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Ellen DeGeneres Out as ‘Idol’ Judge

Fox has announced that Ellen DeGeneres will not return as a judge on "American Idol." In a statement DeGeneres said, "A couple months ago, I let Fox and the ‘American Idol’ producers know that this didn’t feel like the right…

Reality Check: ‘America’s Got Talent,’ ‘Big Brother’ Score Again in Nielsens

The Wednesday night Nielsens reflected the smaller summer audiences, but reality TV continued to thrive, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. CBS’s "Big Brother" beat out Fox’s "So You Think You Can Dance," scoring a 2.2 rating to a 2.0…

Salary Negotiations Still Ongoing with ‘Big Bang’ Cast Just One Week Before Start of 4th Season Production

Salary negotiations are "still nowhere" with the main cast of CBS’ "The Big Bang Theory," just one week before the show is slated to begin production on its fourth season, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Producing studio Warner Bros. TV…

Motorola Latches onto Apple’s iPhone 4 Design Flaw with Campaign to Boost Droid X

Motorola is using Apple’s iPhone 4 design flaw to its own benefit, running an advertisement that points out the iPhone’s reception problem while drawing attention to its new Droid X on Verizon, reports Advertising Age. A full-page print ad that…

NBC’s Flagship Los Angeles TV Station, KNBC, Gets New Exec to Take Over Day-to-Day News Operations

NBC’s flagship TV station in Los Angeles, KNBC, is getting a new executive to take over the day-to-day operations of its news department, reports TVNewsCheck. The executive is Vickie Burns, who has been named KNBC’s vice president of news. "She…

CBS’s Tassler Sounds Off on McPherson’s Exit Just Before TCA and Why Networks Should Be ‘Paranoid’

Launching the Television Critics Association conference in Beverly Hills, CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler told an executive session Wednesday that stability has been a winning strategy for her network but added that CBS remains “paranoid” about the future of broadcast…

Chris Albrecht, Who Was a Hughly Successful Programmer at HBO, and His $1 Billion Bet That He Can Make Starz a Significant Player on the Original Programming Scene

Chris Albrecht, who was extraordinarily successful as a programmer at HBO, is betting $1 billion that he can repeat his magic at Starz Called Operation Turbo, Starz has a plan to raise the $1 billion in off-balance-sheet financing to build…

Top Scripps Executive Who Helped Brand Food Network and Launch Cooking Channel Departs to Another Cable Network

One of Scripps’ top executives, who was vice president of brand creative at the Food Network–where she also helped launch the Cooking Channel–has left to go to another cable network. Patalia Tate has been named senior vice president, marketing, creative and brand strategy for…

Julia Roberts and Goldie Hawn Producing Shows for Oprah; Also, More Details on Sarah Ferguson’s Show for Oprah

Julia Roberts and Goldie Hawn have agreed to to produce documentaries for the upcoming Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), the New York Daily News reports. Roberts will create and narrate a film called "Extraordinary Moms," which examines mothers who have tried to…

Discovery Fills Two Executive Positions

Bruce Campbell and Lee Bartlett have received appointments with the Discovery Channel. Campbell, who has been president of Digital Media and Corporate Development for Discovery, is moving up to chief development officer and general counsel. Campbell will report to President…