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Some Frosting: Food Network Cancels Series After 10 Seasons on Air

The Food Network has canceled one of its signature shows after a 10-year run, reports The Hollywood Reporter, with a contribution from the Associated Press "Ace of Cakes,"  a reality show about Baltimore’s Charm City Cakes bakery, has been canceled, the article says. …

As Hollywood Remembers Ronni Chasen in Memorial Over the Weekend, A Report Surfaces that Chasen Herself Recently Thought She was Being Followed

An artilce by Hollie McKay on the Fox News website says that even as Hollwood was remembering publicist Ronnie Chasen formally in services over the weekend, a report surfaced that Chasen herself thought she was being followed in recent weeks. The…

Netflix Offers New Streaming Only Plan, Raises Prices on Other Plans

Netflix announced today that it will offer a streaming only plan for $7.99 a month, CNNMoney reports. According to the article, "The new plan, priced at $7.99 per month, allows customers to instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies streamed…

Former ‘Lost’ Star Cast in J.J. Abrams’ New Effort

The first actor cast in ‘Lost’ has been cast in J.J. Abrams’ lastest TV effort, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. It’s Jorge Garcia, who played Hurley on "Lost." In the new show, a Fox pilot called "Alcatraz," Garcia will play…

Two-Time TV Movie Inspiration Laurie Bembenek, a.k.a. ‘Bambi,’ Dies at 52

Laurie Bembenek, a former Playboy bunny and convicted murderer whose story was twice the focus of television movies, has died, reports the New York Post. She was 52. Bembenek died from complications of hepatitis C and kidney failure, the story…

The Finale’s Tonight: Bristol Palin and the Politics of ‘Dancing With The Stars’

The executive producer of the ABC hit "Dancing witht the Stars," Conrad Green, "insists he’s shocked – shocked – to discover the Palin family could have such a polarizing effect on the American public, over a simple little dance-competition show,…

Is Scripted Programming on Friday Nights Doomed to Extinction?

Is scripted programming on Friday evenings is doomed, following ABC’s non-scripted line-up securing top ratings for a second consecutive week? That’s the question Deadline.com’s Nellie Andreeva asks.  Last week, "20/20" was the highest-rated Friday program, after the network’s "Primetime" won on…

Reverse Exchange: ABC Affiliates Now Making Some of Their Commercial Time Available to the Network

ABC affilates are now making some of their commercial time available to ABC, B&C reports. Accroding to the article, "Affiliates will offer the network 16 units, mostly in prime. The first week involves The Bachelor, No Ordinary Family and The…

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New Owner of PBS-Distributed ‘Nightly Business Report’ Has Big Plans–But Previous Business Partners Have Big Questions

Mykalai Kontilai, the businessman who bought the 31-year old PBS-distributed "Nightly Business Report" in August, has big plans for the program, including negotiations for a daily radio show and talks to distribute the program into almost 200 countries, reports one of…