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VH1 canceled both of its reality shows that featured Ryan Jenkins, who was found dead in a Canadian motel room over the week of an apparent suicide after being the subject of a massive police manhunt, the Associated Press says….
After the National Telecommunications & Information Association’s final DTV converter box coupons are redeemed, at least $139 million will remain in the program to return to the federal treasury, Broadcasting & Cable says. The amount of money left over will…
FX picked up “March to Madness,” a drama exec produced by Don Cheadle, about a corrupt college basketball program that cheats its way into the March NCAA tournament, says Variety. Former sports journalist Joel Silverman is writing, and Pete Seagal,…
“30 Rock” star Alec Baldwin doesn’t plan to move to Connecticut to challenge Sen. Joe Lieberman in the 2012 election, despite what he told Playboy, the Associated Press reports. Baldwin’s spokesman said the star wants Lieberman, a moderate Republican who…
Allison Silverman, who has been at Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” since its October 2005 launch, is stepping down as executive producer, reports Variety. No reason was given and no replacement has yet been named. –Elizabeth Jensen
CMT ordered a second round of its song lyric competition show “The Singing Bee,” says Broadcasting & Cable. The order was for 20 episodes, which will begin taping in November for January air. –Elizabeth Jensen
Gavin Harvey, the former president of Comcast sports channel Versus, has been named general manager of the Cablevision music network Fuse, says Broadcasting & Cable. The post has been empty since June 2008. –Elizabeth Jensen
Robin Williams, who played a role in drag in "Mrs. Doubtfire," is thinking about trying another female role — "Britain’s Got Talent" sensation Susan Boyle — according to the U.K.’s Telegraph. Williams said, “I’ve been asked if I want to play Susan…
Ads for alcoholic beverages on cable increased with the percentage of teens in the audience between 2001 and 2006, according to Broadcasting & Cable. Citing a study by the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth and UCLA to be published in the American…
The controversial British TV teen drama "Skins" is going to be adapted for American audiences and broadcast on MTV, reports the Baltimore Sun. “We are delighted to be making ‘Skins’ for the U.S. and, in particular, for MTV, who have…