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Nickelodeon Greenlights Series, Announces Third Installment in TV Movie Franchise

Nickelodeon has given a 20-episode series order and announced a third movie in a franchise that began as a series of YouTube posts, Deadline.com reports. The "Fred" franchise, which started as a series of YouTube movies from teen comic Lucas…

‘Hot in Cleveland’ Cools Off

The third-season debut of TV Land’s "Hot in Cleveland" marked the show’s lowest-rated premiere, with just 1.9 million total viewers watching the program Wednesday night, reports Deadline.com. That represents a decline of almost 1 million viewers from the previous year,…

‘Just Imus Being Imus’: Fox Business News Unfazed by Being Likened to Notorious Penn State Figure

Fox Business News’ public relations team appeared to take it in stride after it was compared to former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky, who is charged with sexual abuse of children, by Don Imus, a host on the network, reports…

HBO Teams With ‘Deadwood’ Creator to Develop Projects From One of America’s Literary Giants

“Deadwood” creator David Mlich, who’s on the verge of a January launch for the HBO series "Luck," has signed a new deal with the premium cable net to continue developing programming, reports Deadline.com. As part of the deal, Milch will…

Odd Selection Among the Grammy Nominations — Which Name Doesn’t Belong With the Others: Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Susan Boyle, Harry Connick Jr. … and Seth MacFarlane?

Last night the Grammy nominations were announced and in one category, musical legends Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett find themselves up against "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, reports Deadline.com. The prolific TV animation producer, whose lineup of shows also includes…

TCM Lands Stanley Kubrick Rarity for TV Debut

A rarely seen Stanley Kubrick film will make its world television debut, after TCM secured the movie for a special showing as part of a marathon honoring film preservation efforts, Entertainment Weekly reports. The movie is "Fear and Desire," the…

Hank Williams Jr. Has Another Meltdown — but This Time It’s Not Political

Controversial singer Hank Williams Jr. had another “it’s all about me” moment during the taping of a TV show, culminating in his walking off the stage in the middle of a performance. The incident happened during Wednesday’s taping of the…

Cablevision Recovers From Major Internet Attack

Cablevision revealed that it was targeted Tuesday by a coordinated Internet attack, Multichannel News reports. The company said it succeeded in recovering from the attack. The attack caused some customers to be unable to access certain Internet sites for about…

ABC Expands Its Presence in a Non-Traditional Outlet

ABC Television has made a deal with Creative Mobile Technologies, the company that programs the television screens in the back of taxis, to provide show clips, news reports and ads, reports Deadline.com. The ABC material will be appearing in 10,000…

Ebert Says ‘At the Movies’ Will Take a Break

Roger Ebert said his television show focusing on movie reviews will take a break, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat blog. "At the Movies," which had been hosted by Ebert and his late colleague Gene Siskel starting in the 1970s,…