showrunner Departs

Season four was a breakthrough for Showtime’s “Dexter,” which set a network record in its finale Sunday, Multichannel News reports. The show was the most-watched original series episode in the cable channel’s history, averaging 2.5 million viewers. That was up…

Tribune Broadcasting Gets New COO

Tribune Co. named Jerry Kersting as chief operating officer of its broadcast group, reports the Associated Press. He had been an executive vice president at Tribune, and before that was CFO for Clear Channel Communications’ radio division. He’ll work with…