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Silverman’s Tenure Zucker’s Fault. And Who the Heck Hired Zucker?

TV Critic Tim Goodman at the San Francisco Chronicle takes on NBCU chief Jeff Zucker, and even those who pre-date him. –Chuck Ross

History Special to Include Rare Interview With Manson’s Driver

History’s two-hour Sept. 7 special "Manson," timed to the 40th anniversary of the Manson family murders, will feature a rare interview with Linda Kasabian, the driver who stood guard while her fellow cult members murdered actress Sharon Tate and others,…

Small Cable Operators Share Secrets to Combat Subscription Declines

Small cable operators are seeing the recession impact their subscriber bases and are combating the downturn through pricing packages and a focus on the bundle, according to Multichannel News. A panel of executives discussed the situation Monday in Grapevine, Texas,…

Eyeworks, the Company Behind ‘The Biggest Loser’ Signs Octo-Mom For Reality TV Deal

Nadya Suleman, better known as the Octo-Mom, has signed a deal on behalf of her 14 children for them to appear in a reality show that would be produced by Eyeworks,Us magazine reports. Eyeworks is the company behind "The BIggest…

Ahem…Just so We and the Producers of ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ Are Clear

This is the entire short item from B.J. Hammerstein, editor of the Detroit Free Press’ Detroit.metromix.com as published on that site: Aww, how cute. Jon Gosselin doesn’t want soon-to-be ex-wife, Kate Gosselin, or the producers of the TLC hit "Jon and…

ABC Family Orders More ‘Make It or Break It’ Episodes

ABC Family has ordered more first-season episodes of its new Monday at 9 p.m drama "Make It or Break It," Variety reports. The cable network announced Monday that it asked for another 10 episodes of the series, bringing the first-season…

Analysis: Ben Silverman–What Went Wrong at NBC, What He Hopes Will Go Right With Barry Diller

By Michael Learmonth AdAge.com Ben Silverman is out after a two-year stint as co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, where he attempted to revive the fourth-place network with a mix of reality shows and nostalgia, like a failed remake of "Knight Rider."…

Silverman and NBC: Not a Silver Slipper Fit. ANALYSIS: Is Silverman a Better Fit With Diller?

Ben Silverman is calling his new collaboration with Barry Diller "Reveille meets BBDO," referring both to Silverman’s own former entreprenuerial entertainment company and the famous ad agency. What went wrong at NBC? Will this new venture work? Click here for…

Sometimes a Great (Funny) Notion: The Official Info on the Ben Silverman/Barry Diller Project

Soon after NBCU announced that NBC Entertainment Co-Chairman Ben Silverman was leaving, Barry Diller’s company, IAC, put out a release of its own about the new venture–Notion–that will see Diller and Silverman collaborating. Here’s that annoucement: IAC (Nasdaq: IACI –…

Some Insight into Jeff Gaspin, the Big Winner in Today’s Shake-up at NBC

Sometimes in this business one is prescient. Other times one gets lucky. In this case, our erstwhile TV editor, Joe Adalian, was both. So we now present, from just 4 months ago, Joe’s major, in depth, interview with Jeff Gaspin….