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The Mad Scramble By Wannabes To Appear on Oprah Before She Shutters Her Syndicated Show

With Oprah Winfrey winding down her syndicated TV show, there’s a scramble among various wannabes to get their fifteen minutes of fame on her show, the New York Times reports. Says the article, " ‘When Johnny Carson left, all the…

Study: Users Who Watch Some TV Shows From the Internet On Their TV Are NOT Cable Cord Cutters; Actually,They Report Watching The Same Amount of TV or MORE TV Than Before

"A new study by Nielsen, commissioned by the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM), argues that most people who watch at least some content from the Web on their TV sets are ‘cord keepers’ rather than ‘cord cutters,’ reports The…

Disney Channel Readying Show That Sounds a Lot Like ‘Glee,’ With One Big Difference

The success of Fox’s "Glee" was bound to inspire similar projects, and that appears to be what’s behind the news today that Disney Channel is gearing up for a musical television series set in high school, Deadline.com reports. The show,…

‘Big Bang Theory’ Lifts CBS to Narrow Ratings Win

With its hit sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” leading all programs Thursday night, CBS came out on top for the night in a close fight with ABC, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. CBS ended the night with an overall rating of 3.0…

Deja Vu All Over Again: Brett Favre Says He’s Retiring

Last night was the first NFL Network Thursday night game of the season, and for those who have the channel, they not only saw the Atlanta Falcons come from behind to beat the Baltimore Ravens, they also heard interviewer Steve…

Americans Continue to Dump Cable TV Service

A new survey from Harris Interactive indicates that in the past six months 22% of Americans have canceled or cut back on their cable TV services, reports B&C. The pace of movement away from cable has been consistent for a…

Study: Which Anti-Smoking TV Ads Are Most Effective

Some approaches to convincing people to quit smoking work better than others, and a new study zeros in on which types of TV ads work best, according to U.S. News & World Report. According to the article, "Television ads that…

Kanye West Says He’s Canceling His Upcoming ‘Today’ Show Performance ‘For Obvious Reasons’ Following His Interview This Week With Matt Lauer

Rapper Kanye West’s beef with NBC’s “Today” show and interviewer Matt Lauer continued to produce fallout today, with the latest development being West’s cancellation of a scheduled Nov. 26 singing performance on Today,” Entertainment Weekly reports. To see video of the…

Newsweek and Daily Beast Form Joint Venture–But Will It Work? Or Is It Unmanageable ‘Beastweek’?

Newsweek Magazine is launching a joint venture with Barry Diller’s news website Daily Beast, with the combined entity to be called Newsweek Daily Beast Co., Bloomberg reports. The venture will be co-owned by Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp and Newsweek owner Sidney Harman….

Report: Two Gosselin Sextuplets Expelled From Private School

Two of Kate Gosselin’s sextuplets have been expelled from a private school in Pennsylvania after fighting with their classmates and making fun of other children, reports the New York Post, citing a story in In Touch. Some of the Kate…