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Cast Shake-Up in Store for ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’

The ninth season will see a shake-up at USA Network’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” as Vincent D’Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe and Eric Bogosian are phased out, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter’s Showbiz411blog. Jeff Goldblum, who joined the cast last year,…

FCC’s McDowell Says FCC Should Speed Up Indecency Challenges

Republican FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell said the FCC should begin to clear out its backlog of 1.3 million indecency complaints, despite ongoing court appeals in its finding of indecency against Fox, reports B&C. Speaking to an audience of National Religious…

‘Family Guy’ Episode Shown on Venezuelan TV Offends Member of Hugo Chavez Regime, Who Threatens the Cable Companies Down There With Fines (What? Someone is Offended by an Episode of ‘Family Guy?’ Can’t Be!)

Venezuelan authorities will fine cable television companies if they continue to air the animated series "Family Guy," after Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami took offense at an episode in which the characters campaigned for the legalization of marijuana, reports the…

NBC Orders Script of ‘Slacker Sons’ from ‘Rules of Engagement’ Scribe

NBC is developing a half-hour comedy called "Slacker Sons," about two brothers in their 20s who become rich after creating an energy drink, reports Variety. The project got a premium script order. It is from Sony Pictures TV and writer…

Susie Fitzgerald Heads to AMC to Oversee Original Scripted Programming

Susie Fitzgerald has been tapped by AMC for a new post as senior VP of scripted development and current programming, reports The Hollywood Reporter. She’ll report to Joel Stillerman, AMC’s senior vp original programming, production and digital content. She had…

Showtime Picks Up Bon Jovi Documentary Shot During Band’s 2008 Tour

Showtime has picked up a documentay of the rock band Bon Jovi that was filmed during the band’s 2008 tour., the network announced. The program, "When We Were Beautiful," will debut on the pay network on Saturday, Oct. 24. The…

Cablevision Wants to Encrypt Basic Cable Channels

Cablevision is asking the Federal Communications Commission if it can encrypt its basic cable channels, according to Multichannel News. The FCC imposed the ban on encrypting basic cable channels in 1994 so consumers would not have to rent or buy…

Time Warner Cable Launches Wideband Internet In NYC—It’s Super Fast!

Today in New York, Time Warner Cable unveiledl the first deployment of DOCSIS 3.0 – an advance in wideband transmission communication services that allows multiple downloads and uplinks simultanenously — in the New York metro area, reports Multichannel News. The…

DJ AM Reality Series Still A Possible Go at MTV

MTV sources told The Hollywood Reporter that the network still intends to air the drug-intervention reality series shot with DJ AM before he died at the end of August, of an apparent drug overdose. The network hasn’t made a final…

Sony Pictures to Attempt Unprecedented TV Roadblock to Promote ‘2012’ Disaster Film

Sony Pictures plans to air a two-minute clip from its upcoming disaster film “2012” as an unprecedented roadblock on 450 North American TV outlets on Oct. 1, reports Variety. The clip for the movie, directed by Roland Emmerich and opening…