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CBS News Executives Have Discussed Buying Out Couric’s Contract; NBC Interested in Having Her Return

CBS News president Sean McManus and executive vice-president Paul Friedman earlier this year discussed buying out the remainder of Katie Couric’s contract to anchor the evening news, reports Gabriel Sherman at New York Magazine’s Daily Intel blog.  Still, while no…

CBS Orders Midseason Pick-up Weeks After Show Was Presumed Dead

CBS has placed a 13-episode midseason order for a new drama just weeks after the project was presumed dead, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com.  Producing studio 20th Century Fox TV and CBS couldn’t come to an agreement on Tom Spezialy’s…

Report: Police Investigating Two Additional Allegations from Massage Therapists of Sexual Assaults by Al Gore

Police have investigated two additional allegations of sexual assaults by former vice president and Current TV co-founder Al Gore on massage therapists, according to a report from the National Enquirer.  The news comes after the tabloid broke the story that…

After Three-Year Stint, Campbell Brown Signs off From CNN With Future Still Unknown

After working at CNN for three years, Campbell Brown signed off from the network last night with her television future still unknown, reports TVNewser.com.  Brown will be replaced with an 8 p.m. show in the fall hosted by Eliot Spitzer…

Two Actors to Return to NBC’s ‘Chuck’ in October

Two actors will return to NBC’s "Chuck" in October, reports EW.com’s The Ausiello Files.  Nicole Richie will return to "Chuck" in October as Heather Chandler, a character she played on the program two years ago who comes back after a prison transfer…

Is Nothing Sacred? Cable Network G4 Sells its Name to Sprint-Nextel for a Week, Changing it to 4G

Apparently even a cable-network’s name isn’t sacred any longer, reports Brian Stelter in the New York Times.  G4, a cable channel focused on video games and reality shows, is selling its name for a week to Sprint Nextel, which plans…

Sumner Redstone Reportedly Loving Attention from His Kooky Voice Mail to Daily Beast Reporter

Sumner Redstone, the majority stakeholder of both CBS and Viacom, is allegedly "proud" of the attention he’s receiving from the odd 3-minute voicemail he left for The Daily Beast reporter Peter Lauria, reports the New York Post’s Page Six.  According…

‘Kate Plus 8’ Child Work Permits Defended by Pennsylvania Labor Department

The child work permits for TLC’s "Kate Plus 8" are being defended by Pennsylvania’s labor department after a state representative questioned their legality, reports the Associated Press.  The Department of Labor and Industry issued a statement saying the Gosselin children…

With ABC’s Plan to Restore Current Departments, Lynn Barrie and Stephanie Leifer Are in Negotiations

With ABC seeking to restore the current departments on its network and studio sides, Lynn Barrie and Stephanie Leifer are in talks to lead the teams on the ABC and ABC Studios arms, respectively, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com.  Barrie…

How Early Should the Early News Come on? How About 4 a.m. for New York’s WPIX-TV

The early news keeps getting earlier, reports B&C.  WPIX-TV in New York will start a 4 a.m. newscast on Sept. 20, besting the 4:30 a.m. newscasts that have recently been started by several stations owned by Fox and NBC, the…