The sixth season of Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” starts in mid-April and Capt. Phil Harris will be a big part of it, the New York Post reports. Shooting on the season had already been completed before the captain of the…
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As many of you will fondly recall when you look at the video clip, below, didn’t we love it when we saw Woody Allen’s “Sleeper” in the early 1970s and his character wakes up in the future to learn that…
Web video company Veoh laid off its remaining employees and filed for bankruptcy, PaidContent reports. The site, which had raised $70 million from backers including former Disney chief Michael Eisner, had struggled, like others, to figure out how to monetize…
“Biggest Loser” trainer Jillian Michaels responded to a false advertising lawsuit filed against her by defending the diet supplement that carries her name, the Associated Press reports. In a statement to the AP, Michaels said: "My reputation and credibility are…
The NBC TV station group has extended its contract for Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution’s "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," renewing the program for an additional three seasons, the syndicator has announced. The deal keeps "Ellen" on NBC owned-and-operated stations through…
The hopitalization Thursday afternoon of former President Bill Clinton drew immediate wall-to-wall coverage on the CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News cable channels All the channels were reporting that Clinton had experienced chest discomfort and then had two stents implanted in…
A grassroots campaign began last week to get "Golden Girls" star Betty White on "Saturday Night Live" as host, and as of today, 188,000 fans have signed up via Facebook, reports the Associate Press. The airing of White’s Super Bowl Snicker’s commercial,…
Ion Television has announced some major programming acquisitions, reports B&C. The network has acquired "The Godfather" movie trilogy from Paramount Pictures. Furthermore it has licensed shows from Twentieth Television and Warner Bros. Television Distribution, including two seasons of "Shark" with James Woods and…
The NFL Network has acquired the broadcast rights for the 2010 Arena Football League season, reports B&C. Starting April 2, the NFL Network will broadcast one live primetime AFL game every Friday night throughout the season. The package includes televising…