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‘Jersey Shore’ Men Agreed to Pose Shirtless for Village Voice Cover — Although Weren’t Told It Was for Annual ‘Queer Issue’

"Jersey Shore" cast members Vinny Gaudagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino agreed to pose shirtless and flex their abs for a Village Voice photo shoot, although weren’t told the picture would be used for the cover of the…

HBO Looking to Sell ‘True Blood’ To Basic Cable Networks

HBO is looking to sell its hit vampire show "True Blood" to basic cable networks, report Paige Albiniak and Jon Lafayette in B&C. HBO Enterprises President Charles Schreger is handling HBO’s efforts to sell the show in the U.S., and…

CBS, Viacom and Time Warner in Talks with Hulu to Add TV Shows to Paid Subscription Service

CBS, Viacom and Time Warner are in talks with Hulu to add their television shows to Hulu’s planned subscription service, Bloomberg News reports. The $9.95-a-month service needs more content to get consumers to pay up, the story points out, as…

Mob Boss’ Son to Pitch TV Reality Show About Living Within the Law

Christopher Colombo, the son of the late mobster Joseph Colombo, is planning to pitch a reality television show about living within the law — as soon as he finishes his 12 months of federally supervised release, the New York Daily…

With WWE Deal, Full-Length Pro Wrestling Shows to Appear on YouTube

In a deal with WWE, YouTube will be adding full-length wrestling programs such as "Friday Night SmackDown", reports Thomas Pardee in Advertising Age. The WWE will also add some clips from shows such as "WWE Monday Night Raw" and "WWE…

White House Report Outlines 30 Steps to Help Protect Intellectual Property — in Suggestions that Range from Obvious to Those with Teeth

The White House has issued a report with 30 steps on how the U.S. can protect its intellectual property from global piracy, and the suggestions range from the obvious to those with teeth, reports Richard Verrier in the Los Angeles…

Discovery’s McCarthy Moving to Lifetime to Direct Reality Programming Team

Gena McCarthy is shifting to Lifetime from the Discovery Channel to direct Lifetime’s reality programming group, reports the Hollywood Reporter. She’ll take on the title of senior vice president of reality and alternative programming, the story says. She most recently…

Public Interest Group Says It Will Sue McDonald’s; Claims Happy Meals are Illegal in Four States, Including New Jersey and California

When was it, last night or the night before? You were sitting around with your best friend and one of you said, "My God, what’s next? Are they going to outlaw Happy Meals?" Well, read on… The Center for Science…

First NBC and Now ABC: Alphabet Network Restoring Current Dept.

ABC will be reinstating its current department, which are the network executives tasked with specifically overseeing shows currently on-air, our good friend and journalist par excellence, John Consoli, writes at TheWrap. Writes Consoli, "ABC over the past two years has…

Is Verizon Going to be Giving Away Some Droid X Phones For Free in an Online Game?

A secret Twitter account has been spotted in an ad for Verizon’s upcoming Droid phones, and the discovery may lead to free cell phones, reports FOXNews.com. Motorola and Verizon are preparing for the launch of the Google Android-powered Droid X….