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Fans Planning Massive Blackout to Protest Show Cancellation

Fans of the recently cancelled "FlashForward" are trying something new in order to persuade ABC executives to keep the show going, Variety reports. Aside from shipping 20,000 friendship bracelets to ABC Entertainment chairman Steve McPherson, fans will gather in front…

Hallmark Makes Extensive ‘How-To’ Plans for the Fall

Hallmark Channel announced today a new talk show featuring Alexis Stewart and Jennifer Koppleman Hutt, the stars of Sirius radio’s "Whatever," will launch on September 13. The talk show is part of a new "how-to" block of programming on Hallmark also…

Highly Acclaimed Sci-Fi Series Heading to Starz

A critically acclaimed sci-fi series will be aired in America on the Starz Entertainment channel, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The program is "Torchwood from the BBC. The fourth season of the successful series, starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles, will air exclusively in…

Video: White House Reporter Helen Thomas Retires Amid Scandal

After offering up bigoted remarks about Jews last week, long-time White House news reporter Helen Thomas today announced her retirement from the Hearst Newspapers, reports Mediaite.com. In a statement, Thomas said of her comments, “I deeply regret my comments I made…

‘NCIS’ Settles Contract Dispute With Series Regular

The contract dispute between CBS’s hit series "NCIS" and Pauley Perrette, the actress who plays Abby, has been resolved, reports Entertainment Weekly. Perrette, along with castmembers Sean Murray and Michael Weatherly, had been locked in a difficult negotiation as their…

‘Modern Family’ Producer Says iPad Episode Went ‘Too Far’

Jeff Morton, a producer of ABC’s "Modern Family," said the show went "a little too far in hindsight" with an episode that revolved around Apple Computer’s iPad, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog.  The episode featured one character’s…

Video: Madoff in Prison: ‘F___ My Victims’

Bernie Madoff in prison isn’t reportedly remorseful. In an interview with a former inmate who served time with the billion dollar Ponzi scheme maven, New York magazine reports that Madoff told the inmate, " “F–k my victims,” he said, loud…

Report: Simon Cowell Plans on Creating Another New Show

Simon Cowell is planning on creating another new TV show, reports the U.K.’s The Sun newspaper. The new show will be a global version of Cowell’s "Got Talent" franchise. So far that franchise has a number of "local" country versions, such as "Britain’s…

Veteran Discovery Executive Gets Promotion

Discovery Communications has give a 23-year-veteran of the company a major promotion, the company has announced. Bill Goodwyn has been named to President, Global Distribution and CEO of Discovery Education. Goodwyn was previously President, Domestic Distribution and Enterprises. The well-known,…

It Was 35 Years Ago Today That The Studios Saw Their Worst Nightmare Hit the Market–And They Ended Up Making Billions of Dollars Because of It

It was 35-years ago today–back in 1975– that consumer video cassette recorders hit the market, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.  "At its peak, some nine-out- of-10 households across the country had a VCR," according to the site. If you aren’t familiar…