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Former ‘Apprentice’ Contestant Leaves Job as CNBC Correspondent

A former contestant on NBC’s "The Apprentice," has departed her position as CNBC correspondent, the cable news channel has confirmed to TVNewser. Reports are that Rebecca Jarvis will next be popping up as a CBS News correspondent, but since she hasn’t been seen on CNBC…

Brit Miniseries ‘House of Cards’ to be Remade as U.S. Series

 "House of Cards," the British book and miniseries, will be adapted into a one-hour drama for the U.S. by Media Rights Capital and David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), reports The Hollywood Reporter. The original followed an ambitious…

Epix to Move Quickly to Add Original Scripted Programming

Epix goes on the air next week with a Madonna concert, the film “Iron Man” and an Eddie Izzard comedy special, but the new pay cable service is already talking about original scripted shows that are in the works, reports…

Former ‘Friends’ Star Producing Sitcom for Showtime

Yet another project is brewing from an alumnus of the Central Perk. The team who are behind the forthcoming new genealogy reality series "Who Do You Think You Are? for NBC are now developing a sitcom for Showtime, Variety reports. The…

Media Giant, Thought to Be in the Running for NBCU, Thinks Comcast Will End Up the Winning Bidder

A very top executive of one of the media companies thought to be bidding for NBC Universal said at a media conference that he thinks Comcast will likely end up getting NBCU, B&C reports.  Chase Carey, vice chairman of News Corp., said his company…

Wow. This One is Seemingly Out of Left Field: TV Legend Norman Lear, Who Gave us ‘Maude,’ ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons,’ Says He Has Empathy for Balloon Boy Dad Richard Heene

In a short commentary on the Huffington Post, the creator of classic TV sitcom fare such as “All in the Family,” blames CNN, MSNBC, Fox, NBC, ABC and CBS for “creating a climate that mistakes entertainment for news to an…

Web Show Parody from ‘Daily Show’ Alum Coming to a TV Screen Near You

"Children’s Hospital," the very funny Web series that parodies TV hospital shows such as "Grey’s Anatomy," has been picked up by a cable network, Variety reports. The series, from "Daily Show" alum Rob Corrdry, who also stars in the series, has…

FCC Outlines Scope of its Media Ownership Rules Review

The FCC outlined the scope of its review of media ownership rules, and cross-ownership between broadcast/cable and newspaper companies is one area that is going to be up for examination, reports the Los Angeles Times. The FCC said it will…

ESPN Baseball Analyst Caught in ‘Fatal Attraction’ Scandal, Taking Time Off

Former New York Mets general manager and current ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips has been caught in a messy "Fatal Attraction" affair with a 22-year-old network production assistant, according to the New York Post, and will be taking some time…

Lifetime Pulls Show That Featured the Family of the ‘Balloon Boy’ Hoax

The Heene family–the ones that pulled the ‘Balloon Boy’ hoax last week–won’t be getting any extra publicty on the Lifetime network. CNN is reporting that next Thursday, Oct. 29th, Lifetime had scheduled to air a rerun of the first episode…