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Jack Bauer will pack it up after his eighth eventful day on “24,” the Mirror reports. The Fox show will wrap up after an eighth season, though it may make a return in made-for-TV movies, the newspaper reports. The series,…
An opening prayer by openly gay bishop Gene Robinson at a pre-inaugural concert for President Barack Obama was not included as part of HBO’s exclusive coverage for the day, AfterElton.com reports. The decision to exclude Robinson’s prayer from the telecast…
“Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek will host a reality series on Canadian Broadcasting Corp. called “Canada’s Next Prime Minister,” Reuters says. Trebek, a native of Ontario native, will join three former Canadian prime ministers on March 18 as they judge pitches…
The FCC has hired IBM to handle the call center for the digital-television conversion, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The FCC made the announcement late Friday about the up-to-$12 million call center contract, which is aimed at fielding up to 2…
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin circulated an item for vote late Friday, his last day in his current job, that would have reversed an earlier Media Bureau decision and okayed a truck-stop TV service to share the spectrum used by television…
Chastity Dotson was hired in a recurring role for TBS’ “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” Daily Variety reports. Dotson has previously been on “Veronica Mars.” Meanwhile, Tom Connolly has been cast for a recurring role in ABC’s “Lost.” His previous…
WNBC-TV’s coverage of US Airways Flight 1549’s ditch into the Hudson was marred by technical glitches that had the station apologizing to viewers, the New York Daily News reports. One reporter was supposed to lead into an interview with a…
Negotiators for the advertising industry want to sit down with Hollywood’s two unions in late February or early March to begin talks about renewing its contract with commercial actors, which expires March 31, the New York Post reports. The concern…
U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-New York, said next month’s switch to digital television transmission from analog should be delayed because too few people are ready, the New York Post reports. Weiner supports delaying the change until June 15 to give…
Academy Accepts Spots From Films for First Time; Spot Drop to $1.4 Million