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Singer in Superstar Hip-Hop Group Surfaces as a Contender for ‘X Factor’ Judge

A new name has surfaced as a contender to join Simon Cowell’s "The X Factor," which will debut on Fox in the fall, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The new contender is Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie….

Motion Picture Academy Surprise: Indie Queen Named CEO

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ Board of Governors pulled off a surprise Thursday night, naming an outsider as CEO, the L.A. Times reported. The job went to Dawn Hudson, former head of Film Independent. Longtime Academy exec…

Three TV Station Groups Partner to Offer Syndicated News Show

Three top television station groups are working together to offer a syndicated, interactive daily news show that will air this fall, reports TVNewsCheck. The program, "RightThisMinute," will use social media, citizen journalism, the Internet and mobile technology, the story says….

Showtime Picks Up Two Series

Showtime has announced that it is giving pickups to two shows–one drama and one comedy, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The shows are the hourlong drama "Homeland" and the half-hour comedy "House of Lies.” Claire Danes stars in "Homeland"…

Sign of the Times: Grocery Coupon-Focused Reality Show Tops Everything Else on Cable

Watching people save money at the grocery store is a hit for TLC, whose new reality show "Extreme Couponing" debuted with an average of 2.3 million viewers in back-to-back episodes Wednesday, reports TheWrap.com. The series was the top-ranked ad-supported cable…

‘How I Met Your Mother’ to Be Shared in Syndication by Two Cable Nets

CBS’s "How I Met Your Mother" will be shared in syndication by two networks, as FX will start airing the program in September while Lifetime, which signed a syndication deal for the show in 2008, will also air the program,…

CNN Sees Its Ratings Fall as Interest in World News Fades

CNN’s ratings have fallen along with a slowdown in breaking news from around the world, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. The network’s prime-time numbers have settled back into third place, behind Fox News and…

Three ‘Jersey Shore’ Stars Get Their Own MTV Shows

MTV has greenlighted two spinoffs from its hit reality show “Jersey Shore,” with three of the show’s popular stars to be featured, Deadline.com reports. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jenni “JWoww” Farley will share the spotlight in one show, while Paul…

High-Profile Media Exec Loses Latest Job

An executive known for working primarily in high-profile media positions most of her career has lost her latest gig, reports Crain’s New York Business. Cathie Black, well-known in media circles as the former chairman of Hearst Magazines and, earlier in her career,…

Two Suspects Arrested in Slaying of BET Host DJ Megatron

New York authorities have arrested two suspects in the shooting death of DJ Megatron, the New York Daily News reported. William Williams, 21, and Richard Cromwell, 20, were reportedly ID’d by video surveillance equipment at the scene of the killing…