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ABC Eyeing U.S. Remake of Long-Running Russian Game Show

ABC is eyeing a U.S. remake of the long-running Russian game show “What? Where? When?” reports The Hollywood Reporter. The top-rated show has been on the air almost 35 years. Merv Griffin Entertainment is producing the U.S. version which for…

History Taps Celebs for 12-Part Documentary

Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Colin Powell, Brian Williams and numerous others will take part in History’s 12-part "America The Story of Us" series next year, Variety reports. The cable channel says the documentary series, which will cover 400 years of…

FX Renews ‘The League’

“The League” will be back for a second season on FX, reports The Hollywood Reporter. FX ordered an additional 13 episodes for late-summer 2010. –Elizabeth Jensen

‘GMA’s’ Chris Cuomo Announces He’s Headed to Another ABC Show

His replacement had already been identified, but his new deal is now official: Chris Cuomo said on “Good Morning America” that he’s leaving for a co-anchor slot at “20/20,” reports TVNewser. An official announcement of all the “GMA” changes is…

Time Warner Cable Accuses Fox of Attempted ‘Hijack’ of Retransmission Consent

Time Warner Cable (TWC) says that Fox "has brazenly sought to hijack the retransmission consent process" by jumping into negotiations by its affiliates, B&C reports. TWC made the charge in a Dec. 8 FCC filing supporting a Mediacom Communication retransmission…

Clay Aiken Voting Investigation Ended

A North Carolina election board ended its investigation into whether former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken voted illegally this fall, the Associated Press reported. The board determined Aiken may have voted illegally but decided not to pursue further action after…

MTV’s DiSanto Defends ‘Jersey Shore’ Against Charges That It Promotes Negative Stereotypes

MTV programming president Tony DiSanto, an Italian-American, defended his new reality series “Jersey Shore” against charges that the show promotes negative stereotypes. DiSanto made his remarks in an interview with James Hibberd’s Live Feed blog at The Hollywood Reporter. “It never…

Report: ABC Scheduling New Legal Drama for January

With ABC announcing recently that "FlashForward" won’t return until March, that frees up a time period for the netork’s new legal drama. The show, "The Deep End," about first-year lawyers, from 20th Centurey Fox TV, will thus debut at 8 pm on…

Comcast-NBCU Execs Meet With Regulators in D.C.

Comcast chief executive Brian Roberts and NBC Universal chief executive Jeff Zucker met with the FCC officials who will play a role in approving Comcast’s purchase of majority control of NBCU, the Washington Post reports. Roberts said the meetings were…

Oprah’s OWN Plans Doc Showcase

Oprah Winfrey’s upcoming cable network OWN is teaming up with documentary distributor Roco Prods. for a monthly documentary showcase on the network, Variety reports. Theatrical screenings nationwide will accompany the broadcast of some of the titles. "There is a wide-ranging…