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Current Plans Call for ‘Glee’ to Do a Tribute to Cory Monteith’s Character Finn, But Not Until Third Episode of Season. Here’s Why

For the folks at "Glee," "the current plan is to pay tribute [to Cory Monteith’s character Finn] during the show’s third episode, assuming [‘Glee’ co-creator Ryan] Murphy and his team ‘can get it perfect,’" reports Lacey Rose in The Hollywood Reporter….

Broadcast Ad Revenues Surge

The broadcast networks posted big gains in advertising sales in June to spur revenue growth for the second quarter of 2013, Jon Lafayette reports in B&C. The report cites figures just released by the research firm Standard Media Index. "Total…

Actress Issues Non-Apology Apology Over N-Word Rant Aimed at Oprah — Here’s the Video

Actress Rae Dawn Chong quickly went into damage control today after a radio rant about Oprah Winfrey, complete with the N-word and plenty more — click here if you haven’t heard it yet — created an online frenzy. Chong released…

CBS Show Hits Season High, but Univision Wins the Night

Even on a night when a CBS franchise show rose to a season high, Spanish-language broadcaster topped all of its English-language broadcast rivals in prime time Thursday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that…

Warner Bros. Unit Announces Layoffs

A unit of Warner Bros. has laid off a number of employees, Deadline.com reports. The cuts have been made in the DVD division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. The number of job cuts was not reported. "We’re told that the…

‘Game of Thrones’ Actor to Star in New Cable Series

An actor who has made his mark in TV series including "Game of Thrones" and "Stargate: Atlantis" will star in a new limited series for Sundance Channel. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Jason Momoa, who played Khal Drogo…

TV Station Group Going Up on the Block — And One Major Station Is the Crown Jewel

Bids are due Monday on a television station group that’s up for sale, and the consensus among industry watchers is that it will probably be sold to two separate bidders. TVNewsCheck.com reports that Allbritton Communicatons, which has a total of…

Why So Many Snubs in This Year’s Emmy Nominations?

The Emmy nominations tend to generate at least as much interest in who got snubbed as they do in who received nominations, and "This year is a particularly brutal one, owing to the introduction, in an already too crowded TV…

CBS and Time Warner Cable Ratchet Up the Rhetoric as Talks Reach an Impasse

CBS and Time Warner Cable are taking their problems public, with each starting a campaign to make the other company look bad as discussions over a new distribution deal reached an impasse, reports Joe Flint in the Los Angeles Times….

‘Color Purple’ Co-Star Rips Oprah Winfrey — Here’s the Tape, Which Is Being Called a ‘Racial Attack’

An actress who co-starred with Oprah Winfrey in the 1985 Steven Spielberg feature "The Color Purple" had harsh words for Winfrey in a tape posted by TMZ.com, which you can hear below. "Rae Dawn Chong just UNLOADED on the talk…