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Who Tops Forbes’ New List of the Highest-Earning Young Celebrities? It’s All About Girl Power This Year

Forbes magazine has released its list of the 10 highest-paid celebrities under 30, and female performers dominate this year’s list. Singer Taylor Swift claims the top spot, earning an estimated $57 million during the May 2011-May 2012 period. All three…

MTV Renews Scripted Series

MTV has made the decision to bring back a scripted series for another season, EW.com’s Inside TV reports. The series is “Teen Wolf,” which will return for season three. The renewal was announced by star Tyler Posey during the show’s…

‘Hung’ Co-Creators Working on Supernatural Thriller

"Hung" co-creators Dmitry Lipkin and Colette Burson are working on a new series — a supernatural thriller about a town where the dead keep coming back to life, reports Deadline.com. The project is in the works for Showtime. The pair,…

Aereo — Which Some See as a Threat to the Broadcast Business Model — Will Expand to Most Big U.S. Cities by 2013, Says Diller

Following a favorable court ruling this week, the online television service Aereo is expected to expand to a number of major U.S. cities by 2013, Bloomberg reports, citing an interview with backer Barry Diller. "We’re going to really start marketing,”…

NBC Stations Double Up on Staff Covering Summer Olympics

NBC’s 10 owned-and-operated stations are doubling the size of the contingent they’re sending to the Summer Olympics, B&C reports. The stations are sending 25 reporters, editors, producers and photographers to the London Games, or more than double the number that…

‘American Idol’ Judge Announces Exit From Show

Amid a sea of rumors over what the upcoming season of “American Idol” will look like, some concrete news has finally surfaced: Steven Tyler is leaving the show, Entertainment Weekly reports. Much of the recent speculation has centered on another…

Details Surface About Accident That Knocked ‘The Good Wife’ Actress Unconscious

Details are emerging about an accident Wednesday evening on the Brooklyn set of the CBS legal drama “The Good Wife” that knocked actress Kristin Chenoweth unconscious and sent her to the hospital. Chenoweth, 43, has since been released and is…

‘Barbarella’ TV Series Picking Up Momentum

A planned TV series version of “Barbarella” is gaining momentum, with Canal Plus joining Gaumont International TV on the project, Deadline.com reports. The project is exec produced by Martha De Laurentiis and Nicolas Winding Refn, with Refn also directing, the…

Disney Channel Renews Comedy Series

Disney Channel has ordered another season of a family sitcom, Deadline.com reports. The cable channel has picked up a fourth season of “Good Luck Charlie.” The show was the top cable series in tweens and in kids 6-11 in the…

Barry Diller’s Aereo Online TV Streaming Operation Gets Go-Ahead From Federal Judge; Broadcasters Say They Will Continue to Fight It

The television streaming service Aereo, backed by Barry Diller, got approval from a federal judge to go ahead, with the judge denying a temporary injunction sought by television broadcasters to shut down the service, reports The New York Times’ Media…