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John Lee Hancock, ‘The Blind Side’ Director, in Talks to Sell Football Project to AMC

"The Blind Side" director John Lee Hancock is in discussions to sell a football project to AMC, reports The Hollywood Reporter.  The project focuses on a coach of a once-winning team that’s finishing a losing season, when the school gives…

All About the Rolling Stone Reporter and How He Got the U.S. General In Afghanistan to Spill His Guts

TVWeek.com’s Viral Video features an exploration by NBC’s Rachel Maddow of the story behind Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s resignation. 

Woman in One of the World’s Most Famous Photos Dies

Edith Shain, the nurse who appeared in one of the iconic photographs of World War 2, died Sunday at age 91. The photo was taken Aug, 14, 1945, the day the war ended with the surrender of Japanese troops, during a…

In Win for Google, Judge Throws Out Viacom’s $1 Billion Copyright-Infringement Lawsuit Against YouTube

In what the New York Times calls a major victory for Google, a federal judge dismissed Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube for copyright infringement.  The judge said Google is shielded from Viacom’s copyright claims by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s…

Sears to Offer Online Downloads of TV Shows and Movies, Competing with Apple

In a move that will place it in competition with Apple, Sears, which owns Sears and Kmart stores, plans to start on an online store to sell downloads of television shows and movies, Bloomberg News reports. The store will use…

Are Two Lions Better Than One? Lions Gate Talking with MGM About Merger

Lions Gate, which is under siege from investor activist Carl Icahn, has been discussing merging with Metro Goldwyn Mayer, a combination that would create an independent studio with a library of thousands of television shows and movies, the Los Angeles…

Could Massage Habit Be Behind Al and Tipper’s Breakup? Gore Accused of Sexual Abuse by Masseuse

The news that Al and Tipper Gore were separating shocked many who thought the pair had a rock-solid relationship, but the New York Post’s Page Six is reporting another surprising development: a masseuse in Oregon is accusing the former vice…

CBS TV Distribution Working on Live Daily Talk Show to Replace ‘As the World Turns’

CBS Television Distribution has a live daily talk show in development, earmarked to replace the CBS soap "As the World Turns," reports Paige Albiniak in B&C.  The pilot features Valerie Bertinelli and Australian talk-show host Rove McManus, who hosted his…

Battle of the 1980s Teen Pop Stars: Debbie Gibson, Tiffany to Battle on Syfy Creature Feature

The 1980s teen pop stars Debbie Gibson and Tiffany have signed up to star in a Syfy Saturday night original movie called "Mega Python vs. Gatoroid," which promises to show the pair battling it out, reports The Hollywood Reporter.  Tiffany…

Three Cop Procedurals Get Pilot Orders from Lifetime

Three police procedural have received pilot orders from Lifetime, The Hollywood Reporter reports.  All three come from notable showrunners, the article says. "Against the Wall," from Annie Brunner of "Huff", focuses on a policewoman who upsets her policemen brothers when…