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CBS, 17 More Cable Channels Join Comcast’s Online Trial

CBS is joining the Comcast “On Demand Online” trial which will let cable subscribers watch many of the shows in their cable packages online, Broadcasting & Cable says. CBS, which notably doesn’t take part in Hulu, the web video outlet…

‘Idol’s’ Simon Cowell is Hooking up With Supermodel Kate Moss to Challenge Disney

Simon Cowell, the acerbic judge on "American Idol," is joining forces with supermodel Kate Moss and Sir Philip Green, a billionaire retailer, to create "a global entertainment super- company to rival Disney," according to the U.K. paper the Daily Mail….

‘ET’ Special Correspondent Says Allegations Michael Jackson Was Gay Are Not True

Diane Dimond, the special correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight" who has been covering Michael Jackson for six years, says she has never found any evidence that Jackson was gay. Dimond was responding in a piece on the ET website to a…

PBS Gets Most Nominations for News and Doc Emmys, Followed by CBS, ABC and HBO/Cinemax

PBS scored nearly twice as many nominations–41–as the second-place network for the 30th Annual News and Documentary Emmys announced Tuesday by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. CBS was second with 23 nominations, followed by ABC and HBO/Cinemax,…

Vocal Cord Surgery That Rachael Ray Had Has High Success Rate

The operation TV personality Rachael Ray had last week had to remove a benign cyst from her vocal cord has a high success rate, the New York Daily News reports. —Chuck Ross

TV IQ Time: Quick, Name the Network That Was No. 2 in Primetime in Adults 18-34 Last Week

Our guess is that most of you will not get this one correct. This network was also No. 2 for the week in teens 12-17, and, No. 1 in kids 2-11. The answer is (drum roll, please): Univision. Only Fox…

FX Picks Up Its First Animated Series

FX has picked up “Archer,” an animated comedy about the intrigue among employees of an international spy agency, The Hollywood Reporter says. The show, the network’s first animated series in a decade, will premiere in the fall. It was created…

MTV’s VMAs Moving Back to New York; Russell Brand Again to Host

The MTV Video Music Awards are moving back to New York, where they will be presented on Sept. 13th at Radio City Music Hall, MTV announced. Reprising his hosting duties at last year’s raucous Video Music Awards event will be…

Jon Gosselin to Co-Design Kids Line of Clothes; Also, His New Girlfriend Has a Wild Past

TV reality show personality Jon Gosselin, who has eight kids, will co-design a line of children’s clothing with French designer Christian Audigier, says the Chicago Sun Times. Meanwhile, Jon’s new girlfriend has had a wild past, according to Popeater.com. —Chuck…

Chicago Cubs, One of the Mainstays of Superstation WGN America, Considers Filing for Bankruptcy Protection to Hasten Sale of Team

The idea is that the filing would allow the team to clean up its books for its eventual sale, the Associated Press reports.. The team’s owner, the Tribune Co., is already in bankruptcy. —Chuck Ross