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Sheen Turns His Anger Toward Former Co-Star; ‘Men’ Producers Eye Replacing Sheen With Another Actor Known to Have a Wild Streak

Charlie Sheen’s latest target is one of his former co-stars on “Two and a Half Men,” E! News reports. The recently fired actor expressed anger toward Jon Cryer for failing to reach out to Sheen. "Like I said: You’re with…

Monday Ratings: ‘House’ Rules as ‘The Event’ Returns From Hiatus to Even Fewer Viewers

Fox’s "House" was the top show in the Nielsen ratings Monday night while NBC’s “The Event” returned from hiatus with a two-hour episode that did even more poorly than the struggling show was doing before the break, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. “The…

Judge Deals Setback to Dick Clark Productions in Dispute Over Golden Globes

The dispute between the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions over the Golden Globes broadcasts appears likely to end up in court following a ruling Monday by a federal judge that struck down a motion by Clark’s company…

Spot Advertising Firm NCC Adds Millions of Customers to Local Cable TV Sales Effort Under New Brand, ‘I+’

NCC Media has expanded and formalized its local TV sales program under the brand I+, or Interconnected Plus, and the service provides TV marketers with access to millions of additional customers from satellite providers and telco systems, MediaPost reported. “The…

Food Network’s ‘Chopped All-Stars’ Draws 5.6 Million Viewers

Food Network announced that the season premiere of “Chopped All-Stars” pulled in big numbers Sunday night, contributing to the network’s highest-rated March night ever. The 9 p.m. premiere was the second-highest-rated show of the night in adults 25-54 on ad-supported…

Ad Agencies Urged to Embrace New Technologies

Bill Koenigsberg, CEO of Horizon Media, said technology is transforming the marketing world at a rapid pace and urged advertising agencies to keep up with the changes, Jon Lafayette writes in Broadcasting & Cable. "There are going to be a…

Cablevision, Group M Reveal Milestone in Move Toward Addressable Ads

Cablevision and Group M have joined forces for what the companies say is an industry first–delivering advertising simultaneously from five different marketers during a single 30-second commercial spot, MediaPost reports. The achievement involves almost 3 million homes in the New…

Winners of Fourth Annual TV Academy Honors Unveiled

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the winners of the Fourth Annual Television Academy Honors, recognizing TV programs that have had significant impact on the viewing audience and represent “television with a conscience.” The eight shows to…

What’s Next for CBS, Warner Bros., ‘Two and a Half Men’ and Charlie Sheen

Now that Warner Bros has pulled the trigger and fired Charlie Sheen, what’s next for Warner Bros., CBS, "Two and a Half Men" and Sheen himself. Well, it’s not rocket science, it’s only TV, or so says TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck…

In Wake of Sheen Firing, ‘Two and a Half Men’s’ Co-Creator, Chuck Lorre, Lawyers Up

"Two and a Half Men" co-creator Chuck Lorre has hired Hollywood litigator Howard Weitzman and a team from Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert to handle the Charlie Sheen imbroglio, reports The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. blog. Weitzman was hired…