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Three New York area reporters for WABC-TV spun out their cars while on their way to cover the region’s snowstorm on Monday, the New York Daily News reports. Nina Pineda said she made two 180-degree spins while on the way…
Jane Velez-Mitchell is grabbing ratings records for CNN, five months after she was given nine-hours notice to host a slot left vacant by Glenn Beck’s departure for Fox, the New York Times reports. Velez-Mitchell, who is a lesbian and vegan,…
CNBC reporter Rick Santelli on Monday published a long blog post that denied any connection with “tea party movements that have popped up” since he made on-air suggestions for a “Chicago Tea Party” to protest a housing plan from President…
Some people are unable to receive digital-television transmission even after buying a converter box, the Associated Press reports. “When you listen to the advertisements, it’s ‘Oh, all you have to do is get this little digital converter box and hook…
TiVo’s fourth-quarter loss narrowed after trimming jobs and marketing spending, Bloomberg News reports. The Alviso, Calif.-based company lost $3.57 million, compared with a year-earlier loss of $6.4 million, while sales declined 20 percent to $59.2 million, the news service says….
CBS is eyeing major renewals to “Two and a Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The network is close to renewing “Men” for three seasons, and “Big Bang” for two seasons, a sign of the…
Katie Couric said Alex Rodriguez in 2007 called her to ask, “What team do you think I should play for?,” she said on the “Late Show with David Letterman on Monday, the Associated Press reports. Couric said she had been…
“The Office” creator Ricky Gervais had his own moment similar, albeit more polite, to actor Christian Bale’s outburst at a crewmember, the Los Angeles Times reports. A tape is surfacing of an “Extras” interview with Gervais in which he threatens…
“The Biggest Loser” contestant Dane defended his performance in a marathon on the show, during which he got a ride to near the finish line so the show could get footage of him crossing the finish line, the Los Angeles…
Lionsgate closed on its $255 million purchase of TV Guide Network from Macrovision, Daily Variety reports. Lionsgate has extended TV Guide Network president Ryan O’Hara’s contract as part of the purchase agreement, the publication says. —Aimee Picchi