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Two Hot Singers Will Appear on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Amid the flowing gowns and dance turns, two popular singers will be singing on tomorrow night’s "Dancing With the Stars" results show, reports Hal Boedeker in the Orlando Sentinel. Michael Buble, who currently has the No. 1 album in the U.S.,…

Two of A&E’s Top Series Returning Nov. 30

A&E Network’s Emmy-winning series "Intervention" and its hot property "Hoarders" are both returning with back-to-back premiere episodes on Nov. 30 at 9 p.m. This will be the eighth season for "Intervention" and the second for "Hoarders." “Hoarders" has been growing…

NATPE Announces Tartikoff Award Winners

The National Association of Television Program Executives has announced the winners for the seventh annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards — Jeff Gaspin, David E. Kelley, Irwin Gotlieb and Judge Judith Sheindlin, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The four will receive…

NBC Cooks Up Sitcom Marathon for Week After Christmas

In the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, NBC has cooked up a week-long sitcom marathon for it Thursday line-up. There’ll be a four-episode marathon from Monday-Thursday, commencing at 8 p.m. each night, with "Community" leading off the week…

‘Sing-Off’ Coming to NBC in December

"The Sing-Off," a new NBC music competition series, will make its debut Dec. 14 at 8 p.m., reports the Futon Critic. In the reality show, a cappella singing groups compete for a Sony recording contract. Each episode is two hours long,…

Result of Merger of AETN and Lifetime: 10% of Staff Were Laid Off Last Friday

A&E Television Networks, which includes A&E, History Channel and Lifetime, laid off 100 employees, or 10% of the staff on Friday, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The staff reductions were a result of the August merger between AETN and Lifetime Entertainment…

Major HBO Comedy Goes to Surprising Choice of Cable Networks in Syndication Deal

One of the jewels in HBO’s programming crown has been licensed in syndication to a surprising choice of not one, but two basic cable networks. The show, "Curb Your Enthusiasm," which is now in its seventh season, will air first on…

Paramount to Join What is Shaping Up To Be a Powerful New Company to Provide Video On Demand Content

Paramount added its name to those who will contribute content and take an equity stake in a start-up VOD service reports The Hollywood Reporter. Paramount will join fellow studios Warner Bros., Sony, NBC Universal, Fox, Disney and Lionsgate that are…

A&E Sets Jackson Family Series Debut

A&E set a premiere date for its reality show about the Jackson family, the Associated Press reports. "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty" will start Dec. 13 with back-to-back episodes. The six-episode show follows brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Tito and Marlon as…

GE and Comcast Reportedly Agree to Value for NBCU; Media Reform Advocates Gear Up to Force Scrutiny of Deal

Comcast Corp. and General Electric agreed to value GE’s NBC Universal at about $30 billion, in their negotiations for Comcast to buy a 51% controlling stake of the unit, Bloomberg reports, citing three unnamed sources. A deal hinges on Vivendi…