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After a man was shown slapping his toddler daughter in the face on a Feb. 13 episode of “Supernanny,” Florida officials are investigating possible child abuse, the New York Daily News reports. The father, Phil Davis of Deltona, Fla., was…
CNN anchor Campbell Brown, her husband and their baby have been living in a hotel since January after discovering mold in their apartment, the New York Daily News reports. Her son, now 14 months old, had developed a cold he…
The stimulus package may provide funds to help the National Institutes of Health conduct research on the effects of violence in the media, according to researcher Dale Kunkel, Multichannel News reports. “I would be very surprised if we don’t see…
National Association of Broadcasters President David Rehr wrote to President Barack Obama to thank him for repeating his opposition to reinstating the Fairness Doctrine, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “Any attempts to re-impose the Fairness Doctrine would harm, not help, this…
Michael Apted, president of the Directors Guild of America, has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II for his career in the film and television industries, Daily Variety reports. The queen made Apted a Companion of the Order of St. Michael…
Derek Luke (“Antwone Fisher”) has been cast as a trauma doctor in NBC’s pilot “Trauma,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Separately, Guillermo Diaz has been tapped for a role in “Mercy,” another NBC medical pilot, the trade paper says. I —Aimee…
British actor Christina Cole has been hired to play the lead in Fox’s untitled Ian Biederman pilot, the Hollywood Reporter says. She’ll play a surgeon with adult-onset schizophrenia, the trade paper said. In other casting news, Cole Hauser has been…
Phoenix television stations KPHO, KTVK and KPNX agreed this week to share the operating costs of a news helicopter in an effort to lower expenses, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Similar agreements to share the cost of either equipment or footage…
Liberty Media may bundle DirecTV and Sirius satellite television and radio services, with DirecTV customers getting the chance for free Sirius trials, Multichannel News reports, citing Liberty Media Chief Executive Officer Greg Maffei. Liberty earlier this month agreed to bail…