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Discovery Communications Says the $100 Million It Had Earmarked For Oprah’s New Network is Not Enough

Discovery Communications said that the $100 million it had earmarked for developing Oprah Winfrey’s new network isn’t going to be enough, reports the New York Post. The network, slated to debut in January, has cost Discovery $75 million already in…

Could Southern California Lose Public Station KCET? Station Considering Leaving PBS or Even Selling its Studios

Southern California may lose one of its flagship public-television stations, KCET-TV, as it mulls its options, ranging from leaving the Public Broadcasting Service to selling its studio in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, reports the Los Angeles Times. With KCET…

Another ‘Law & Order’ Show Whose Days Are Numbered; D’Onofrio Back, Goldblum Gone?

It looks like the end of an era for another "Law & Order" show, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" will likely be picked up with an eight-episode order on USA for the show’s 10th and…

Idea That Ricky Gervais Could Replace Steve Carell on ‘The Office’ When Carell Leaves Is Under Consideration; How It Could Actually Happen

In an example of everything old becoming new again, NBC and the producers of "The Office" are reportedly considering Ricky Gervais, the creator of the U.K.’s original "The Office, to become the new boss on the U.S. version of the…

‘Jersey Shore’s’ The Situation May End Up as Murder Victim — on Another TV Show

Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, the ab-flashing star of MTV’s "Jersey Shore," may end up as a murder victim — on another primetime show, reports EW.com’s The Ausiello Files. The creator of "Bones," on Fox Broadcasting, Hart Hanson, has been trying…

Ex-“ER” Star Sherry Stringfield (Dr. Susan Lewis) Cast as the Lead in Cable Cop Drama Pilot

Former "ER" star Sherry Stringfield (Dr. Susan Lewis) has been cast as the lead in an untitled police drama pilot, reports Deadline.com. The project is from "Drop Dead Diva" creator and executive producer Josh Berman and comes from Sony Pictures…

FX Chief John Landgraf: Any TV Executive ‘Who Tells You They Don’t Wish the DVR Had Never Been Invented Is Lying”

John Landgraf, speaking as president of FX, blasted the fact that digital video recorders had ever been invented, reports TV Critic Ed Martin, who writes for the Jack Myers Media Business Report. Landgraf, speaking at the TV Critics Association’s annual…

‘Survivor’ Host Jeff Probst and Others in Reality Business Rail Against Decision to Boot Reality Show Host Category to the Creative Arts Emmys; Will Reality Stars Boycott Show?

One reality show host isn’t too happy about a recent development from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Jeff Probst of "Survivor" says the ATAS’ decision to shift the outstanding reality show host category to…

In Time for Holidays, Consumers Will Have Yet Another Tablet Computer to Choose From — This Time from Motorola and Featuring Verizon’s FiOS TV Service

Motorola is working on a tablet computer to challenge Apple’s iPad, with the Motorola device based on Google’s Android software, and plans to get it into stores before the holiday shopping season, reports Bloomberg News. The device will be a…

Oscar Winner Diablo Cody, Writer of ‘Juno’ and ‘United States of Tara,’ Sells Another TV Project

Diablo Cody, the writer of Showtime’s "United States of Tara" and the movie "Juno," has sold a comedy project, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The project, "The Breadwinner," is for Fox. The deal was made with a put-pilot arrangement, meaning that…