Vince Young stepped down from the board of Young Broadcasting, where he served as non-executive chairman, reports TVNewsCheck.com, citing board member Tony Cassara. The board changes weren’t publicly announced by the company that bears Vince Young’s family name, the story…
The husband of one of the cast members of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" is once again facing legal problems, reports the New York Post. Joe Giudice, the husband of Teresa Giudice, is accused of using his brother’s ID to…
Jokes about nuclear meltdowns on Fox’s "The Simpsons" are reportedly being edited out of some episodes, while other episodes are being pulled from the lineup, in several countries in the wake of the real-world nuclear crisis in Japan, according to…
CBS has announced that it is giving renewals to two reality shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Coming back for a third season will be "Undercover Boss," while "The Amazing Race" has been renewed for a 19th season. "Undercover Boss"…
An actress who co-starred in "Battlestar Galactica" has been tapped for a role in the A&E pilot "Longmire," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. Katee Sackhoff will play a deputy opposite the Wyoming sheriff played by Robert…
Netflix and other video services including Hulu and Google are in talks with independent studio Miramax about licensing films from its 700-title library, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. No agreement has been reached, and any deal would…
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As MTV’s "Jersey Shore" begins airing in Italy, some Italians are unhappy with the show’s depictions of Italian-Americans, reports the New York Post. A columnist in the Roman newspaper New Notzie wrote that the cast embodies "the worst stereotypes of…
Dawson "Tack" Nail, who first joined Broadcasting magazine in 1955, and who, for the past 47 years, was with Communications Daily, died Friday, March 25, 2011, from injuries suffered in a fall, reports B&C. He was 82 and still on…
ABC announced a key move among its creative team as entertainment boss Paul Lee continues to shake things up, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The network’s top scripted development executive, Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs, is out. Canning Dungey, senior VP of drama,…