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Bare she is Los Angeles-Jerri Manthey, the Los Angeles-based actress booted off CBS’s “Survivor: The Australian Outback” a few weeks ago, loosely hinted that she has been approached to pose nude in an upcoming issue of Playboy magazine. Ms. Manthey,…
‘West Wing’s’ Sorkin held on drug charges Aaron Sorkin, the creator and executive producer of NBC’s “The West Wing,” was arrested on drug possession charges yesterday afternoon while attempting to catch a Southwest Airlines flight from Burbank, Calif., to Las…
Did you enjoy Saturday’s edition of “Saturday Night Live”? I hope so because it could have been the season finale. “SNL” is scheduled to do three shows in May, but those obviously are all canceled if the Writers Guild goes…
AFederal Communications Commission study, which found that the United States’ 8VSB digital TV system is working far better than indicated byrecent industry testing, is seriously flawed, broadcast industry sources charged last week.One of the key findings in the FCC study…
The Home & Garden Television Network has once again been accused of questionable advertising practices.HGTV is said to have allowed local cable systems to pre-empt HGTV programming-including the national commercials accompanying the programming-without telling the national advertisers.In 1999, HGTV, which…
WSVN anchor Sanchez heads to MSNBCMiami’s high-profile Cuban anchor Rick Sanchez of Fox affiliate WSVN-TV will be joining MSNBC in June. Except for a year-and-a-half stint at KHOU-TV, Houston, WSVN has been Mr. Sanchez’s home for 18 years. The Miami…
The collapse of NBCi into NBC is being driven by an estimated $85 million in savings, the need to stem future Internet losses and more cautious new media investing, even though the company said it remains committed to interactive and…
The Justice Department’s plans to limit access to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh in the weeks leading to his execution drew protests last week from the Radio-Television News Directors Association.“Impermissible content-based discrimination” is what RTNDA President Barbara Cochran called Attorney…
Steven Bochco will get another chance to find out what his show “NYPD Blue” is worth in the off-network arena. The creator and executive producer of “NYPD Blue” ended his two-year legal battle with Fox just days before a jury…
The Federal Trade Commission is reviewing the privacy policies of TiVo to gauge whether the company violates its own restrictions by collecting data on the viewing habits of individual customers without their knowledge and consent.The inquiry was prompted by a…