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MTV Reality Series in Limbo After Death of its Star, DJ AM

The death of DJ AM on Friday from a suspected drug overdose left in limbo an upcoming MTV reality series featuring him helping young people battling addiction, says Variety. The eight-episode series, called “Gone Too Far,” had wrapped filming and…

Disney is Buying Marvel for $4 Billion: Hannah Montana and the Wizards of Waverly Place, Meet Your New Cousins That All the Boys Love—Spider-Man, Iron Man and the X-Men

The Walt Disney Co. announced today that it is acquiring Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion–to be paid for with 60% in cash and 40% in stock . With a stable that includes Spider-Man, the X-Men and Iron Man, among many…

Daytime Emmys: ‘Bold and Beautiful’ Wins Best Drama Emmy For First Time in the Show’s 22-Year History; Alas, the CW Broadcast was Going Overtime so Ceremony Was Off-the-Air Before ‘Bold’ Producers Could Accept the Award; Full List of Winners

Twenty-two years after it first debuted, "The Bold and the Beautiful’ picked up its first-ever Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Drama during Sunday’s ceremony. However, with the broadcast running late on the CW, the show went off-the-air before the producers could…

Disney’s ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ Movie Rules 2009 Cable Ratings

Disney Channel’s Aug. 28 original “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie” drew 11.4 million viewers on average, easily enough to make it the most-watched cable program of 2009, says Broadcasting & Cable. The Friday movie is also the top entertainment…

TLC Reality Series Looks Behind Scenes of Beauty Pageant Business

TLC Reality Series Looks Behind Scenes of Beauty Pageant Business TLC, home of the Miss America Pageant for the last two years, ordered 12 episodes of “King of the Crown,” a reality series focused on beauty pageant coach Cy Frakes…

‘The TV News,’ a Daily Video Newscast About the TV Business, Launches Today

Jeff Grimshaw, the former VP, on-air promotion for the Turner Broadcast System, is lauching a new daily video newscast about the TV industry on Aug 31, 2009. “The television industry is now more than 70-years-old, and we’ve never really communicated…

‘Bold and Beautiful’ Wins Best Daytime Drama Emmy For First Time in the Show’s 22 Year History; Alas, the CW Broadcast was Going Overtime so Ceremony Was Off-the-air Before ‘Bold’ Producers Could Accept the Award; Sunday’s Full List of Winners

RESULTS OF THE 36th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS, PRESENTED SUNDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 30, 2009, LIVE AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES NETWORK TOTALS August 29th (Creative Emmy Awards), August 30th, Total ABC 10 7 17 PBS 15 1 16 SYNDICATED…

Breaking News: Suit Filed Friday Accusing Steinbrenner of Breaching An Agreement Over the Creation and Operation of YES Network; $38 Million Sought

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has been sued over the creation and operation of the YES Network. The suit, which seeks a minimum of $38 million, was filed by Robert Gutkowski, a former president of Madison Square Garden Corp and the…

Steinbrenner Sued for $38 Million Over the Creation and Operation of YES Network; Suit Filed by the Ex-President of MSG Network

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has been sued over the creation and operation of the YES Network, Reuters reports. YES stands for Yankees Entertainment and Sports. The person who filed the suit is Robert Gutkowski, a former president of the MSG…

In an Extraordinarily Tough Year for Ad Sales, the NFL Scores a Touchdown

In this report especially done for TVWeek, John Consoli, one of the best media reporters around, gives us all the details about what’s going on with NFL TV ad sales, including next year’s Super Bowl and the fledgling NFL network…