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Date Change in Store for Academy Awards?

The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ Board of Governors held a meeting Tuesday night in part to consider moving the date of the Academy Awards presentation, reports Deadline.com. This year’s show was held March 7, and the 2009…

ABC’s ‘Wipeout’ Delivers Nielsen Knockout

The return of ABC’s summer game show "Wipeout" delivered a knockout in the Nielsen ratings Tuesday night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. For the 8 p.m. hour, the program had 2.9 and 3.3 half-hour ratings in the 18-49 demographic, ahead of Fox’s…

Familiar Faces Returning to ‘Weeds’

Two familiar faces on the Showtime comedy "Weeds," will be back for the upcoming season, reports Entertainment Weekly. Jennifer Jason Leigh will reprise her guest role as Nancy’s sister Jill, while Alanis Morissette has two episodes coming up as Andy’s…

Good News, Bad News for Larry King Special

As reported Tuesday, the good news about the Gulf disaster fundraiser that CNN aired as a special "Larry King Live" on Monday night was that it raised $1.81 million for three major charities. But on Wednesday comes the bad news…

Bing Ramps Up Entertainment Component, Offers TV Episodes

On Tuesday at the SoHo House in Hollywood, Microsoft revealed that its Bing search engine now has a new section that lets online users view episodes from TV shows, get entertainment information such as movie times and listen to music…

CNN Launches Online Food Blog

The Web component of CNN, CNN.com, announced Wednesday the creation of Eatocracy, a food blog that will cover all aspects of the public’s fascination with food, from culture to trends to dialogue and debate. The site, www.CNN.com/Eatocracy, is part of…

Oscar-Winning Actor Shopping Mob Drama

An Academy Award-winning actor is itching to get back into television and his latest idea is a mob drama called "Tommy’s Little Girl," reports Deadline.com. Jamie Foxx shot a trailer to sell the idea, casting Selma Blair and Paul Sorvino,…

CNN Confirms Lineup for New Weeknight Show

CNN announced Wednesday that the rumored pairing of a conservative syndicated columnist and a former New York governor has been confirmed and the two will co-host a new weeknight 8 p.m. ET show that will premiere in the fall. The…

Graver Promoted at Travel Channel

Travel Channel has promoted experienced executive Fred Graver to senior vice president of programming effective July 1, reports Multichannel News. Travel President Laureen Ong made the announcement Tuesday. Graver’s background includes a myriad of TV jobs. He was senior editor…

DirecTV Worries Comcast Will Create ‘Online Loophole’ After NBCU Merger to Stream NBC Content to Internet

DirecTV is highlighting its concern to the government that rival Comcast will use its merger with NBC Universal to find an "online loophole" and stream NBC content to Internet customers, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.  DirecTV’s concerns were outlined in comments…