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Sitcom Veteran Back at NBC Developing a Comedy

A “Seinfeld” alum  is back at NBC, where he has a semi-scripted comedy in development, Variety reports. The project from writer and director Larry Charles (“Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Borat”) is set in a small town, and revolves around a group of sci-fi…

TBS’ ‘Meet the Browns’ Headed to First-Run Syndication

The Tyler Perry TBS sitcom "Meet the Browns" is headed to first-run syndication in the fall, after clearing stations covering 70 percent of the country, Variety reports. Creative syndicator Debmar-Mercury, the company which has helped craft the Tyler Perry deals…

‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’ Author Outs Herself

Anonymous ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’ author Belle de Jour decided to reveal her true identity, after worrying that an ex-boyfriend would do it for her, the Associated Press reports. Brooke Magnanti, the 34-year-old woman whose blog became the…

Local Stations Drop Call Letters When Branding Online

Local stations are scrapping their on-air call letters and network IDs when picking their online brands, B&C reports. The change has worked well for WCWJ, the Jacksonville, Fla., CW affiliate, which dropped MyCW17.com for YourJax.com and saw a huge spike…

Comcast Sets December Launch for Its On Demand Online

Comcast’s On Demand Online service will launch sometime before Dec. 12, Multichannel News reports. More than 15 million of the company’s broadband and video customers will be able to access the Web-video service from as many as three computers, including…

‘Fringe’ Going Viral This Week

Fox is launching a major viral marketing campaign for its sci-fi series “Fringe,” Variety reports. The campaign is tied to the upcoming Thursday episode, which introduces mysterious bald white men who are observing the show’s developments. The show has been…

Report: Dobbs, Irked by ‘Birther’ Order, Walked Away From $9 Million

When Lou Dobbs abruptly ended his employment at CNN during Wednesday’s broadcast of his show, he walked away from a $9 million balance on his contract, which still had a year and a half to go, reports the New York Post….

O’Reilly Gets First Dobbs Interview

The first interview with Lou Dobbs since his resignation from CNN will be on "The O’Reilly Factor," according to Hal Boedeker in the Orlando Sentinel. O’Reilly will talk to Dobbs about his quitting CNN Wednesday evening and his plans for…

Balloon Boy’s Parents Plead Guilty to Hoax

Richard and Mayumi Heene, the Colorado couple accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon, have both pleaded guilty to the charges, reports the Associated Press. As expected, Richard Heene confessed that he knowingly…

ESPN and Cleveland’s WJW-TV Team Up for Browns Game

The Cleveland Browns game against the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night will air locally on Cleveland’s Fox station, WJW-TV, thanks to contributions from the station, Bud Light and ESPN, reports B&C. Since the game was not a sell-out, it was to…