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Miss California Fired

Miss California, Carrie Prejean, is being fired, Fox News reports. She’s being fired by K2 Productions, the company that produces the Miss California USA pageant, and the firing has the blessing of Donald Trump, who owns the pageant, Fox reports….

NBC’s ‘I’m A Celebrity’ Delivers on MTV, NBC.com

NBC’s "I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!" has invaded cable and online. A four-episode marathon of the reality series’ first week on MTV Sunday averaged a 0.84 rating among people 12-34, improving its time period by 87%. Propelled by…

TVWeek Pays Tribute to Leslie Moonves

In its first ever Lifetime Vision Award salute, TVWeek.com honors Leslie Moonves for his exemplary skills and leadership. Read how shows such as “Survivor” and “CSI” really got on the air, as well as why Moonves says he’s almost never…

Killer App for DirecTV: Become the Next HBO

The strategy DirecTV should adopt is to produce original series, according to a TV producer and former Motley Fool contributor writing at the website Seeking Alpha. —Chuck Ross

DVRs Set to Become Even More Popular

If Cablevision ultimately wins a little-known suit with programmers about DVRs, it could change the face of TV viewing in even more dramatic ways than DVRs do now, according to a column in Barron’s. —Chuck Ross

Cable Ops to Benefit from Digital Switch

The June 12 analog-to-digital TV switchover will funnel an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 net subscribers to pay-TV operators, says Multichannel News, citing Leichtman Research Group figures. As the deadline approaches, cable operators are working hard to lure the procrastinators, with…

Murdoch Sounds off on Carey, Future of Newspapers

Rupert Murdoch is downplaying speculation that incoming News Corp. vice-chairman Chase Carey is now Murdoch’s heir apparent. “I don’t think we’re making commitments on that at all,” Murdoch told Fox Business Network anchor Neil Cavuto today during an interview. “No,…

Update: Apple Announces iPhones with Video Camera and Editing Capability

Apple, which opened its Worldwide Developer’s Conference in San Francisco this morning, announced new iPhones that are faster with more memory, storage and longer battery life, CNET reports. Furthermore, the new iPhones could emphasize video, most notably a video camera and…

It’s Time to Treat Reality Stars Like the Actors They Are

Dramatic soliloquies, comic pratfalls, hissy fits, nervous breakdowns. Sound familiar?  But we’re not talking about Lindsay Lohan, Jennifer Lopez or dozen of other actors. We’re talking about folks such as Susan Boyle and Heidi Pratt. TVWeek columnist Joe Adalian says…

Over 11 Million Homes Expected to Lose TV Signals

More the 11 million homes are either completely or partially unprepared for the swithch from analog TV signals to digital ones that is scheduled to occur this Friday, according to a survey conducted a the end of May by Nielsen…