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‘Sopranos’ Creator Chase Asks CBS To Cease and Desist with a Portion of Its Promotion for Fall Show

The creator of HBO’s "The Sopranos," David Chase is ticked off over the way CBS has promoted one of its upcoming shows, reports our friend and former TVWeek TV Editor Joe Adalian at New York Magazine’s Vulture website.. The subject of the…

Report: CBS Looking for Partial Series Order for ‘Chaos’

There’s a story circulating that CBS has decided to pick up the drama pilot "Chaos," but not for a mid-season 13 episode order, reports Deadline.com. The network offered an eight episode order. 20th TV is contemplating the proposition and talks between them…

Pentagon Report: Space Trash Is Risking $250 Billion Market for TV Signals, Phone Connections

A Pentagon report is warning that space trash is putting at risk the $250 billion market for television signals, phone connections, global-positioning navigation and other signals, reports Bloomberg News. The services are at risk from potential crashes between satellites and…

Oprah Winfrey Will Close Charity as Talk Show Draws Near End

Oprah Winfrey’s charity, the Angel Network, will shut down as its founder’s talk show closes out its final season on broadcast television, the Associated Press reports. The charity stopped accepting donations this week and announced on its Website that it…

Former Us Weekly Editor Janice Min Joins Venerable Hollwood Trade Publication

In what the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog calls "a surprising move," former Us Weekly editor Janice Min has joined one of the oldest Hollywood trade publications at its editorial director. Min is now employed by The Hollywood Reporter. After…

As Competitors Draw Higher Ratings and Guests, Larry King Faces Hard Times

As Larry King marks his 25th year on CNN next week, he’s facing some daunting questions, such as whether the network will renew his contract when it ends next year, reports Brian Stelter in the New York Times. King is…

HBO Snags Two High Power Actresses for Pilot About an Influential Hollywood Blogger/Gossip Columnist

HBO has hired two high-power actresses to star in the pilot for "Tilda," a series about a Hollywood blogger/gossip, reports Entertainment Weekly. The two actresses are Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton and Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page ("Juno.") The 30-minute pilot cast Keaton as Tilda,…

Kids Say the Darndest Things: Art Linkletter Dies at 97

Art Linkletter, host of "House Party" and "People Are Funny" throughout the 1950s and 1960s, died today in Los Angeles at the age of 97, the AP reports. Linkletter was known for interviewing ordinary people with the ability to draw…

Redstone Says He Will ‘Never, Never Sell’ CBS

Refuting Wall Street insiders who have suggested a sale, CBS Corporation and Viacom chairman and controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone stated he will never sell Viacom or CBS, the Hollywood Reporter said. "I will never, never sell Viacom or CBS," Redstone…

VH1 Renews Three Reality Shows

Reality has been a big hit at VH1, so much so that today the network renewed three series — "Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business," "Basketball Wives" and "What Chilli Wants," the Futon Critic reports. The finale of "Basketball…