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Kelly Osbourne Undergoing More Tests

Doctors are trying to figure out what’s going on with Kelly Osbourne’s health. Osbourne, 28, is undergoing more tests after being hospitalized after fainting on the set of E!’s "Fashion Police,” reports People.com. Osbourne tweeted a photo of her arm…

Numbers Are In for CNBC’s New Prime-Time Entertainment Block — and It’s Not All Good News

CNBC’s new prime-time entertainment block — CNBC Prime — received mixed ratings in its debut, reports TVNewser.com. The cable channel on Tuesday rolled out the CNBC Prime block’s first two shows, the antiques search "Treasure Detectives" and the car-flipping show…

Wow: Apple Patent Would Let You Sell Your iTunes Content to Others

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has "published a patent application from Apple that would allow customers to legally sell or loan used iTunes content to another person," reports TechSpot.com. The article continues, "The system would allow a user to…

And You Think Your Cable Bill is High? Cablevision Claims Viacom Wanted to Charge It $1 Billion If Cablevision Had Not Agreed To Take Some Cable Channels It Did Not Want

"Cablevision Systems Corp. said Viacom Inc. threatened to impose a penalty of at least $1 billion on the cable operator unless it agreed to buy the rights to networks it didn’t want, according to a court filing," reports Bloomberg Businessweek. The…

One of the Regular Panelists On ABC’s Daytime Hit ‘The View’ Is Leaving the Show. Is She Headed to CNN?

One of the regular panelists on ABC’s longtime daytime hit "The View" is leaving the show, reports our friend Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Writes Andreeva in an exclusive story, "After 16 and a half years on ‘The View,’ Joy Behar…

CNN Fast-Tracks New Political Show, Sets Premiere for Later This Month

CNN didn’t waste any time getting its new daily political show ready to roll out. The Washington Post reports that the cable news channel has set a March 18 premiere date for “The Lead,” the new show to be headed…

Ratings Erosion Continues for ‘Idol’ — But Which Broadcast Show Hit an All-Time Low Last Night?

Fox continues to see the ratings erode for its onetime juggernaut “American Idol,” with Wednesday’s installment dipping 5% from last week, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. But with much of the programming on rival broadcast networks…

Kelly Osbourne Hospitalized

Reality TV personality Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne and talk show host Sharon Osbourne, was hospitalized today after having a seizure during a taping of her E! show “Fashion Police,” TMZ.com reports. “An ambulance rushed to the…

NFL Sunday Ticket May Be Scrapped

Football fans have had the opportunity to watch every NFL game via DirecTV since 1994, but that service may soon be scrapped. NBC Sports reports that the satellite service may drop its NFL Sunday Ticket after the 2014 season. The…

Discovery Names New Head of Domestic Distribution

Discovery Communications has a new president of domestic distribution. The company on Wednesday announced the promotion of Eric Phillips to the post, B&C reports. “Phillips will lead the day-to-day operations of the division, while having oversight of content distribution sales…