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The History channel is jumping into scripted programming with an eight-hour miniseries about “The Kennedys,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. Production will begin in the spring and the program, from "24" co-creator and executive producer Joel Surnow, will air in 2011….
The outcome of the tough retransmission consent negotiation going on between Time Warner Cable and News Corp. over the Fox-owned stations, cable networks and regional sports networks could determine the future health of broadcast television, B&C reports. “Whatever they agree…
Michael Eisner’s Vuguru studio tapped Larry Tanz as president, the Los Angeles Times reports. Tanz is the former president and chief executive of LivePlanet Inc., formed by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, where his productions included HBO’s "Project Greenlight." –Elizabeth…
"Hell’s Kitchen" and "Kitchen Nightmares" host Gordon Ramsay has had troubles of his own this year with his restaurants, according to the New York Post. To save his restaurant empire from bankruptcy, Ramsay has allegedly resorted to drastic actions — including…
A member of the New York Yankee championship team will be appearing as himself on the CBSsitcom "How I Met Your Mother," according to The Wrap. In the episode, which is scheduled to air Feb. 1, Nick Swisher visits McClaren’s…
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has brought in an advisor on spectrum and First Amendment issues, reports Harry Jessell at TVNewsCheck.com. Stuart Benjamin, a Duke law professor on sabbatical, will serve as as a "distinguished scholar in residence" at the Commission. Benjamin…
Joy Behar of ABC’s "The View" was speaking out of turn when she referred to one of Tiger Wood’s alleged acquaintances, Rachel Uchitel, as a hooker, reports the Associated Press. In a statement issued Friday, after Uchitel’s lawyer Gloria Allred…
NBC is turning to a major social network promotion in advance of the Jan. 10 return of the spy series "Chuck," according to The Hollywood Reporter. In the "Mission: Chuck Me Out" game, fans who mention "Chuck" on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace…
One of the more popular stars from CW’s "The Gilmore Girls" has gotten a new gig, reports Entertainment Weekly. Scott Danes will appear on two episodes of the network’s "90210" in 2010 as Liam’s biological dad. — Allison J. Waldman