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If You’re a Baby Boomer He Was a Major Player in Your TV Upbringing: The Star of ‘Bat Masterson’ (’58-’61), ‘Burke’s Law’ (’63-’66) and ‘The Name of the Game’ (’68-’71), Gene Barry, Dies at 90

Gene Barry, who was ubiquitous on the TV dial for over four decades, has died at age 90, the New York Times reports. If you’re a baby boomer, you grew up with him in his starring roles in "Bat Masterson,"…

Illinois Man to Plead Guilty in Erin Andrews Taping

Court documents show that Illinois insurance executive Michael Barrett will plead guilty next week to interstate stalking for making secret nude videos of ESPN’s Erin Andrews and then allegedly posting them on the Internet, the Associated Press reports. "Mr. Barrett…

Reality Producers Rethink Vetting Process

A spate of high-profile incidents involving reality show participants and wannabes has the shows’ producers rethinking their vetting processes, the Los Angeles Times reports. "It’s clearly something everyone is worried about and is trying to deal with," History’s Nancy Dubuc…

NBC U’s Cotton Stands by AOL/Time Warner Merger Comments on Distribution

NBC Executive VP and General Counsel Rick Cotton said he stands by comments he co-wrote in 2000 that raised concerns about a merged AOL/Time Warner’s potential to discriminate against competitors, B&C reports. He wrote then that the distribution side of…

‘Conchords’ Shut Down After Two Seasons

HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords,” about New Zealand musicians Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement who move to New York City in search of stardom, is ending after two seasons and 22 episodes, The New York Times reports. A statement on…

Discovery Finds an EP for ‘Curiosity’

Discovery tapped Beth Hoppe to be the executive producer of its major upcoming multiyear project "Curiosity: The Questions of Life," reports The Hollywood Reporter. Hoppe had been president and CEO of Optomen Productions, which produces programming for cable channels including…

MTV Cancels ‘Alexa Chung’ Talk Show

MTV’s daytime talk show "On the Air With Alexa Chung" won’t return after finishing a second season on Dec. 17, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show hosted by the British TV personality had already been cut back to a half-hour…

Gene Barry and Guest Star Annette Funicello on ‘Burke’s Law’ from the Swingin’ ’60s

Trade Pub Variety Starts Building Pay Wall For Its Web Site Starting Today

Starting today, Dec 10, the venerable Hollywood trade publication Variety has started to rebuild a pay wall around its site. Though the site has been free to all comers for several years now, it had tried–and abandoned–a pay wall model…

Gosselin a No-Show at TLC Hearing

Former "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star Jon Gosselin failed to show up at a hearing in his legal battle with TLC Thursday, Popeater.com reports. Gosselin’s attorney previously said Gosselin would attend the Maryland hearing, the Web site says. TLC is seeking to…