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Sesame Workshop, producer of the long-running kids show “Sesame Street,” has cut about 20% of its workforce due to economic reasons, the Associated Press reports. Of the nonprofit company’s 355 staff positions, 67 have been eliminated, the news service says….
Current “Dancing With the Stars” contestant Lil’ Kim dedicated her performance Monday night to her former fellow inmates at a federal detention center in Philadelphia, although they will not get a chance to vote for her, MSNBC.com reports. A public…
CBS is considering canceling dramas “Without a Trace” and “Cold Case,” Entertainment Weekly reports, citing multiple unnamed sources. The network, in an effort to cut costs, has already warned producers of both shows that the cancellations may happen as a…
Simulmedia, a company that says it can help improve TV ratings for shows, has banked $4 million in first-round funding, TelevisionBroadcast.com reports. The new firm will help improve promotional methods on TV by collecting viewer data, the site says. According…
While TV viewership has been down this season, reality programming is showing its strength as the public turns to unscripted fare in the tough economic climate, USA Today reports. ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” returned Monday night to its biggest…
NBC’s executive VP of late-night programming Rick Ludwin said “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’s” performance for its first week was “right where we hoped we would be,” the Los Angeles Times reports. In its first week with new host Jimmy…
Maybelline New York has come aboard as a sponsor on the second season of Bravo’s “Make Me a Supermodel.” The exclusive, multiplatform sponsorship deal includes in-show product integration, in addition to a presence on-air and online in weekly webisodes, a…
Facebook’s fantasy game “Celebrity Agent” will be coming to TheInsider.com in April. The game allows users to step into the role of a celebrity agent by competing against friends and other players to manage and recruit celebrities. The game was…
The Parents Television Council is filing an indecency complaint with the FCC over a recent episode of Fox’s “Family Guy,” TVNewsday reports. The PTC cites the show’s “crude humor and explicit content,” referring to specific scenes from March 8’s episode…
Ion Media Networks’ executive VP John Lawson will head the company’s new “integrated distribution organization,” TVNewsday reports. Lawson also was nominated to the National Association of Broadcasters and the Association for Maximum Service Television as an Ion representative, the site…