Larry’ King’s final talk show on CCN after 25 years may best be remembered for its collection of awkward moments, from King’s mis-timed introduction of guest Bill Maher ("these words are not easy to say–Bill Maher is the host…") to…
A former star of "Melrose Place" was indicted in New Jersey on charges of aggravated manslaughter and assault by auto after she was involved in a deadly crash earlier this year, reports TMZ.com. Amy Locane, who played Sandy on the…
"Digital whistleblower and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was Time’s readers’ choice to be the magazine’s 2010 Person of the Year with 382,206 votes, but [Time’s Managing Editor, Rick] Stengel said he considered the long-term impact of the Harvard-dropout-turned-social-network-mogul [Mark Zuckerberg]—not just…
With KCET no longer a PBS outlet in Los Angeles, one of the signature PBS shows will not be available to be seen by most Angelenos by tuning into public TV. But the show will still be able to be…
By Chuck Ross In between watching sports and last minute holiday shopping, we have a terrific movie recommendation for you to watch at home this weekend. With the death of Blake Edwards this week, we dove into his film oeuvre…
Local television advertising sales jumped by 31.7% in the third quarter compared with a year earlier, far outpacing network television ad sales, which grew at just 2.7%, reports B&C. The numbers come from a survey from TVB and Kantar Media,…
There’s a new showrunner coming on board for the sixth season of "Dexter," reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The show’s executive producer Scott Buck will succeed Chip Johannessen, who ran the series last season, the article notes. The fifth season…
The runner-up in last season’s "American Idol," Crystal Bowersox, is on track to outsell the season’s champ, Lee DeWyze, in first-week album sales, the New York Post reports. Bowersox’s first album, "Farmer’s Daughter," sold as many as 50,000 copies in…
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who spent 21 month in prison after pleading guilty to running a dogfighting ring, has gotten his first post-prison ad endorsement deal. It’s for a New Jersey car dealership, reports Advertising Age. According to the article,…
Bloomberg has a lengthy piece by Sarah Rabil and Ian King about why the TV broadcast networks are reluctant to deal with Google TV. According to the article, "One sticking point is ads, which accounted for 63 percent of the…