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Jonas Bros., Demi Lovato to Reunite for ‘Camp Rock 2’

Disney Channel will begin production this summer on a “Camp Rock” sequel and the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato are on board, The Hollywood Reporter says. The original was the top-rated cable telecast last year, and racked up 146 million…

‘SNL’ Spy MacGruber Bumbles His Way to a Feature Film

The MacGruber spy parodies on “Saturday Night Live” last only a couple minutes, but somehow they will be spun out into an entire feature film, Variety says. Will Forte will play his character, a parody of the 1980s’ “MacGyver,” in…

CBS Begins Winding Down ‘Guiding Light’

In a lead-up to the Sept. 18 shuttering of its 72-year-old soap “Guiding Light,” CBS has set up “Guiding Light Finale Central” on CBS.com, the New York Post says. The site features “Road to the Finale” video clips and clips…

‘Desperate Housewives’ Original Cast Member Andrea Bowen Returns in Fall

Andrea Bowen, who plays Susan’s daughter Julie on “Desperate Housewives,” disappeared from the ABC series last season when it flash-forwarded by four years, but this season, she’s back, says EW.com. She’s coming back as a series regular. –Elizabeth Jensen

Radio and TV News Salaries Fall for First Time in 15 Years

For the first time in the 15 years that Hofstra University has been tracking radio and TV news salaries for the Radio-Television News Directors Association, compensation has fallen, RTNDA says. TV news salaries fell 4.4% in 2008, while radio news…

Jackson Memorial Coverage Expected to Be Ratings Blow-Out

Michael Jackson’s star-studded memorial service today could bring the largest U.S. daytime audiences in decades, and even better numbers in Europe, where it will fall in primetime, The Hollywood Reporter says. On Monday, CBS, Black Entertainment Television, MTV and VH1…

Abdul Negotiating to Stay on ‘Idol’ for as Long as the Show Remains on TV

Paula Abdul is negotiating her new contract for "American Idol," which would be for the rest of the show’s run on TV, the Associated Press reports. "I’ve been invited to stay the duration of the show, however long it lasts," Abdul…

Does Leno Have a Secret Strategy to Entice Autos to Advertise on His New Show?

NBC is refitting a Burbank soundstage so that Jay Leno can drive his prized vintage cars onstage some nights when he his hosting his new 10 p.m. talk show, The Hollywood Reporter says. The publication speculates that it could be…

‘Lost’ Showrunners Dash Hopes of Feature Film After Series Ends

“Lost” showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse told a BAFTA audience in London that when the ABC show concludes its run this season, it will be final, with no intentions to keep the story going in a feature film, or…

There Is Actually a Silver Lining Re: Ad Spending on TV

While the spending of ad dollars on TV is clearly down in this economy, the silver lining is that TV’s share of ad spending will actually increase this year over last year, according to a new forecast by media agency…