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AT&T to Offer New Data Plans for iPhone, iPad

Starting Monday, June 7th, 2010, AT&T will be offering new data plans for its iPhone and iPad customers,Apple Insider reports. According to the article, "AT&T announced this week that a new data plan for iPhone owners, dubbed "DataPro," will be…

Non-TV-Related Story, But Our Public Service Message of the Day: Hey Brit Petroleum–Try Some Yankee Ingenuity!

A really smart 21 year-old young woman from Long Island, who started working on her engineering Ph.D when she was 18, thinks she knows how to stop the oil leak hemorrhage off the Louisiana  coast, reports The New York Post….

Salt Lake City’s KJZZ-TV Scraps Newscasts

The independent Salt Lake City station of KJZZ-TV has scrapped its newscasts, reports B&C. KJZZ, whose 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. newscasts were produced by KUTV, didn’t return calls, nor did KUTV. The station’s Website says that "Scrubs" now has…

Saudi Youths on MTV Program May Face Corporal Punishment and Imprisonment

 Three Saudi youths featured on an MTV reality program may face charges of "openly declaring sin" in their home country, reports The New York Times. "True Life – Resist the Power, Saudi Arabia," which aired last month, featured interviews with…

Congress to Take Probe of Comcast-NBCU Deal on the Road to Hollywood

Congress is taking the unusual step of putting its probe of the Comcast-NBCU merger on the road with a hearing in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog reports. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing about…

More Promotions At Warner Bros. TV

Warner Bros. TV has made several promotions to firm up its programming team, reports The Hollywood Reporter. According to the article, after helping develop ABC’s "V," Clancy Collins White was bumped up to senior vice president drama development and will…

NBC to Air “Inspirational” Summer Show Featuring Self-Help Writer Tony Robbins

NBC has scheduled an hourlong "inspirational" program this summer featuring self-help writer Tony Robbins, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The series will debut at 8 p.m. on July 27 and feature Robbins and a team of his…

HBO’s Series Snags Jason Patric in First Television Series Role

An HBO comedy pilot has tapped Jason Patric in his first television role, where he’ll co-star opposite Diane Keaton, reports Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.com. Patric will play Andrew Brown, the man behind the media empire RMG and a nemesis to…

Popeater’s Rob Shuter Developing Pilot for Cable Named After Column, ‘Naughty but Nice’

Popeater’s Rob Shuter is developing a television pilot for cable that’s named after his column on the AOL site, "Naughty but Nice," reports the New York Post. The half-hour show, which would likely be on HDNet, is aiming to combine…

TV Watchdogs Band Together to Fight Comedy Central’s Animated Jesus Project

The biggest names in television watchdogs — including Brent Bozell of the Media Research Center and Tim Winter of the Parents Television Council — are banding together to fight Comedy Central’s animated show about Jesus Christ, reports The Hollywood Reporter’s…