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O’Reilly Is Both Most, Least Favorite Journalist

The esteemed Pew Research Center has released its post-election report, which found Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly to be television viewers’ most favorite and least favorite campaign journalist, TVNewser reports. NBC News’ Tom Brokaw and FNC’s Sean Hannity tied for…

Bellin Goes Back to ‘The Review’

Because you’re just not getting enough of it in the news, HBO is prepping a new drama set against the stock-market woes of 1987 called “The Review,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The project from writer Andy Bellin, who’s also an…

Ailes Dedicates Hometown Vets Memorial

Fox News Chairman-CEO Roger Ailes returned Tuesday to his hometown of Warren, Ohio, to dedicate a veterans memorial for Trumbull County, the Warren Tribune Chronicle reports. As the dedication ceremony’s guest speaker, Ailes said his return to Warren made him…

Turner Sports Declines to Renew TV Golf Rights With R&A

Turner Sports declined to extend its TV rights with European golf body the R&A. TNT’s telecast of the 2009 British Open Championship, to be held in Turnberry, Scotland, in July, will be the last event to be covered by Turner…

Pop’s Biggest Stars to Perform on ‘TRL’ Finale

MTV’s “Total Request Live” is pulling out all the stops for its final show, which is scheduled for Nov. 16, Billboard reports. A who’s who of pop stars will be delivering performances to say goodbye to the show that put…

Chase Speaks About ‘Sopranos’ DVD Release

Entertainment Weekly talks with David Chase about the release of his entire series “The Sopranos” on DVD. The series’ creator talks about the series finale, how he doesn’t watch old episodes and the music featured on the show. “When we…

Ted Turner Gives Lou Dobbs an Earful

Ted Turner paid a visit to “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on Tuesday, TVNewser reports. The two reminisced about the early days of CNN and the state of the economy. Turner, who was promoting his new book “Call Me Ted,” talked about…

CNBC Budget Slashed Despite Strong Ratings

CNBC, fresh off the biggest ratings in its history due to the financial fallout, is being rewarded by parent company NBC Universal with a 10% overall budget cut, the New York Observer reports. Since CNBC has dominated competitive upstart Fox…

Dish to Sell Converter Box With DVR Functions

Dish Network next week will start selling what it says is the first digital-to-analog converter box that includes digital video recorder functions, as it tries to retain customers in advance of the U.S. switchover to all-digital broadcasting in February. The…

FX Sets Return Dates for ‘Nip/Tuck,’ ‘Damages’

FX’s “Nip/Tuck” and “Damages” will return to the cable network in January. The fifth season of “Nip/Tuck” will start Jan. 6 at 10 p.m. with eight new episodes. The season will feature guest stars Sharon Gless, Portia de Rossi, AnnaLynne…