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CBS Yanks Pilot That’s Too Similar to Oscar-Winning Film

CBS has pulled the plug on a drama pilot amid a legal hassle over alleged similarities between the project and an Oscar-winning film, Deadline.com reports. Rather than face a court battle over the similarities between CBS’s "Quean" and "The Girl…

Veteran Rock Guitarist Dies

A veteran rock ‘n’ roll guitar player who fronted a self-named band for much of his career has died, E! Online reports. Ronnie Montrose, best known as frontman for the group Montrose, was 64. Montrose reportedly died Saturday of prostate…

News Director Out at KNBC-TV in Los Angeles

The news director at NBC’s Los Angeles TV station, KNBC, is leaving, according to a number of media reports. Vicki Burns, the news director, has only been at the station since August 2010, when she moved from New York to L.A. In…

Meet the Two Scripted Shows — a Comedy and a Drama — That Will Most Likely Beat ‘American Idol’ in the Ratings This Season

"When the television season ends in May, what will matter most — for both networks and advertisers — is the ranking of shows once digital video recorder playback is included in the viewership totals. In a comeback victory for scripted…

Video: Sarah Palin Launches Pre-emptive Strike Against New HBO Movie

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has released a video targeting the HBO movie “Game Change,” which focuses on the 2008 election, TVNewser reports. Palin’s camp has been critical of the movie, in which Julianne Moore plays Palin. The movie’s…

Non-TV-Related Video of the Day: It’s Been Written Up in USA Today and Other Pubs as a Potential Game Changer for Retailers. Check this Out — It’s an App for the iPad That Turns That Apple Device Into a Very Powerful Cash Register

Two Stalwarts of Liberal Talk Radio Join Morning Lineup at Cable Network (No, It’s Not MSNBC)

Two radio talk shows from the left side of the political spectrum will be simulcast on cable. The two personalities are Bill Press and Stephanie Miller. Both of their morning radio shows are coming to the Current cable channel this…

Oprah Slates Interview With Whitney Houston’s Daughter and Family Members

Oprah Winfrey has scheduled a sit-down interview with Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late Whitney Houston, TV Guide reports. The telecast will also feature interviews with Patricia Houston, Whitney Houston’s sister-in-law and manager, and the singer’s brother, Gary…

Cable Keeps Cranking Out Auction, Pawn, Bargain-Hunting and Repo Shows, but Are Advertisers Ready to Say Enough Already?

Cable Networks are ready to present their programming to advertisers in the upfront, but there’s at least one problem: All the shows are starting to look the same, Advertising Age reports. The trend has been toward look-alike auction, pawn, bargain-hunting…

Talk About Visual Influence: Oscar-Winning Artist Who Created the Look of ‘Star Wars,’ ‘E.T.’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ Dies. He Also Designed the Look of the Original ‘Battlestar Galactica’ on TV

An Oscar-winning conceptual designer and illustrator who is credited with creating the look of the original “Star Wars” trilogy has died, Entertainment Weekly reports. Ralph McQuarrie, 82, died Saturday in Berkeley, Calif., from complications arising out of his long battle with Parkinson’s disease,…