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MTV Bringing Back Controversial 1990s Cartoon Characters

MTV is making plans to expose a new generation of viewers to a pair of cartoon characters who last stirred things up on the network in the 1990s, CBS News reports. “Beavis And Butt-head” is scheduled to make a comeback,…

ABC News Crew Threatened With Beheading; Fox News Crew Beaten. Attacks on Media Escalate in Cairo

An ABC News crew was carjacked Thursday in Cairo by a group of angry men who threatened to behead them, as attacks against foreign reporters escalated in the strife-riddled Egyptian capital, ABC News reported. The team was later released. In…

Actress Who Played Brando’s Lover in the Breakthrough X-Rated ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Dead at 58

The actress who played opposite Marlon Brando in "Last Tango in Paris’ has died at age 58, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The actress was Maria Schneider. According to the article, "A representative of the Act 1 agency said Schneider died…

Was Fortune Magazine Being Unethical When It Published Information About Steve Jobs’ Medical Condition That Fortune Knew Was ‘Off-the-Record?’

It happend earlier this month, and TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross reports on this seemingly huge faux pas by Fortune, including his perspective from a 30-year career as a journalist. To read this must-read entry on journalist ethics, please click…

Charlie Sheen Releases Statement To Co-Workers, Fans, Saying, ‘I Have a Lot of Work to Do’; At the Same Time He Blasts Media Coverage of His Situation as ‘Pathetic’

Charlie Sheen issued a statement on Wednesday and sent text messages to E! News, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. According to the story, his statement read, " ‘I have a lot of work to do to be able to return…

Super Bowl to Feature Ad for Fox Animated Film with Hugely Popular App Tie-In

The Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, will feature an innovate ad for 20th Century Fox’s animated film "Rio," which will include an embedded code for players of a hughly popular app,Advertising Age reports. It’s a tie-in with the…

After Getting Yanked Almost a Year Ago, ‘The Daily Show’ and ‘Colbert Report’ Return to Hulu; Snooki and ‘Teen Mom’ to Subscription-Based Hulu Plus

After getting pulled from the video-streaming site Hulu almost a year ago, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and the "Colbert Report" are returning to the service, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The announcement of the shows’…

With Mark Harmon Signing a Two-Year Deal, ‘NCIS’ Gets Renewed by CBS for its 9th Season

With "NCIS" star Mark Harmon signing a new two-year contract to continue on the program, CBS has renewed the show for its ninth season, reports Deadline.com. According to the story, Harmon’s deal will give him more than $500,000 per episode,…

Time Warner CEO Bewkes Is Planning Aggressive Push in VOD to Fight Netflix

Time Warner Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes is planning an aggressive push in video-on-demand to fight Netflix, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. In a conference call with analysts on Wednesday, Bewkes said that the "digital transition in film"…

Creator of ‘Grizzly Adams’ TV Series Dies

The man who created the book and television series "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," has died, reports the BBC News. His name was Charles Sellier and he was 67. Sellier died unexpectedly at his home in Idaho, according to…