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Netflix Gets in Business With Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah’s production company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, announced it has inked an exclusive licensing agreement for movies in the U.S. with Netflix. Flavor Unit, a collaboration between Latifah and Shakim Compere, will make available films from the company to debut…

Cable Network Crowing About Its Super Bowl Counterprogramming Event — With 12.4 Million Viewers

While CBS continues to issue press releases about the huge numbers racked up by its coverage of Sunday’s Super Bowl, the cable channel Animal Planet has its own record numbers to crow about. The channel announced that its Puppy Bowl…

TV Fixture Named Harvard Hasty Pudding Man of the Year

An actor who has been beefing up his resume with TV work after establishing himself in movies was named Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatrical’s — the nation’s oldest undergraduate drama troupe. TVNewser.com reports that this…

Oxygen Expands Development Slate, Signs First-Look Deal With Wendy Williams

Oxygen Media, which is working on expanding its original programming, announced it has signed a first-look development deal with talk show host Wendy Williams. “After reinforcing its position as the youngest women’s network and #1 women’s cable network on Monday…

Actor in Reviled Super Bowl Ad Reveals He’s Headed to Hit Sitcom

The 34-year-old actor who appeared in one of the most disliked ads of this year’s Super Bowl said he will appear next in CBS’s "The Big Bang Theory," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Actor Jesse Heiman starred as…

‘Anchorman’ Sequel Will Reunite Former ‘SNL’ Heavyweights

Another big star with roots on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” will join “SNL” alum Will Ferrell on the sequel to the hit 2004 comedy feature “Anchorman.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kristen Wiig has joined the project. The project’s director,…

NBC Orders Reboot of 1960s Drama Series; Blair Underwood to Play Lead

NBC has ordered a pilot for a remake of a 1960s drama series, with "L.A. Law" and "In Treatment" actor Blair Underwood in the lead role. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the network gave the go-ahead to a new version…

Start the Online Petitions Now! Iconic American Brand, Synonymous With Blandness and Mediocrity for 79 Years, About to Change Its Name

The year was 1934. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Dizzy Dean were all baseball stars that year. The Otis Elevator Co. was already 84 years old in 1934. So when Muzak was founded in Fort Mill, South Carolina, that year,…

Actor Gets Third Green Light in 12 Months From ABC

The rollercoaster ride continues for a familiar TV actor at ABC, which has kept him busy by greenlighting projects and then pulling the plug. Nellie Andreeva, writing on Deadline.com, reports that the network has given John Leguizamo yet another green…

Discovery Makes Peace With Reality Host

A truce appears to have been declared in the dispute between Discovery Channel and one of its popular reality hosts. Deadline.com reports that the channel is welcoming back former “Man vs. Wild” host Bear Grylls. Grylls left the channel last…