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‘Sarah Silverman Program’ Canceled on Comedy Central

"The Sarah Silverman Program" has been canceled on Comedy Central, ending the program after three seasons and despite a Twitter campaign to convince executives to keep it, Nellie Andreeva reports at Deadline.com The show was teetering on cancellation last year after…

Doctor, Doctor Give Me the News: ‘General Hospital’ Leads Daytime Emmy Nominations; We Have the List of All The Nominees

"General Hospital" led all programs with the most nominations for the Daytime Emmys with 18, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced today. For network totals, PBS garnered the most nominations with 53, ABC had 51, CBS received…

Starz to Produce Six-Episode ‘Spartacus’ Prequel

Starz plans to air a six-part prequel to "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" in January, with the original series’ star, who is undergoing cancer treatment, making a brief appearance, the Hollywood Reporter reports.  Lucy Lawless will return as Lucretia, the wife…

In Light of Her ‘SNL’ Triumph, Facebook Pages Emerge with Petitions Campaigning for Betty White to Host the Emmys and the Oscars

Betty White, clearly the favorite octogenarian of Millennials–and probably most of the rest of us as well–is now being urged to both co-host the primetime Emmys this year and host the Oscars next year, according to a number of articles,…

Report: Peter Chernin Had Approached Conan O’Brien to Appear on Channel That Would Have Been Exclusive to the Xbox 360.

Many in the entertainment, TV and movie industries know about former News Corp. COO Peter Chernin’s producing deal for TV shows and movies for Fox. What many don’t know is that he’s also been working on a "start-up venture staffed…

NBC and P&G Target Baby Boomers With New Web Portal

NBC and P&G are targeting baby boomers with a new Web portal, reports Mediaweek.  The network’s digital division is joining with Procter & Gamble Productions to create a Web portal called Lifegoesstrong.com, which will serve as a central jumping-off point to…

‘Bones’ Picked up for Second Broadcast Syndication Cycle

Twentieth Television has sold its drama "Bones" for a second cycle in weekend broadcast syndication, B&C reports. The show has been picked up on Fox, Tribune, Local TV and Sinclair stations through the 2012-13 season, meaning that the hour-long program…

Tyra Banks: America’s Next Top Novelist?

Model and TV personality Tyra Banks is writing three "Modelland" novels, the New York Daily News reports. According to the article, some of the characters in the novel will be based on real people. The story quotes Banks as saying,…

Attn. Ad Sellers: Chrysler Reportedly Preparing a Major New TV Ad Campaign

Chrysler is readying a new television advertising campaign aimed at restoring its image with consumers, Advertising Age reports. The campaign is expected to appear in the next few weeks and feature real company employees. The auto maker has hired a…

Verizon, Google, to Take on iPad

Verizon, which has been cut out of the iPhone and iPad markets thus far, is working with Google on a tablet that will compete with the iPad, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Verizon already has phones that run on…