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Controversial NFL Player Cancels ‘Oprah’ Appearance

Controversial Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has canceled his appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which was scheduled to air Feb. 24, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. A Harpo Productions representative said Vick’s reps called to cancel…

CBS Drama Pilot ‘The Doctor’ Ratchets Up the Star Power

The CBS drama pilot "The Doctor" has added a major TV and film star to the lineup, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The star, who already has an Emmy, an Oscar and two Golden Globes in…

Moonves: CBS Expects Retrans Revenues to Double by 2013

As CBS Corp. presented rosy financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2010, CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves said Wednesday that the company expects things to get even better, TVNewsCheck reported. “The rapid growth of retrans continues to…

Redbox Setting Up Subscription Streaming Service to Battle Netflix and Hulu

Movie rental operation Redbox is working on a subscription streaming service to help it compete with Netflix and Hulu, Bloomberg News reports. The online service would be combined in some way with physical DVD rentals, the story says. Redbox, owned…

Cablevision Loses 35,000 Basic Subscribers, as Last Year’s Dispute With Fox Hits Home

Cablevision Systems said it lost 35,000 basic video subscribers in the fourth quarter, excluding the customers it gained from the purchase of Bresnan Communications, marking a steeper customer loss than many analysts had predicted, reports Bloomberg News. Virtually all the…

Lisa Ling’s ‘Our America’ Series a Ratings Winner for OWN

The OWN documentary series from Lisa Ling, called "Our America," debuted to strong ratings Tuesday, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The series, which looks at controversial topics such as sex offenses and online bride services, drew an…

’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Released From Hospital; Journalist Resigns Fellowship After Tweets Make Light of Cairo Sex Attack

Iraq war journalist Nir Rosen has apologized and resigned his fellowship at New York University after releasing tweets that appeared to make light of CBS News reporter Lara Logan’s sexual assault in Cairo, reports The Huffington Post. Rosen had been…

Another Child Star Gone Bad? Handlers for ‘Malcolm in the Middle’s’ Frankie Muniz Say No–He Didn’t Attack His Girlfriend, Didn’t Threaten Suicide and the Gun Wasn’t Loaded; However, He Admits to Being in a Rock Band

Frankie Muniz, the former star of the Fox sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle," had a handgun confiscated by Arizona police after an altercation Friday night with his girlfriend, reports NPR. Muniz’s girlfriend, Elycia Turnbow, claimed that Muniz pulled out a…

Sheen Makes Another Call to ‘Dan Patrick Show,’ and This Time He Has Advice for Lindsay Lohan–and a Date for Reporting Back to the Set of ‘Men’

On today’s edition of "The Dan Patrick Show," "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen called in to, among other things, set the record straight about his relationship with Chuck Lorre, creator of the sitcom. Sheen, who called the…

Lohan Won’t Be Doing Letterman After All–And You Won’t Guess Who Was Behind the Mistake (No, It Wasn’t Charlie Sheen)

It turns out the earlier report that Lindsay Lohan would appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” to deliver a Top 10 List was all a mistake and the actress won’t be on the show after all, Reuters reports. So…