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USA Network Reworks January Schedule

The January returns of USA Network’s dramas "Psych," "Burn Notice" and "White Collar" have been rescheduled so that each show will have its own day of the week, reports the Futon Critic. Instead of pairing "White Collar" with "Burn Notice" as…

TBS Original Comedy Exec Exits

The executive who oversaw original comedy at TBS is leaving the network, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Nina Howie, whose title is VP of comedy, has been at the cable channel for 3 1/2 years. Most of the network’s original series…

Tiger Woods Incident: With News Coming at Us at the Speed of the Internet, How Do We Figure Out What’s True and What’s Not?

In a must-read thoughtful piece that appeared in the Miami Herald on Sunday, Dan Le Batard writes that we’ve been bombarded by so many different "facts" about what happened to Tiger Woods the other day that clearly some of it…

Susan Boyle Album Makes Music History in the U.K.; U.S. Album Debut Likely Phenomenal As Well

Susan Boyle, who took the world by strorm earlier this year with her rendition of  the song "I Dreamed a Dream" on the U.K. reality TV show "Britain’s Got Talent," has made music history  on the U.K. music charts,  Reuters…

BBC to Cut Back on U.S. Program Spending

The BBC is moving to support its domestic producers, at the expense of U.S. shows, Variety reports. BBC Director-General Mark Thompson said that after the digital conversion is completed in 2012, the BBC will spend a higher proportion of its…

White House Crashers Seeking Six Figures for Interview

The couple who crashed the White House state dinner last week canceled their planned interview with CNN and are instead trying to sell their story to the broadcast networks, asking hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Associated Press reports. According…

Reality TV Population: More Than One Thousand?

The ranks of reality performers and wannabes, who reached a new low last week when a “Real Housewives” hopeful crashed a White House state dinner, are estimated to have topped 1,000, the New York Times reports. Reality producer Michael Hirschorn…

Doc Channel Sets First Original Show

The Documentary Channel will debut its first original show, “DocTalk,” on Jan. 1 at 8 p.m., Multichannel News reports. The Friday night series will feature indepth interviews with documentary filmmakers about the filmmaking process. –Elizabeth Jensen

Bill Bresnan, Cable Pioneer, Dies; Titan with a Heart-of-Gold was a 50-year Veteran of the Cable Industry

William J. Bresnan, 75, one of the true pioneers in the cable industry, has died of complications of cancer. Bresnan, one the best recognized figures in the cable industry, was known as Bill by his legends of friends. He passed…

MTV’s New Series Irks Italian-American Group, Called ‘Trash Television’

An MTV series is already in trouble with a national Italian-American organization called UNICO National even before it makes its debut on Dec. 3, the Associated Press reports. An MTV promo for the new “Jersey Shore” says the Italian-American beachgoers…