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Sony Plans to Introduce 3-D TV Set by the End of 2010

Sony Corp. will unveil a 3-D-capable LCD TV set by the end of next year, the Financial Times reports. According to the report, "Speaking at the IFA technology trade show in Berlin, Sir Howard Stringer, Sony chief executive, will announce plans…

HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Casts Lena Headey

“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” star Lena Headey will co-star in HBO’s fantasy series “Game of Thrones,” as Queen Cersei of House Lannister, says The Hollywood Reporter. The series, which has already cast Sean Bean and Mark Addy, among others,…

Jerry Springer to Host Live ‘America’s Got Talent’ Vegas Show

Jerry Springer will host a live Las Vegas stage version of “America’s Got Talent,” the Associated Press reports. Springer, who ends his stint in Broadway’s “Chicago” on Sunday, hosted the NBC show for two seasons. The Vegas show, which will…

MSNBC’s Scarborough Said to Be Contemplating a Run for the White House

Former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough, current host of MSNBC’s "Morning Joe," has been showing signs of an interest in running against President Obama in 2012, according to Huffington Post columnist Andy Ostroy. With few moderate candidates emerging from the Republican side…

ABC’s ‘The View’ Plans Green Room Camera, More Interactivity

As ABC’s "The View" prepares for the new season and fresh off the hosts’ Daytime Emmy win, executive producer Bill Geddie has announced plans to make the production more interactive, including placing a Web cam in the green room, according to…

Is ‘Mad Men’ Too Tame? Ad Vet Jerry Della Femina Remembers More Booze, Broads

You might think that "Mad Men" depicts the 1960’s advertising world with an emphasis on drinking and womanizing as an exaggeration, but Madison Avenue legend Jerry Della Femina reports to USA Today that the times were even raunchier than the…

Daytime Emmycast on CW Crashes and Burns in the Ratings, Nosedives From Last-Year’s All-Time Low on ABC

The overnight ratings are in for the Daytime Emmy broadcast on The CW and they were, in a word, dismal, reports Broadcasting & Cable. Last night’s broadcast averaged a 0.5 Nielsen rating and 2 share among viewers 18 to 49 from…

On-Again, Off-Again ‘Arrested Development’ Movie is Off Again

Ever since Fox canceled "Arrested Development," the creators and stars of the show have been in talks about a feature film picking up with the series ended, but now those talks have stalled, reports the New York Daily News. This…

Pat Robertson Undergoes Open-Heart Surgery

Pat Robertson, the 79-year-old founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, is recovering from open-heart surgery, according to report in the Huffington Post. The religious broadcaster, who is also a political power representing the religious right, underwent a 10-hour procedure to repair…

‘Idol’ Judge DioGuardi Won’t Give Up on ‘No Boundaries,’ Sings It Herself on YouTube

"American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi has recorded her own version of "No Boundaries," the song she tried in vain to get "Idol" champ Kris Allen, and runner up Adam Lambert, to propel into a hit, according to the New York…