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Ooooo, Now That’s Punishment: ‘Indefinite’ Suspension of MSNBC’s Olbermann Turns out To Be Just a Couple of Days

Keith Olbermann, the MSNBC host who was suspended "indefinitely" last week for donating to Democrat candidates, will return to the air on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010,  reports the Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. MSNBC President Phil Griffin said in…

SAG, AFTRA Reach Tentative Agreement with Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers

SAG and AFTRA reached a tentative three-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers this weekend, with the unions receiving 2% annual wage increases, The Hollywood Reporter reports. While that’s a modest gain, the unions won big…

TV Rights for NHL Poised to Become Battleground as ESPN Gears up for Bid

The rights for the National Hockey League may become a battleground as ESPN is gearing up to make a bid, reports Mediaweek. Comcast’s Versus, the incumbent cable rights holder, has first dibs, with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman planning on meeting…

On Heels of San Francisco Banning Toys in Happy Meals is New Yale Study Blasting the Marketing Efforts of Fast Food Eateries

Fast food restaurants market too heavily to kids is one of the conclusions of a new study from Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity,the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the article, " ‘Our results show that…

Los Angeles to Jamie Oliver: Nah, Our School Kids Aren’t Interested in Your Healthy Lunches

The Los Angeles Unified School District has turned down an offer by British chef Jamie Oliver to remake its school food into more healthful options, reports the Los Angeles Times. Oliver is planning on bringing his reality TV show "Food…

AT&T, Scripps Resolve Carriage Talks; Food Network Returns to U-verse

The Food Network, HGTV and other Scripps Networks channels were restored to AT&T’s U-verse on Sunday night after the companies came to an agreement on a carriage contract,reports Reuters. Because of the dispute, AT&T’s 2.7 million U-verse customers had lost…

ESPN Adds Former NBA Sharpshooter as Analyst

A former sharpshooter in the NBA has joined ESPN as an analyst on the network’s NBA programming, reports SportsNewser. The new studio analyst is a former small forward and shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors, Chris Mullin, who was…

This One’s Worrisome: Nielsen Says It’s Been ‘Grossly’ UNDER-Estimating Time Spent On Websites For AT LEAST the Last Three Months

Nielsen says its measurement of the amount of time users spend on websites may have been "grossly underestimated for at least the past three months," Advertising Age reports. According to Ad Age the undercount was "due to a flaw in [Nielsen’s] system that failed to recognize…

DirecTV Posts Higher Earnings, Says Scrapping HD Fee Was Key

DirecTV reported higher revenues and a 27% increase in operating profit when it announced its third-quarter earnings Thursday, TheWrap reported. The important measure of average monthly revenue per subscriber also grew during the quarter, by 4.3 percent, the story says….

Which Pop Culture Classic Will Be Next to Get the ‘Glee’ Treatment? (Hint: I do like ‘Glee’ on the TV box. Say, I do like to watch it on Fox.)

Now that Fox’s "Glee" has done its "Rocky Horror," Lady Gaga, Madonna and Britney Spears episodes, word has surfaced that the next pop culture figure to get reinterpreted may be Dr. Seuss. Michael Ausiello at Movieline.com reports that the show’s…