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PBS to L.A.’s Financially Challenged KCET-TV: We Want to Keep You in the Public TV Family

The Public Broadcasting Service is working with financially challenged KCET-TV, a public television station in Los Angeles, to keep it in the public television family, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. As previously reported in the Los Angeles…

What Does New York Need? Time Warner Cable Believes It’s a 24-Hour Traffic Channel

New York has almost anything that a consumer might want — except for a 24-hour traffic channel, reports Multichannel News. Time Warner Cable has taken note of that and is preparing to debut a NY1-branded channel that will provide traffic…

Sketch Comedy for Teens, ‘M@dAbout,’ Sold in Syndication to About 80% of Country for Sept. Debut

"M@dAbout," a sketch comedy aimed at teens 13 to 16 years old is headed for television, with distributor Big Fish Entertainment selling the show to more than 80% of the country, reports B&C. The show has been bought by station…

With MTV’s ‘The City’ Still Unsettled, Star Signs on for Web-Only Scripted Series

With the future of MTV’s "The City" still uncertain, its star has signed on for a scripted, Web-only series from Alloy Entertainment, reports Joe Adalian at New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. Whitney Port  will be featured in at least one…

Are Vampires Taking Over the World? NBC Adds to Undead Craze with Deal for ‘Zombies vs. Vampires’ Script

With vampires taking over the entertainment industry, NBC is adding to the undead craze with a deal for "Zombies vs. Vampires," a spec script written by "Jake in Progress" creator Austin Winsberg, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. NBC preemptively bought…

Oprah Winfrey Offers Broke Duchess of York a Deal for Her Own Television Show

Oprah Winfrey has offered the hard-up Duchess of York her own television show on the Oprah Winfrey Network, reports the British newspaper the Daily Mail. Sarah Ferguson, 50, is thought to be deep in debt and her staff has been…

‘Mad Men’ Gets Advertising Age Cameo All Wrong: ‘We Didn’t Ask Cute-Ass Questions,’ Rance Crain Writes

"Mad Men" has already come under fire from George Lois, a real-life advertising man from the 1960s, for misrepresenting the changes to the industry during the era. And now Rance Crain, who serves as editor-in-chief of Advertising Age and whose family started the…

New Jersey Governor Complains ‘Jersey Shore,’ Filled With New Yorkers, Is Bad for State

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie described MTV’s "Jersey Shore" as a negative for his state and pointed out that most of the cast are interlopers from New York during an interview on Sunday’s "This Week" on ABC, according to an…

Publicist Howard Bragman Sells A&E on Reality TV Special About Gay Stars Coming out of the Closet

Publicist Howard Bragman has sold a pitch to A&E for a reality special featuring gay stars who have been playing straight characters coming out of the closet, reports PRNewser.com. Bragman has helped several celebrities and actors such as Chaz Bono and Meredith Baxter…

Former Gov. Huckabee Says New Daytime Show Promises No ‘Gloom and Doom’ During Test Run

 Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says his new "The Huckabee Show" will be lighter than his weekly series on the Fox News Channel, describing it as "not a gloom and doom show," reports the New York Daily News.  Huckabee will…