Coverage of Hurricane Sandy Is TV Doing What TV Does Best
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Police Investigating Death of Actress and Rapper of Group Blaque
Authorities in Georgia are investigating the death of an Atlanta rapper and actress who was killed late Friday when she was hit by a car while standing in a roadway, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Natina Reed, 32, was a member…
BBC Abuse Case Widens With Arrest of 1970s Rock Star
The BBC sexual abuse scandal widened Sunday with the arrest of a 1970s rock star in connection with the case, The New York Times reports. British police arrested Paul Gadd, who is better known as the 1970s glam rock star…
Bonnie Hunt Lands Comedy Project at ABC
ABC has tapped actress Bonnie Hunt for a new comedy project, Deadline.com reports. The program, titled "compliKATEd," is about an insecure woman dealing with a complicated life, according to the report. The project is produced by Ben Stiller’s Red Hour…
TNT Casts Actresses Mira Sorvino, Rebecca Romijn in New Projects
TNT has cast actresses Mira Sorvino and Rebecca Romijn in pilots, reports TheWrap.com. Sorvino, an Oscar winner for the 1995 Woody Allen film “Mighty Aphrodite,” has been cast in "Trooper," a procedural from Jerry Bruckheimer. Romijn will star in "King…
Tribune and Cablevision Settle Dispute, Returning TV Stations to Cable Lineup
Tribune and Cablevision reached a deal late Friday night, restoring Tribune-owned stations to Cablevision’s customers, reports the New York Post. "We are pleased to have reached agreement with Tribune to return its stations to Cablevision, particularly its Fox affiliate in…
NBCU Secures Exclusive Rights to English Premier League Soccer Matches
The exclusive U.S. media rights to the English Premier League were sold to NBCUniversal, which will air the league’s soccer matches on NBC, NBC Sports Network, Telemundo, mun2 and NBCSports.com, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The three-year deal, worth about…
File Under ‘Little Details’: Rupert Murdoch Misses Steve Jobs’ Death Anniversary by Three Weeks
News Corp. boss Rupert Murdoch sent out a tweet Sunday commemorating the one-year passing of Steve Jobs, but there was one problem: Murdoch was off by 23 days, reports Deadline.com. The tweet read, "Today. Is anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death….
HBO Finalizes Plans to Wrap Up ‘Treme’
HBO unveiled how extensive its production plans are for its New Orleans-based drama series “Treme,” which is approaching its endgame, Deadline.com reports. The pay-cable network will begin production Nov. 5 on an abbreviated final season. The final season — the…
Cable Network Reportedly For Sale
A cable network that has been around for a few years is reportedly about to go up for sale. The New York Post reports that Current TV, launched in August 2005 by former Vice President Al Gore, is on the…