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Real Sex Tape About to Come to Market Featuring One of the ‘Real Housewives’

A real sex tape is about to come to market featuring one of the stars of the "Real Housewives" reality shows, TMZ reports. According to the report, Hustler Inc. is about to distribute a sex tape featuring cast member Danielle…

Hmmm…This Could Be a Big Problem for Content Providers: Apple’s New Safari 5 Browser–Which Works on Macs AND Windows–Kills Ads

Apple’s new Safari 5 browser, released on Monday, June 7, 2010, has a feature–Safari Reader–that can strip out ads, PCMac.com reports. According to the article, the real innovation of Safari 5–which is available for both Mac and WIndows–"is Safari Reader,…

Two New York TV Stations Approached to Outsource The Sports Part of Their Local Newscasts

Two New York TV stations, WNBC and WPIX, have been approached to outsource the sports part of their local newscasts,the New York Post reports. SNY, the Mets’ cable channel, is in negotiations with the two New York City television stations…

Congresswoman: Opponents of NBC Universal–Comcast Deal Fear Blacklisting if They Speak Out Against the Deal

Congresswoman Maxine Waters says  opponents of the NBC Universal–Comcast deal are not speaking up because they are aftaid they’ll be blacklisted, reports The Hollywood Reporter. According to the article, Waters said, "It is somewhat troublesome that many independent and minority programmers,…

Matthew McConaughey Developing Cable Project

Matthew McConaughey and his production company are developing a comedy cable project called "Kick Ass Militia,"  reports Deadline.com. McConaughey’s production company, J.K. Livin, is working on the project with FX. It’s based on source material from McConaughey’s friend JR Reed, and focuses on the…

‘Kate Plus 8′ Draws 3.4 Million Viewers, Beating “Jon & Kate Plus 8’

"Kate Plus 8: 6th Birthday Surprise" drew an estimated 3.4 million viewers on TLC Sunday evening, helping Kate Gosselin beat the ratings for her previous show, which included ex-husband Jon, the New York Daily News reports. The audience was up…

WPIX-TV GM Axed; Also, Contract of Late News Anchor Not Renewed

Changes afoot in the nation’s largest TV market as Tribune cuts its GM at WPIX-TV and declines to renew the contract of a longtime news vet. Tribune asked WPIX-TV president and general manager Betty Ellen Berlamino to leave, and told …

Rejected Fox Drama Pilot from 20th TV and Chernin May Breakout on Cable Net

20th TV is in preliminary discussions with a major cable network about the drama "Breakout Kings" from 20th and Chernin Entertainment, reports Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.com. The cable network is A&E. The pilot, about U.S. marshals and convicts who work…

Emmy-Winner Kevin Hooks to Join ABC’s ‘Detroit 1-8-7’

Emmy-winner Kevin Hooks, , who was both an execurtive producer and director on Fox’s "Prison Break," has been hired to work on ABC’s new fall drama "Detroit 1-8-7," reports The Hollywood Reporter. Hooks will executive produce and direct at least two episodes. Hooks…

Video: The iPhone 4 Has Arrived. Pretty Impressive. For The Smart Alecks Amongst You Who Have Asked, ‘Yeah, But Does It Work as a Phone or Is It Still Only on AT&T,’ the Answer is Jobs Did NOT Mention Another Carrier

Three stories for you on the new iPhone 4. First, here’s a video of  part of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ presentation of the new iPhone today (those of you who subscribe to our FREE Daily Viral Video e-newsletter already received…