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Asian-Americans Sought Out for ‘Jersey Shore’-Like Show

Casting notices on Craigslist are looking to create a new "Jersey Shore" type show, but with Asian-Americans, the New York Post reports.  An Asian-American version of the show would join two other knockoffs of the format that are currently being…

Report: Charlie Sheen’s Threats to Leave ‘Two and a Half Men’ Are a Negotiating Ploy

The news last week that Charlie Sheen was saying that he was done with "Two and a Half Men" is starting to look more and more like a negotiating ploy, according to TMZ. Sheen, who earned as much as $825,000…

Discovery Promotes Programming Executive to Senior VP

Discovery is moving some seats around in its programming division as Discovery exec Kevin Bennett steps up into the position of senior vice president of programming, The Wrap reports.  Bennett replaces Ken Schwab, who had only been with Discovery a…

Fox Executive Chosen as CEO for Universal Sports

Universal Sports, a jointventure between NBC Universal and InterMedia Partners, has chosen a top Fox executive to run the company. David Sternberg, an experienced executive from Fox Sports, having worked with the Fox Soccer Channel, Fuel TV and Fox Sports…

Is MSNBC’s David Shuster Moving to CNN? He’s Reportedly Shot a Pilot for CNN and May Not Have Informed NBC About It. If so, What Was He Thinking?

MSNBC news reporter and regular fill-in, David Shuster, reportedly filmed a pilot for a new show on CNN, reports the New York Observer. The network shot the pilot in-house, with Shuster co-anchoring with Michel Martin of NPR. The pilot included opinion pieces…

He Was Head of a ‘Dynasty,’ The Unseen Charlie on ‘Charlie’s Angels,” and Baby-Boomers’ Favorite ‘Bachelor Father’: John Forsythe Dies at 92

Actor John Forsythe, famous for his role as oil tycoon Blake Carrington on "Dynasty," died Thursday night, the Hollywood Reporter reports. He was 92.  Forsythe’s TV credits also included the leading role in the 1957 sitcom "Bachelor Father," and as…

DirecTV Helped Save ‘Friday Night Lights’; Will It Do the Same to Save ‘Damages’?

The fate of FX’s "Damages," an award-winning legal drama starring Glenn Close, may depend on DirecTV’s Channel 101 agreeing to share the cost of the show, reports Entertainment Weekly. In a set up similar to NBC’s arrangement with "Friday Night…

‘Lost’ Cast, Creators to Appear on a Latenight Special After Series Finale

Many members of the cast of "Lost," as well as creators/producers JJ Abrams, Damon Lindelof, and Carlton Cuse will appear on a latenight special after series wraps up. On Sunday, May 23, after the finale of the sci-fi/fantasy drama airs…

ABC News Lays Off Business Reporter Betsy Stark Amid Sweeping Cuts

On Friday morning, ABC News business reporter Betsy Stark was released from the network, reports B&C. Stark broke the news to colleagues and the media with an email, saying, "It is ironic, I think, that one of my last stories…

Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood, Jeff Beck Lined Up for ‘Idol Gives Back’

On Wednesday, April 21 at 8 p.m., Fox television will present its annual "Idol Gives Back" concert to benefit charities, including the Children’s Health Fund, Feeding America, Malaria No More, Save the Children, and the United Nations Foundation, reports TV…