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NBC Staffs Up Reorganized Current Department, Announces Two Key Appointments

NBC has given two veterans of the Peacock Network key positions with its recently relaunched current department, Deadline.com reports. The network appointed Erin Underhill and Edwin Chung as senior VP, current programming, NBC and Universal Media Studios, the article says….

Is HBO Having its Lifeblood Sucked Away by DirecTV?

HBO should be having a great year given that it’s airing the third season of the hit "True Blood" and earlier this year debuted the award-winning "The Pacific," but instead HBO found itself with its lowest number of subscribers in…

The Hollywood Reporter, 80 Years Since It First Started as A Daily, To Become a Large Format Glossy Weekly Starting Next Month

The Hollywood Reporter is taking a radical step that its new ownership claim is necessary to save the publication: It will become weekly in October, 2010, 80 years and one month after it first started its life publishing as a daily….

Mike Benson, Co-Chief of ABC Marketing (and Well-Known as Chairman of PromaxBDA for Several Years Up Until Earlier This Year) Is Leaving ABC

"ABC marketing co-chief Mike Benson is out after 12 years at the network," Variety reports, adding, "Benson’s exit comes as new ABC Entertainment prexy Paul Lee looks to make his first mark at the network." Benson has been running ABC…

More Intrigue at ‘The Office’–Whoever Is New Star of Show After Carell Leaves May Not Be Same Person Who Is Named to Be the New Boss on the Show

"One question being mulled by “Office” writers is whether those two roles — the new star of the show and the new boss of Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch — are going to be the same person," writes former TVWeek star…

Google Instant Search: Some Marketers Are Saying It’s the End of Online Marketing As We Have Known It

Some in the online marketing community are saying that Google’s new instant seach spells the end of online marketing as we’ve known it, the Telegraph reports. According to the article, "Search Engine Optimizers, who try to get websites to the…

NBC Exec Says Goal Is to Displace ABC

NBC’s goal this season is to displace ABC as the third-ranked network in the ratings, Bloomberg reports. "Our real competition is ABC," says Angela Bromstad, president of prime-time entertainment, the article notes, adding that that means dislodging ABC from its…

Bloom Off the Rose: The Sagging Economy Finally Catches Up With Wii and the Other Video Gamers

Video game hardware and software posted their worst August sales results in four years, with Nintendo’s Wii showing its worst sales month ever, reports MercuryNews.com. U.S. retail sales of game hardware, software and accessories fell 10% from a year earlier,…

Don Johnson Gets An Additional $28 Million on Top of the $23 Million He Was Already Awarded in His ‘Nash Bridges’ Lawsuit; His Attorney Says There is Even More to Come

A judge awarded Don Johnson Productions $28.5 million in pre-judgment interest on Wednesday for its suit against Rysher Entertainment over profits from "Nash Bridges," reports TheWrap.com. The ruling marks Johnson’s second win over "Nash Bridges," with the actor winning $23.2…

Britney Spears Sued for Sexual Harrassment by Former Bodyguard

Britney Spears has been sued for sexual harrassment by a former bodyguard, BBC News is reporting. According to the article, the bodyguard, "Fernando Flores has accused the singer of repeatedly parading around in the nude and having sex in front…