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Ratings Record for BBC America

BBC America set a ratings record with the season premiere of a British import Saturday, TVGuide.com reported. The first part of a two-part "Doctor Who" episode drew 1.27 million viewers to the cable channel, which made the show the network’s…

Insiders Say Couric Is Considering Move to ABC

Katie Couric is considering jumping to ABC after her “CBS Evening News” contract expires in the next couple of weeks, Bloomberg reports. The 54-year-old anchor is expected to announce later this week that she is leaving “Evening News.” The insiders…

Trump’s Latest Target: Robert De Niro (Sample Trump Attack: ‘We’re Not Dealing With Albert Einstein’)

One by one, celebrities who have expressed frustration with Donald Trump’s birther campaign have become targets of the “Celebrity Apprentice” host’s acid tongue. Whoopi Goldberg and Jerry Seinfeld, among others, have found themselves on the bad side of the would-be…

Survey Shows Americans Don’t Care About Royal Wedding

The media has ramped up the coverage of this week’s royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, but most of America doesn’t care, reports The New York Times. According to a New York Times/CBS News poll, just 6% said…

Flagship FX Drama Lures Emmy-Winning Director/Exec Producer From HBO

A veteran showrunner and multiple Emmy-winning director has joined FX’s flagship drama to both executive produce and direct, reports Deadline.com. Paris Barclay is making the move to "Sons of Anarchy" after spending the past three seasons as executive producer and…

Former ‘Survivor’ Star Gets Cable Show

One of the most charismatic stars of CBS’s long-running "Survivor" franchise has snagged a new reality show, People magazine reports. Rob Mariano, better known as Boston Rob, has a show on the History Channel called "Around the World in 80…

Strong Showing for ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ in Sunday Ratings

NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice” was up 12% from a week ago in the 18-49 demo Sunday night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported, perhaps helped by the recent media campaign by its host, Donald Trump. For the night overall, the ratings crown was a split…

Hottest Magazine in U.S. Has a Close Connection to TV

America’s hottest magazine–topping the list of the industry’s most successful and influential magazines over the past year, according to Adweek–is Food Network Magazine. The rankings are based on a mix of financial measurements and influence stats derived from media profile,…

Well-Known Movie Critic Loses Another Job

A film critic known for his stint at The New York Times as well as his dreadlocks has been dropped by Movieline, his latest employer, after just three months, reports TheWrap.com. The critic is Elvis Mitchell, and the latest news…

Exec Who Developed the Compact Disc Dies at 81

The man who developed the compact disc and helped Sony expand into a media, entertainment and software leader, Norio Ohga, died Saturday, April 23, at the age of 81, according to The Hollywood Reporter. When Sony purchased Columbia Pictures in…