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Joke Lands Chelsea Handler in Hot Water With Serbians–Boycott of E!’s ‘Chelsea Lately’ Taking Shape

Serbians are urging a boycott of Chelsea Handler and advertisers on her E! show "Chelsea Lately" after the comedian made comments that implied the country is a "disappointment," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Handler made the comments on a June…

Netflix CEO Joins Facebook Board of Directors–Move Appears to Have Benefits for Both Companies

Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings has joined Facebook’s board of directors, giving the social networking company expertise in digital entertainment, reports Bloomberg. Hastings becomes the sixth director at Facebook, which has existing directors including Washington Post Co. Chairman Donald Graham…

Station Group, Feeling Pinch of Uneven Economic Recovery, Places Employees on Furlough

Noting that the "economic recovery continues to be unevenly felt across our markets," a group that owns 18 network-affiliated stations says it is placing its employees on furlough, reports Poynter.org’s Jim Romenesko. Media General is implementing 15 days of furlough…

Fox Charts Aggressive Marketing Push for Spielberg-Produced Dinosaur Series

Fox is putting a big promotional push behind "Terra Nova," the time-traveling drama about a family that is transported to prehistoric Earth, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Steven Spielberg and former News Corp. President Peter Chernin are…

Aaron Sorkin Working on HBO Miniseries About L.A.’s Famed Chateau Marmont

Aaron Sorkin is working on an HBO miniseries about the famed Los Angeles hotel Chateau Marmont, reports Deadline.com.  "The Office" star John Krasinski has been behind the show’s development and will executive produce with Sorkin, along with Chateau Marmont’s current…

After Success of ‘Teen Mom,’ MTV Has Show in the Pipeline Focusing on Another Mistake Many Young People Make

On the heels of its successful “Teen Mom” reality show, MTV is working on a project with a similar approach–focused again on a mistake many young people make. This time the subject is high school dropouts, and the network hopes…

Supreme Court Decides Fate of Billionaire’s Estate in Anna Nicole Smith Case

In a 5-4 ruling that limits the power of federal bankruptcy judges, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued its decision in a case involving the estate of Anna Nicole Smith. The estate will receive nothing from the $1.6 billion fortune…

Lohan Ordered to Stop Hosting Parties While Under House Arrest; Attempted ‘Today’ Interview Goes Sour

Lindsay Lohan appeared in court today after reportedly failing an alcohol test, and was ordered by the judge to stop throwing parties at her house while she’s under house arrest, People magazine reported. Lohan used “extremely poor judgment” by hosting…

PBS Brings Back Pioneering 1970s Reality Show

PBS is bringing the Loud family back to American television. The pioneering 1970s reality television program "An American Family" is returning in a two-hour version of the original 12-hour documentary series called "An American Family: Anniversary Edition." The groundbreaking series–sometimes…

Price of Pay TV Is Up–So How Much Are We Paying?

The average price subscribers to multichannel video are paying for their TV privileges is up a sizable 3% from a year ago, according to a report by Multichannel News citing a survey by Leichtman Research Group. The average subscriber now…