As the markets slid over the last few months, TV talkers have been pinning the blame on President Obama, the Washington Post says. Fox News’ Sean Hannity, CNN’s Lou Dobbs, and CNBC’s Jim Cramer are among those saying the markets…
Ron Insana is returning to CNBC after a stint as a hedge fund manager, the New York Times reports. Insana will be a part-time analyst appearing mostly on “Closing Bell.” “The one regret I have is we ended up losing…
CNN will devote most of its efforts this week to covering the world’s economic troubles, the New York Times reports. The news network plans to take “cool, collected approach,” CNN president Jonathan Klein tells the paper, in contrast to some…
Spike TV has placed a 12-episode order for “Blue Mountain State,” a comedy series that follows three freshmen at a football-crazed college, the Hollywood Reporter says. The series will debut this summer, the publication says. —Aimee Picchi
Jennifer Esposito will appear in a series of episodes as former-spy Michael Westin’s nemesis on USA Network’s “Burn Notice,” Entertainment Weekly says. Esposito will remain on ABC’s “Samantha Who?,” which has wrapped production for the season, EW says. —Jon Lafayette
The TV show “Battlestar Galactica” will be discussed at a gathering at United Nations headquarters Tuesday, the New York Times reports. “The show has been a sort of laboratory for the choices and issues real people in governments are making…
Officers from the state of Washington seized logs it claims were illegally salvaged by a timber crew shown on History’s hit “Ax Men,” the Associated Press reports. Officers were tipped off after watching the show, the wire service says. —Jon…
While independent films are still shown at film festivals and art houses, they are also becoming available in millions of homes through cable video on demand systems, the New York Times reports. “It amounts to what could be a new…
Former World Wrestling Entertainment champion Andrew Martin, who grappled under the names Test and The Punisher, was found dead at his Tampa home at the age of 33, the Associated Press reports. There was no indication of foul play and…
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