After premiering in August, the returning "Weeds" and the new comedy "The Big C" were given renewals by Showtime, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. "Weeds," which is in its sixth season, and the freshman "The Big C"…
Playboy magazine is offering a "Jersey Shore" star $400,000 to pose naked, reports RadarOnline.com. The offer may face contractual obstacles from the MTV reality show, however, the article says. The negotiations started at $200,000 and the offer of $400,000 would require the…
Oprah Winfrey’s OWN, the daytime talk-show host’s new cable network, has signed Mark Burnett to a deal to create a daily talk show with similarities to "The View," reports the New York Post. The show will feature multiple hosts, similar…
Political advertising this year is likely to surpass what was spent during 2008’s general election, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Ad spending for the midterm political elections has already come in at $160 million above what was spent in 2006, the…
Five days after a tornado touched down in New York City, parts of Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island remain without cable service, the New York Post reports. That’s prompted a deluge of complaints to Time Warner Cable’s hotline, although customers…