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Lakers Star and Former NBA Coach Rejoins ESPN

An ex-NBA head coach and former champion Los Angeles Lakers point guard has rejoined ESPN to provide analysis and commentary on basketball, according to B&C. Byron Scott, who was recently fired as head coach of the New Orleans Hornets, was…

TVWeek Picks the Internet Site of the Year

Looking back at many of the big stories of the year, from the death of Michael Jackson to the news that Comcast was going to buy NBC to the Tiger Woods post-Thanksgiving night driving incident and subsequent scandal, it’s a…

MSNBC Shakes Up Daytime

NBC’s White House correspondents Chuck Todd and Savannah Guthrie will anchor a Washington political program on MSNBC every morning at 9 a.m., bumping Dylan Ratigan to late afternoon, TVNewser reports. Ratigan’s show will now air at 4 p.m., bumping one…

Gillette Shaves Tiger Off of Spots; Accenture Decides Road to High Performance isn’t Wooded

In two moves that could cost Tiger Woods million of dollars, Accenture said it would part ways with the beleagured golf star, and Gillette said it would limit Woods’ marketing presence. According to the New York Times, "In a telephone…

TLC’s Duggar Gives Birth Early

Michelle Duggar, half of the couple featured on TLC’s reality show "18 Kids and Counting," gave birth several months early to a 1-pound, 6-ounce daughter, the Associated Press reports. The 43-year-old was due March 18 but gave birth to the…

Preston Padden, Disney’s Top Lobbyist, Takes a New Gig

former  ABC-TV network President Preston Padden, currently Disney’s top lobbyist in Washington, has announced that he will retire in January 2011, reports B&C. Padden will become adjunct professor and senior fellow at the Silicon Flatirons Center at the University of Colorado…

New Survey: Guess Which Medium is Teenagers’ Favorite?

A new study of European teens’ media habits shows that what they really like to spend time with is out of sync with what the common wisdom thinks their habits are, the New York Times reports. Contrary to popular opinion,…

Syfy Renews ‘Stargate,’ ‘Sanctuary’

Syfy renewed "Stargate: Universe" and "Sanctuary" for another season, reports The Hollywood Reporter. As part of the deal, "Stargate: Universe" will now start the second half of its first season in April, and debut its second season in the fall,…

Web Sites Playing Bigger Role Connecting Reality Shows with Contestants

The number of Web sites that connect contestants to reality shows is growing, the New York Times reports. As the number of shows has boomed, the sites are serving as an important clearinghouse for wannabe contestants, the paper says. –Elizabeth…

History to Tackle Kennedy Family in First Scripted Mini

The History channel is jumping into scripted programming with an eight-hour miniseries about “The Kennedys,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. Production will begin in the spring and the program, from "24" co-creator and executive producer Joel Surnow, will air in 2011….