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George Stephanopoulos in Talks to Take on Bigger ABC News Role

George Stephanopoulos’ new duties at ABC News may be bigger than becoming the designated fill-in when new “World News” anchor Diane Sawyer is off, reports B&C. The “This Week” anchor is also in talks to take over for Sawyer at…

ABC’s ‘Castle’ Gets Full-Season Pickup

ABC’s Monday night detective drama “Castle” got a full-season pickup, Variety reports. The show, in its second season, has been finishing second in its 10 p.m. time slot. –Elizabeth Jensen

Former Dancer and Former Top Hollywood Studio Exec to Produce Oscar Broadcast

With last year’s producers of the well-received telecast of the Academy Awards not available this year, Oscar officials have turned to two men who will produce the show for the first time, Variety reports. The men are Adam Shankman, a dancer…

Carnie Wilson Gets Her Own Reality Series

We’ve seen her 1999 obesity surgery online and now Carnie Wilson will star in a reality series, the Associated Press reports. "Carnie Wilson: Unstapled,” about her life as a working mom, will begin airing in January on GSN, where Wilson…

FX’s ‘Sunny’ Headed to Comedy Central

Comedy Central acquired basic cable off-net rights to FX’s "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia," marking the first time a cable network has picked up comedy reruns from another basic cable network, Variety reports. The comedy will join the network’s lineup…

Paula Zahn Delivers for Investigation Discovery

The numbers are small compared to other major cable networks but “On the Case with Paula Zahn” gave Investigation Discovery its best series debut ever on Oct. 18, B&C reports. Some 465,000 total viewers tuned in to the newsmagazine in…

‘Oprah’ Lands Another Big-Name Guest

In her latest in a series of high-profile guests this season, Oprah Winfrey has booked former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on her talk show, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The former Republican vice presidential candidate will appear on "The Oprah…

Redstone’s Stock Sales Send Viacom, CBS Shares Up

Sumner Redstone’s sale of nearly $1 billion in shares of Viacom and CBS stock sent share prices in both companies up, the Los Angeles Times reports. Usually when the chairman of a company sells his own shares, the opposite happens….

‘Real Housewives’ Star Who’s Not Really a Wife Pregnant Anyway

"Real Housewives of New York City" star Bethenny Frankel recently announced that she was engaged to Jason Hoppy, and today comes the news that she is two months pregnant, reports People. This is Frankel’s first child. the Bravo star told People she had hoped to…

U2 at the Rose Bowl Goes Live via YouTube Sunday

U2 will broadcast its Oct. 25 concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., live via a Web stream at YouTube.com, report Reuters. The sold-out concert is going to be filmed for DVD release at a later date. The YouTube…