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Video: Rising Price of Gas Caught Live on Evening News

Call it a coincidence or serendipity, while airing a segment on ABC’s "World News with Diane Sawyer" about rising gas prices, the price of a gallon of gas jumped 10 cents, reports TVNewswer.com. Reporter Cecilia Vega was doing a live…

Video: Star Jones, Back on ‘The View,’ Talks About Her ‘Ugly’ Departure From Show

Star Jones, who returned to "The View" to raise awareness of heart disease in women, was asked by host Barbara Walters to talk about the circumstances around her departure from the show, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog….

Struggle Continues for Interactive TV Ads: Cable Industry’s Canoe Consortium Pulls Plug on Initiative, Lays Off 120

An initiative set up by the cable industry is abandoning efforts to develop interactive television commercials via set-top boxes, reports Advertising Age. The consortium Canoe Ventures will lay off 120 employees, the story reports. The firm’s New York office will…

Peter O’Malley Reportedly — and Surprisingly — Drops Out of Bidding for L.A. Dodgers; His Storied Family Owned the Dodgers for Half a Century Before Selling the Team to News Corp. in 1998

"Peter O’Malley has withdrawn his bid to buy the Dodgers, two people familiar with the sale process said," reports Bill Shaikin in the Los Angeles Times. The story adds, "According to one of the people, O’Malley was concerned he might not win the…

‘Heroes’ Actor Cast in Co-Starring Role in CBS Comedy Pilot

One of the stars of "Heroes" has been cast in a co-starring role in CBS’s untitled comedy pilot from Greg Berlanti and Greg Malins, reports Deadline.com. Greg Grunberg, who previously had a role on the comedy “The Jake Effect,” will…

Former Sarah Palin Aide Cries Foul Over HBO’s ‘Game Change’

A former aide to Sarah Palin discredited the HBO movie “Game Change,” claiming that HBO reneged on a promise to let him fact check the script for the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film depicts the McCain-Palin presidential…

CW Renews ‘Next Top Model’ — With a Twist

The CW has renewed "America’s Next Top Model," adding a 19th season that will tweak the formula, EW.com’s Inside TV blog reports. Season 19 will be a college edition of the reality staple, the story reports. The program’s 18th cycle…

Journalist Killed in Syria, Hours After Reporting on CNN About the Dangerous Situation in That Country

Just hours after appearing on CNN’s "AC360" to talk about the dangerous situation in Syria, Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin was killed Tuesday, reports TVNewser.com. The Long Island native had appeared on CNN telling the story of a little boy…

Sitcom Star Says He Snorted Coke at a White House Correspondents’ Dinner

[Updated with correction in headline at 2:20 pm, PT, on 2/22/12. The original headline left out the last two words, "Correspondents’ Dinner.’ Cross did not say he snorted coke at the White House, but at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner,…

Comcast Sets Sights on Netflix as Online Video Wars Heat Up; New Service Undercuts Netflix on Price

Comcast is rolling out a new video-on-demand service that could pose problems for Netflix, as competition for digital consumers heats up, Time reports. Time reports: “The new service, called Xfinity Streampix, will be available to over 20 million Comcast subscribers,…