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National Geographic Goes WILD Starting March 29

The new National Geographic channel, Nat Geo WILD, launches on Monday, March 29, and the premiere lineup will serve up monkeys, giraffes, man and bear. The network plans to use new technologies to give viewers an eye into the natural…

NBC’s ‘Access’ Spinning Off Live Entertainment Talk Show for Fall

The producers of "Access Hollywood" will launch a new, one-hour live entertainment news talk show news program in September called "Access Hollywood Live." Announcing the project today, Barry Wallach, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution president, and John Wallace, president of NBC Local…

‘Dexter’ Victim Gets a New Pilot

Actress Julie Benz, who was killed off on the climax of Showtime’s Emmy-winning series "Dexter" last season, has landed a new role opposite Michael Chiklas in the ABC drama pilot "No Ordinary Family," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Christina Chang has also…

‘Workaholics’ Reporting for Duty on Comedy Central

The Web series "Workaholics" has been given a step up to television now that Comedy Central has greenlighted the project as a sitcom, reports B&C. The comedy troupe Mail Order Comedy created the original webisode, which tells the story of three college…

TV Land Rushing Sitcom Into Production

Continuing to expand its offerings beyond vintage shows, TV Land ordered a series from its sitcom pilot “Hot in Cleveland," and will rush it into production so it can air this summer, the Associated Press reports. The show will star…

Daughter of Reality Star Mauled to Death by Rottweiler

The 4-year-old daughter of a reality TV show star was mauled to death by the family’s Rottweiler over the weekend, the Associated Press reports, citing Oregon authorities. Ashlynn Anderson was the daughter of Jesse Browning, who, with his father, stars…

HBO Nabs Double Oscar Winner Who Hasn’t Done TV in 40 Years

HBO’s upcoming horse-racing drama pilot, “Luck,” found its lead actor, and he’s a double Oscar winner who hasn’t done television in four decades, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Dustin Hoffman, who won acting Oscars for "Rain Man" and "Kramer vs. Kramer,"…

ABC May Pull N.Y. Signal from Cablevision on Eve of Academy Awards

ABC appears to be playing a serious game of chicken with New York-area cable operator Cablevision, saying that it may pull the signal to its owned New York station, WABC-TV, at 12:01 Sunday, the same day that the network is…

Moonves Wants Retrans Money

CBS Corp. President and CEO Leslie Moonves said CBS deserves to be paid, and handsomely, by cable operators for bringing in strong ratings with its Super Bowl and March Madness basketball event programming and its top-rated primetime lineup, reports B&C….

Oprah’s Network Lands Rights to Oprah-Produced ‘Precious’

Oprah Winfrey’s forthcoming cable network, OWN, acquired TV rights to the film “Precious,” reports The New York Times. Winfrey was an executive producer of the film, which will appear on OWN beginning in the summer of 2012. The network at…