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‘Law & Order: Los Angeles’ Promises to Carry on Flagship’s Tradition of Hiring Theater Talent

"Law & Order: Los Angeles," the newest version of the crime drama that will debut later this month, is pledging to carry on the same tradition as the original "L&O" show by hiring local theater talent, reports the Los Angeles…

Is Apple’s Ping the Future of Social Commerce?

Om Malik of Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek thinks the answer is yes. Of all of Apple’s announcements on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, Malik writes that "the most impressive to me by far was Ping, the music-only social network that Apple is opening…

Dana Carvey’s Untitled Sketch Show Project at Fox Is Dead

Comedian Dana Carvey’s untitled sketch show project at Fox is dead, reports Joe Adalian at New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The show was to pair Carvey with former Fox late-night host Spike Feresten, but Fox was working on the project…

DVR Alert: This Weekend Good Opportunity To See Movie With Two of the Most Famous People to Ever Star in a TV Series

This Labor Day weekend is a wonderful opportunity to see two stars who basically defined TV in its early days in one of their few movie appearances together. It’s Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, in the closest they came to making…

With Expensive Smartphones Comes Ways to Avoid Losing Them — With Irritating and Sometimes Embarrassing Techniques

Rich Jaroslovsky of Bloomberg takes a look at devices designed to keep you from losing your expensive smartphone, and finds that the problem-solvers "intend to irritate, and by and large do a good job of it." There are people who…

TVWeek Labor Day Holiday Schedule

Today, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, TVWeek will publish its TVBizWire e-newsletter, and its Daily Viral Video, but not its afternoon E-Daily e-newsletter.  TVWeek personnel will be off on Labor Day, Sept. 6th, 2010. We will resume publishing on a regular basis…

After Losing Showrunner, CBS’ ‘Blue Bloods’ Taps Two New Producers

After losing showrunner Ken Sanzel, CBS’ "Blue Bloods" has tapped two new producers, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Veteran director Fred Keller is joining the show as producer and director, and writer Linda Gase will serve as consulting producer, the story…

Time Warner Cable, Disney Agree to Carriage Terms; TW Cable Agrees to Add Disney Junior, ESPN 3D and ESPN3.com

Time Warner Cable, the nation’s fourth largest video programming distributor, and programmer Walt Disney Co. have reached a multiple year carriage agreement, Bloomberg reports. TW Cable, with 12.8 million basic subscribers (just behind Comcast, DirecTV and Dish Network in number…

Creators of Hit Film ‘Paranormal Activity’ To Create Spooky Project for ABC That Brings Hit Film’s Syle to TV

The creators of the hit film "Paranormal Activity" have joined forces with Dreamworks TV and ABC Studios to create a spooky project for TV, reports James Hibberd at his Live Feed blog on the site of The Hollywood Reporter. According…

Burger King Sold

Burger King, the nation’s second largest fast food hamburger chain after McDonald’s, has been sold, reports Bloomberg. Burger King has been a major TV advertiser for years. According to the article, "Burger King Holdings Inc. agreed to be acquired by 3G Capital,…