"American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi tried to quit the show two months ago, according to an "exclusive’ report on EOnline.com by Marc Malkin. According to the article, after working on the show for two years, DioGuardi believed it was time for her…
Dave McElhatton, who served as a broadcaster in the San Francisco Bay Area for 50 years–including a long stint as the chief news anchor on KPIX–has died. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, who covered Mac when Ross worked at…
After ordering two pilots, Spike TV has decided to pass on both projects, an unusual although not unheard of occurrence, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The projects, "Back Nine" and "Playing with Guns," "aren’t the right projects for us to…
Dish Network will offer more than 150,000 episodes, video clips and movies through its "TV Everywhere" effort through DishOnline.com, reports Multichannel News. The site will offer content to the satellite operator’s customers from content partners ranging from MTV to Starz…
After it was revealed that the British version of "The X Factor" uses auto-tuning — an audio processor that disguises off-pitch singing — Nikki Finke at Deadline.com asks whether the U.S. version of the show will employ similar tactics. Fans…
Comcast’s G4 has ordered 10 one-hour episodes of a reality show that’s a real-life version of the Oscar-winning movie "The Hurt Locker," reports James Hibberd at the Hollywood Reporter. The show tracks a U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit…
Even though NBC’s "Today" decided to allow same-sex couples to apply for its "Modern Love" wedding contest, none have made the cut among the show’s four finalists, TVNewser.com reports. As previously reported, "Today" decided in July to allow same-sex couples…
Edward Kean, the primary writer of the 1940s and 1950s children’s program the "Howdy Doody Show," has died at the age of 85, the Associated Press reports. Kean is credited with creating the word "kowabunga" and also wrote the theme…
Lionsgate TV is adding to its broadcast work with a project from Steve Buscemi and Stanley Tucci’s Lionsgate TV-based Olive Prods., reports Deadline.com. The project is attached to NBC, and is a script order, the article says. The show is a character-based polioce drama and the…
DirecTV is now on-the-record opposing Comcast’s takeover of NBC Universal, Wayne Friedman over at MediaDailyNews reports. According to the article, in comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission, DirecTV says, " ‘the transaction would permit Comcast to raise prices for…