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ESPN and Xbox Team For New Interactive Features For College Bowl Games

"ESPN and Xbox 360 are delivering a new and unique interactive experience for college football bowl season," ESPN announced today. The announcement continues, "In a new software update to ESPN on Xbox LIVE available today, sports fans will be able…

Comcast Writers Vote To Be Represented By WGA

"Writers on Comcast’s entertainment networks E!, Style, and G4 have voted to be represented by the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW)," the Writers Guild has announced. The announcement continues, "Tuesday’s secret ballot election was monitored and certified by the…

New ‘Biggest Loser’ Includes an Olympic Gold Medalist Who Ate Until He Weighed 474 Pounds

The 11th season of "The Biggest Loser" will feature its most famous competitor yet:, an Olympic gold medalist who packed on the weight and ended up with 474 pounds on his 6’1" frame, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog….

The King Steps Down: Streisand Guest on Penultimate Show. As For Thursday Night, One Critic Has Some Ideas In His Column Titled ‘What Happens On the Last ‘Larry King Live’?’

Tonight, Wednessday,  Dec. 15, 2010, the next to the last night of CNN’s "Larry King Live," the host visits Barbra Streisand at her Malibu home But what about tomorrow night, his last show? "Here’s what CNN is saying about the…

In the End It Was Just damsEL nOISE: Charlie Sheen Will Not Face Criminal Charges for His Infamous Incident With a Porn Star at the Plaza Hotel in New York

Charlie Sheen, the star of " Two and a Half Men" "will not face criminal charges over his October freakout at New York’s Plaza Hotel, E! News has learned," EOnline reports. Adccording to the story, " ‘There have been no arrests….

Sexy Star of ‘Matrix’ To Star in Cable Pilot

One of the sexy stars of the "Matrix" films is set to star in a cable pilot, reports Nellie Andreeva of Deadlne.com. Carrie-Anne Moss will play the lead in an untitled pilot for Lifetime from writer-executive producer Michael Sardo, the…

You Suspected This Was True, Didn’t You? Study Says We Spend As Much Time Online as We Spend Watching TV [We Can All Thank Our Smartphones For This]

Look like that nagging suspicion most of us have about how consumers spend their time turns out to be true. Americans are spending as many hours online as they are watching television, Media Daily News reports, citing a Forrester study. The average…

Syndie Shows Had Big Ratings Week After Thanksgiving

"Many entertainment magazines, courtrooms, games and off-net sitcoms and dramas delivered strong showings in the week ending Dec. 5," reports TVNewsCheck. For example, the article says that "In the first full week following the end of the November sweep almost…

Viacom Tells FCC Commissioners It’s Worried About Comcast-NBCU Merger and Effect on Independent Programming

Viacom has told Federal Communications Commission commissioners Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn that it’s concerned about the Comcast/NBC Universal merger, according to an ex parte filing on meetings between the parties, according to B&C. Viacom reps said the company is…

Former Television Chef Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison in Plot to Kill His Wife

 A former television chef was sentenced to nine years in prison on Monday, Dec. 17, 2010 for his role in a plot to kiss his wife, the Associated Press reports. Juan-Carlos Cruz, who was once a chef on "Calorie Commando,"  gave his…