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NBC Executive VP and General Counsel Rick Cotton said he stands by comments he co-wrote in 2000 that raised concerns about a merged AOL/Time Warner’s potential to discriminate against competitors, B&C reports. He wrote then that the distribution side of…
HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords,” about New Zealand musicians Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement who move to New York City in search of stardom, is ending after two seasons and 22 episodes, The New York Times reports. A statement on…
Discovery tapped Beth Hoppe to be the executive producer of its major upcoming multiyear project "Curiosity: The Questions of Life," reports The Hollywood Reporter. Hoppe had been president and CEO of Optomen Productions, which produces programming for cable channels including…
MTV’s daytime talk show "On the Air With Alexa Chung" won’t return after finishing a second season on Dec. 17, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show hosted by the British TV personality had already been cut back to a half-hour…
Citadel Broadcasting Corp. is planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy by year’s end, Reuters reports, citing a Wall Street Journal report. The prearranged plan would cut the radio company’s debt, but existing shareholders would be wiped out in favor…
CBS is still getting flak for its Web site mashup of visuals from the Christmas children’s classic “Frosty the Snowman” with off-color dialog from “How I Met My Moother” and “Two and a Half Men.” Today it’s Richard Metzger at…
Former "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star Jon Gosselin failed to show up at a hearing in his legal battle with TLC Thursday, Popeater.com reports. Gosselin’s attorney previously said Gosselin would attend the Maryland hearing, the Web site says. TLC is seeking to…
Steve Mauldin is replacing Patrick McClenahan as president and general manager of the CBS-owned duopoly KCBS-TV/KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, Variety reports. Mauldin previously was president and GM of CBS’ KTVT-TV/KTXA-TV duopoly in Dallas/Fort Worth. Variety says the replacement of McClenahan represents the…
Kate Micucci has landed a lead role on Greg Garcia’s Fox pilot "Keep Hope Alive," a role originally cast for a man, reports The Hollywood Reporter. She’ll play a cousin of the main character, Jimmy, a single parent raising a…