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The numbers of actors and people in the TV industry using Twitter is growing, and now includes “The Office” star Rainn Wilson and “The Closer” creator James Duff, the Los Angeles Times reportsis it allows them to send out short…
Jimmy Fallon’s debut as host of NBC’s “Late Night” kept a fast pace on his new set, including an interview with Robert DeNiro, a plug from Justin Timberlake for a new TV show, and a performance by Van Morrison, the…
A multicultural soap opera is capturing French viewers with story lines that include issues such as racism and teenage pregnancy, the New York Times says. The soap, “Plus Belle la Vie,” draws about 13 million people weekly, more viewers every…
“Dancing With the Stars” contestant Gilles Marini has hurt himself during rehearsals, following the announcement that Jewel had also suffered an injury on the show, the New York Post reports. Marini has been diagnosed with tendonitis in his shoulder and…
Oprah Winfrey will today air a show taped in October about a feral child who had been living in a closet but was adopted by a kind family, the New York Post reports. Winfrey first learned of the case from…
GolTV, a soccer network, will debut on Time Warner Cable’s central New York division on March 3, Multichannel News reports. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed, the publication says. —Aimee Picchi
WCVB-TV in Boston has named Andrew Vrees news director of the Hearst-Argyle station, Broadcasting & Cable reports. He had previously served in the same role at sister station WMUR-TV of Manchester, N.H., the publication says. —Aimee Picchi
Comcast’s G4 network plans to start a pop-culture series targeting young men, which will investigate subjects such as ninja schools and superheros, Daily Variety reports. The show, “G4 Underground,” will debut on March 29 with six episodes in the spring…
TV Land Awards has asked Neil Patrick Harris to host the April 19 event, Daily Variety reports. The award ceremony will air as a 90-minute special on TV Land a week later, the publication says. —Aimee Picchi
Teri Polo has been cast to star in the CBS pilot “Washington Field,” about an FBI squad responding to crises around the world, the Hollywood Reporter says. She’ll play medical forensics and weapons of mass destruction expert Amanda O’Donnell, the…