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‘True Blood’ Adds Actresses

HBO’s vampire drama "True Blood" has added two actresses for its sixth season, reports Deadline.com. Joining the show are Amelia Rose Blaire, who has appeared in "90210," and Jurnee Smollett, who acted on "Friday Night Lights," the story says. Blaire…

‘Big Brother’ Producer Endemol Names New Top Officers

Endemol Group, the independent television production company behind "Big Brother," has named executives to two key positions, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Martha Brass was named chief operating officer and Edwin van Es was installed as chief financial officer, the…

Blockbuster to Close 300 Stores

Blockbuster will shutter 300 stores in the next few weeks, the Denver Post reports. The company will lay off about 3,000 workers, the report adds. The closures will hit underperforming stores or those that are getting close to the end…

Lindsay Lohan Declines Big Payday From ‘Dancing with the Stars’

Lindsay Lohan has reportedly declined an invitation to join "Dancing with the Stars," turning down a series of offers that reached $550,000, reports TMZ.com. The reason? She reportedly doesn’t want to appear on reality TV, the story says. "But there’s…

NBC Rolling Out Animated ‘Revolution’ Webisodes

NBC will try to keep viewer interest in its freshman drama "Revolution" by rolling out animated webisodes during the show’s winter hiatus, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. A new webisode will debut online every week through Feb. 18 on NBC.com, YouTube…

NFL Playoffs Crush the Ratings Competition — Hitting One Network Especially Hard

The NFL’s prime-time clash between AFC powers New England and Baltimore, aired live on CBS, dominated the broadcast ratings Sunday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the game delivered a preliminary 14.6 average rating in the key 18-49…

‘Waterloo Road’ Beauty Injured on Set of ABC’s ‘Castle’

An actress best known for her role in the BBC series “Waterloo Road” was injured, along with a stuntman, while shooting the ABC drama series “Castle.” The actress, Karen David, and the stuntman, who has not been named, fell out…

Iconic Video Game Maker Files for Bankruptcy

One of the pioneering companies in the video game business — the company that created the games “Pong,” “Centipede” and “Asteroids” — filed for bankruptcy today, CNN reports. The move by Atari U.S. is an effort to break off the…

Original Batmobile Sells for $4.6 Million

The original Batmobile from the 1960s ABC television series was auctioned Saturday for $4.6 million, Deadline.com reports. The sale took place at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction. “Bidding lasted about 4 minutes and the winning bid was $4.2 million before fees…

Why Fox Is Taking a New Approach to Promoting an Upcoming Drama Series

In a pioneering effort to reach viewers, Fox Television is promoting the new Kevin Bacon drama, "The Following," by urging viewers to set their DVRs to record the program, reports Deadline.com. Instead of tune-in ads, Fox has turned to billboards…