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CNN Dumps Griffin in Wake of New Year’s Eve Crack

Comedian Kathy Griffin, who dropped the "F" word live while co-hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve special with Anderson Cooper, has been dropped from the network’s future New Year’s broadcasts, reports Rob Shuter at Popeater.com. Shuter quoted a CNN "insider" as telling him,…

The ‘Avatar’ Effect?: Discovery, Sony and IMAX Partner for 3D Channel to Launch in 2011

With the annual CES convention starting on Thursday, a number of companies are jumping the gun with announcements about what they hope will be the next big thing: 3D TV channels. The latest: Discovery Communications, Sony Corp and IMAX Corp….

Bullock to Honor Betty White at SAG Awards

Actress Sandra Bullock will present the Life Achievement Award to Betty White at the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award ceremony Jan. 23. Bullock — who is a SAG nominee this year for the film "The Blind Side" — co-starred with White…

Cox Creates New Post for Customer Operations

 Cox Communications created a new post of to senior vice president of customer operations, and named Kimberly Edmunds, the company’s senior VP and general manager for its Kansas and Arkansas operations, to the post, Multichannel News reports. The company said…

Johnson & Johnson Heiress, Who Was the Fiance of Bisexual MTV Reality Star, Found Dead in L.A.

Casey Johnson, the daughter of New York Jets owner Woody Johnson and an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, and the fiancé of the bisexual MTV reality star Tila Tequila, was found dead in Los Angeles, the Associated Press…

Cable Network Says it Will Launch a 3-D Channel

A cable network has announced it’ll launch a 3-D channel this year, following word last month that DirecTV will launch such a channel. ESPN will launch a 3D network for home viewers on June 11, USA Today reports. The network will…

Martin Lawrence Producing Comedy for TV One

Martin Lawrence is executive producing an African-American comedy for TV One, part of an effort to target an audience that’s been underserved since the WB and UPN networks merged, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Four episodes of "Love That Girl!" were…

Here’s Why You Should Attend the CES and NATPE Conventions

January is upon us and that means two major conventions: CES, starting later this week, and NATPE, taking place later this month. In a special TVWeek Open Mic blog, consultant Gary Arlen tells us why we need to attend the…

Ex-Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin Finally Apologizes for Merger With AOL

A decade after the fact, Gerald Levin, in an appearance Monday with AOL co-founder Steve Case, apologized for creating AOL Time Warner, and said that the merger was a mistake, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Levin, who was the CEO of…

As Advertisers Get Nervous, Scripps Explores Alternative Distribution for HGTV, Food in New York Area

With Scripps Networks Interactive’s Food and HGTV networks still off of Cablevision homes in the New York area, advertisers are getting nervous, B&C reports. Although advertisers have ratings guarantees, "New York and Long Island has such a concentration of media…