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Dolgen Promoted at MTV

MTV has promoted executive Lauren Dolgen to Senior Vice President of Series Development, West Coast, reports Deadline.com. Dolgen is going to be responsible for the creation of new reality programming for the network, as well as hiring staff. Under her…

Cooks Feud Over Cupcakes in New Food Network Series

Cupcakes are serious business in Food Network’s newest reality series "Cupcake Wars," The Wrap reports. Trying to latch on to some of the intensity seen on the network’s "Iron Chef," "Cupcake Wars" follows four of the country’s top bakers as…

Will Tila Tequila Check Into ‘Celebrity Rehab’?

VH1’s new edition of "Celebrity Rehab" could include reality star Tila Tequila, assuming the show makes it another season, according to TMZ.com. Dr. Drew Pinsky will be treating Tequila, according to TMZ, who has exhibited many problems on her own program….

‘Will & Grace’ Star to Host CBS’s Broadcast of the Tony Awards

Emmy-winning actor Sean Hayes, best known for his role on NBC’s "Will & Grace," will host the 64th Annual Tony Awards on CBS on Sunday, June 13, 8:00-11:00 p.m. EST, the network reports. Hayes is also a nominee this year for his…

Syfy Snags ‘Lost’ Director for New Pilot

Jack Bender, one of the best known directors of ABC’s "Lost," has been enlisted by Syfy to direct and executive produce "Alphas," a new 90-minute action pilot, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "X-Men: The Last Stand" writer Zak Penn and Michael Karnow…

Soccer World Cup Likely to Break Online Video Record, Smashing Obama Inauguration Viewing

This year’s World Cup is likely to shatter the record for Internet traffic because of huge demand for online video of the event, surpassing the viewing for President Barack Obama’s inauguration, Bloomberg.com reports. The tournament, which begins next month…

The New Broadcast Youth Demographic? Try Starting at 44

Are you an advertiser trying to reach young viewers on broadcast television? Then get ready to market to 44 year-olds, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. That’s because the median age of prime-time viewers is almost 51 years old, with…

‘Lost’ Ratings In: Did ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Finale Poison Ratings for ‘Lost’ Finale?

Did the return of Poison frontman Bret Michaels to "Celebrity Apprentice" dampen the ratings for the much-hyped finale of "Lost"? Perhaps. According to TVbytheNumbers.com, "We don’t have ratings data for the final half hour of the "Lost" finale, but the overall numbers for 9-11:30pm…

OMG: 39 Year-Old-Husband of the Late Brittnay Murphy Found Dead

Just five months after actress Brittany Murphy died, her husband has been found dead in the couple’s Hollywood home, reports People.com. British screenwriter Simon Monjack, 39, was pronounced dead after the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call for…

Why One Former ‘Lost’ Star was NOT on the Finale–It’s Not Like the Producers Didn’t Try and Get Him (Don’t Read If You Still Haven’t Seen the ‘Lost’ Finale)

There was one former ‘Lost’ star who was not on the finale–but it wasn’t for lack of trying by the show’s producers. He was the fifth character that had been killed on the series, and the producers wanted him to make…