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Are Layoffs Ahead for Current Media?

Current Media, the cable channel and Web site co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, may be about to lay off more of its San Francisco-based employees, reports nbcbayarea.com, citing a “source familiar with its plans.” The layoffs would come…

Jon: Kate is the Proverbial Pot Calling the Kettle Black–He Claims She Actually Has $1 Million in the Bank and Has Withdrawn Hundreds of Thousands Herself

Jon Gosselin has fired back at the accusations by his estranged wife Kate that he has withdrawn $230,000 from a joint bank account, leaving her with only $1,000. Jon claims Kate has withdrawn hundred of thousands of dollars herself, and actually…

Treats Lined Up for AMC Fearfest

AMC’s annual Halloween "Fearfest” film festival running from Oct. 23-31 has a couple of special wrinkles planned for 2009. Three "AMC Celebrates" specials, honoring the 30th anniversaries of "Alien" and "The Amityville Horror" and the 35th anniversary of "Young Frankenstein," are scheduled, reports…

White House Ups Attacks on Fox News

White House Communications Director Anita Dunn said Sunday that the Obama administration plans to treat top-rated Fox News Channel “the way we would treat an opponent,” the New York Times reports. “As they are undertaking a war against Barack Obama…

Producers Working the Phones to Find New Home for Canceled Series

The producers of “Southland,” which NBC canceled last week even before the second season got on the air, were working the phones to find a new home for the dark cop drama, reports the Los Angeles Times. A&E has already…

Writer on Popular Drama Won an Emmy and Lost Her Job

A woman who just won the Emmy for drama writing for her work on “Mad Men,” has left the show and it isn’t completely clear why, reports Deadline Hollywood. Kater Gordon started as creator Matt Weiner’s personal assistant and was…

The Leno Move So Far: NBC Says It Makes Financial Sense; Late News on Local NBC Affiliates Is Suffering

Bill Carter of the New York Times delves in some depth as to what the the move of Jay Leno to 10 pm has wrought thus far, and reports that some of the ratings of local NBC affiliate late newscasts…

CBS and Cablevision Renew Carriage Agreement; Smithsonian Channel Will Benefit

CBS and Cablevision renewed their carriage agreement, and viewers don’t have to worry about losing New York’s WCBS and Philadelphia/New Jersey’s KYW and WPSG, reports Mediaweek. Terms weren’t disclosed but CBS was asking for transmission consent fees in the realm…

Comcast Likely to Keep Zucker and His Team if it Gains Control of NBCU

If Comcast Corp. gets control of NBC Universal, it is leaning toward keeping on president and chief executive Jeff Zucker and his team, Bloomberg reports, citing “three people with knowledge of the situation.” The companies declined to comment. Any possible…

Cable Again Behind the Eight-Ball in Customer Satisfaction

The 2009 J.D. Power and Associates U.S. Residential Television Service Satisfaction Study is out, and leading the survey are AT&T U-verse, Verizon-FiOS and WOW!, according to Multichannel News. WOW is a cable operator owned by Avista Capital Partners and stands…