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‘Melrose Place’ Actress Arrested in Fatal Car Accident

One of the actresses on the original "Melrose Place" TV series has been arrested for vehicular manslaughter in a Somerset, New Jersey, car accident in which alcohol may have been a factor,  the New York Daily News reports. The actress is…

In Big Syndication Pacts, ‘Glee’ Is Sold to Oxygen and ‘Modern Family’ to USA

20th Century Fox TV has signed separate syndication deals for two of its hit shows, "Glee" and "Modern Family," reports Deadline.com.  According to the report, " ‘Glee’ will be heading to Oxygen, which we hear is paying mid-six figures per episode, plus airing…

Christian Slater Gets a Second Chance on Fox

While "Breaking In" didn’t make the cut for series pickup from Fox, the project, starring Christian Slater, is getting another chance from the network, which has ordered two additional scripts, reports Deadline.com. The order comes a month after Fox passed on giving the…

Five Time NBA Champ–the League’s Best Ever Three Point Shooter–Returns to TNT After Management Stint With ‘Suns’

Turner Sports is getting back a real NBA star. He spent four seasons as an NBA game analyst for the cable network from 2003 to 2007 before he returned  to the NBA in management. Steve Kerr, who most recently most recently…

Eli Manning, Meet Your New Teammate, SpongeBob SquarePants

Eli Manning will soon have a new teammate: SpongeBob Squarepants. Manning and a number of other of his National Football League colleagues–both players and coaches–are going to lend their voice talents to a new series on Nicktoons, both the cable…

‘Criminal Minds’ Spinoff in Negotiations with Janeane Garofalo

Producers of the spinoff of CBS’ "Criminal Minds" are in negotiations to add Janeane Garofalo as a new regular for the ABC Studios- and CBS Studios-produced show, reports Deadline.com. Garofalo would star opposite Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker, the story says. In other…

Bloomberg TV Asks Comcast to Place it Adjacent to CNBC on the Dial; Post-Merger Organization Structure for Comcast-NBCU to Be Ready in September

Bloomberg LP has requested government regulators place conditions on the merger of Comcast with NBC Universal such as requiring Comcast to program Bloomberg TV next to NBCU’s CNBC on the cable channel line-up, Bloomberg BusinessWeek is reporting. If conditions such…

Rob Lowe, 46, Has Two New Projects: Producing a Reality Series and Writing His Memoirs (Vol. 1 We Guess)

Fortysomething Rob Lowe, who’s been in show biz for four decades now, has two projects on his plate: a new reality series and the writing of his memoirs. The reality show is called "Potomac Fever," he told Variety, Mediabistro reports….

With Game-Changing Wrong Calls by Refs at World Cup Games, President of Soccer’s Governing Board Says It Will Look at Instituting Video Replays

"With pressure for video replay mounting after two blatant missed calls at the World Cup, FIFA president Sepp Blatter says soccer’s governing body will reopen the issue after the tournament," says an Associated Press story. FIFA–the Fédération Internationale de Football Association–is soccer’s global…

‘CSI’ Showrunners Re-Up with CBS TV Studios for Four More Years

"CSI" showrunner Carol Mendelsohn and "CSI: Miami" showrunner Ann Donahue have renewed their contracts with CBS TV Studios for four additional years, the Hollywood Reporter reports. The contracts represent terms that are longer than typical for a showrunner agreement, as…