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Shaq’s TNT Deal Extends Well Beyond Basketball Coverage

The just-announced deal between Shaquille O’Neal and TNT includes a development deal with Turner’s entertainment and animation networks, Turner revealed in a press release. Besides joining the panel on “Inside the NBA” and seeing duty during the NBA All-Star weekend…

CNBC Picks New ‘Squawk Box’ Anchor

CNBC announced Friday that it has hired a newspaper journalist as the new co-anchor of its “Squawk Box” morning show, Multichannel News reports. The job is going to New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, who will co-anchor with Becky…

Tiger Woods’ Ex-Wife Has a New Man in Her Life

Tiger Woods’ ex-wife Elin Nordegren has found love again and is dating the son of a billionaire, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. Nordegren has been dating Jamie Dingman, the son of Michael Dingman, for months, the piece reports….

An Email From Oprah; Surviving Carmageddon

In a potpourri enty by TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, he tells about the contents of an email that he received this week from Oprah (along, he guesses, with thousands of other recipients). He also tells us how to survive…

Biggest Emmys Snub? One Omission From Nominations Evokes More Than Its Share of Outrage

One particular snub among the Emmy nominations announced yesterday seems to be eliciting an especially vocal display of disappointment among the other nominees, TVLine.com reports. Actor Nick Offerman on NBC’s much buzzed "Parks and Recreation" was overlooked, even as the…

What If Roseanne Barr Went ‘Nuts’ and Hardly Anyone Watched?

Lifetime’s widely promoted debut Wednesday night of Roseanne Barr’s new reality show, "Roseanne’s Nuts," didn’t do much to pump up the network’s numbers, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. A network press release noted that the telecast…

Top News Corp. Executive Resigns Under Pressure From Politicians, Shareholders

One of the top executives caught up in the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal has resigned from the company, The New York Times reports. Rebekah Brooks, the chief executive of News Corp.’s British newspaper operations, stepped down Friday in what the…

Blockbuster Swoops In on Disgruntled Netflix Customers

Blockbuster is aiming to take advantage of Netflix’s marketing problems after the online streaming and DVD-rental service angered customers by raising its rates, reports Deadline.com. Blockbuster is appealing to Netflix customers by offering a 30-day free trial to those who…

‘Glee’ Star Says Leaving Show Is ‘Definitely Not My Choice’

One of the stars who will be leaving "Glee" after next season says departing the Fox show is "definitely not my choice." "But I completely understand that it works for the integrity of the show,” Chris Colfer told TVLine.com. “One…

Amazon Readying New Tablet to Do Battle With Apple’s iPad

Amazon.com plans to release a tablet computer that will intensify its rivalry with Apple, reports The Wall Street Journal. (The Wall Street Journal is behind a pay wall and not all readers may be able to view the full story.)…