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Study by Girl Scouts Bashes Reality TV for Creating ‘Mean Girls’

The Girls Scouts are warning of the dangers of reality TV after a study by the Girl Scouts Research Institute concluded that reality shows are having a negative effect on young women, TMZ.com reports. The study found that reality television…

Gaga vs. Goo Goo: Pop Singer Wins Injunction

Lady Gaga won an injunction against an animated character known as Lady Goo Goo, blocking the release of a single that parodies Gaga’s music, CBS News reports. Today’s decision by London’s High Court stops the release of “The Moshi Dance”…

Doctor Who Is in Top Gear as BBC America Posts Its Best Quarter Ever

BBC America recorded its best-ever quarter in the third quarter in prime time (up 18%) and total day (up 23%), according to Nielsen figures. The iconic science fiction series “Doctor Who” and the worldwide hit car show “Top Gear” were…

ESPN Shuts Down Content Development Unit

The Content Development department at ESPN, which has been headed up by Keith Clinkscales, is being shut down, Multichannel News reports. Clinkscales is exiting the channel to become an independent producer, the story reports. The 20 to 25 positions in…

CBS Buys Project from ‘Daily Show’ Contributor

CBS has bought a project from a contributor to Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Aasif Mandvi is slated to write and star in a project that follows a divorced marriage counselor, the story notes. If…

Donald Trump Gloats Over Rosie O’Donnell’s Weak Ratings … Well, Technically, He Says He Feels Bad About It

Donald Trump appeared to passive-aggressively stoke an old feud with comic Rosie O’Donnell by wishing her well with her new talk show, OWN’s "The Rosie Show," while noting the less-than-spectacular ratings for her series premiere, reports AccesssHollywood.com. “I felt badly…

Anyone Else See the Irony? Pee-wee Herman Creator Earns Visionary Award

Paul Reubens, the creator of child-man comic icon Pee-wee Herman, will be presented with the Visionary Award at Spike TV’s Scream Awards 2011, reports UPI.com. The awards ceremony, to be held at Universal Studios, will be televised Tuesday, Oct. 18,…

Two New Shows Get Full-Season Orders; Sophomore Series Extended

Two new fall shows got good news from their network boss, and a sophomore show on the same network received an order for six more scripts, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. In ABC Chief Paul Lee’s…

Studio Chief Writes About His Friendship With Steve Jobs, Including Jobs’ Last Words of Advice When They Spoke a Few Weeks Ago

A studio chief writes about his friendship and business dealings with legendary Apple founder Steve Jobs in The Hollywood Reporter. In one revealing passage the studio chief, Fox’s Filmed Entertainment co-chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos, tells of the tough negotiations…

People Magazine, Arbiter of All Things Important in the Celebrity World, Asks: ‘What’s Wrong With Lindsay Lohan’s Teeth?’

A recent Los Angeles appearance has prompted speculation about Lindsay Lohan’s teeth, reports People.com.  A photo of the actress shows what appears to be yellowing teeth, the story notes. Lohan, who has a progress report court appearance later this month,…