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David Attenborough Plans a Least One More Series Before He Turns 90

Legendary broadcaster David Attenborough, 87, has been at it for 60 years, and he’s a long way from finished. Attenborough is known for nature documentaries including “Life on Earth” (1979), “The Living Planet” (1984) and “The Blue Planet” (2001). RadioTimes…

Leslie Moonves Sells $22.1 Million in CBS Stock

CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves sold $22.1 million of his company stock last week, prompting the question of whether the head man felt the stock had topped out, Deadline.com reports. But that’s not the case, according to a representative for…

Crain’s Chicago Business Weighs the Risks and the Potential Rewards of Tribune’s Spending $2.7 Billion to Buy 19 TV Stations

"The last time Tribune Co. borrowed billions of dollars to finance a big acquisition, it didn’t work out very well," writes columnist Joe Cahill in one of TVWeek’s sibling publications, the well-respected Crain’s Chicago Business. Cahill continues, "I’m referring, of…

NY Times Report Asks: In the Nation’s No. 1 Market, Is WWOR’s Dropping of Its Last Remaining Newscast Irresponsible or Innovative?

"Depending on one’s perspective, what the New Jersey-based television station WWOR is doing" — dropping its last remaining newscast — "is [either] irresponsible or innovative," writes Brian Stelter in The New Yorik Times. The story continues, "Last week, with no…

What a Miracle That Yesterday’s Plane Crash at the San Francisco Airport Wasn’t Worse. Reminds Us of This KGO-TV Video Report of a Jetliner, in 1968, That Missed the San Francisco Runway Entirely and Landed in the Bay — and, Remarkably, No One Was Hurt

Study this picture carefully. It’s a commercial jetliner that, by mistake, missed the runway at San Francisco Airport on Nov. 22, 1968, and instead landed in the San Francisco Bay. There were over 100 people onboard, and no one was…

Who is Reportedly in ‘Serious Talks’ To Replace Joy Behar on ‘The View?’ Hint: She’s a Former Playmate of the Year and Is Outspoken About the Causes of Autism. Also, Who May Replace Elisabeth Hasselbeck, if She Also Leaves ‘The View’

Jann Wenner’s Us Weekly is making news again, as it reports it knows who is talking to the producers of "The View" to join the show. "Make room on the couch! Frequent ‘View’ guest cohost Jenny McCarthy may be joining…

A Chance to See a Rare Gem of a Movie That’s Not on DVD

By Chuck Ross To me a good Western — and I love a good Western — emphasizes a personal code of honor by the main character. And I love a gritty Film Noir, in which one of the most appealing elements…

Pranksters Disrupt Testimony in George Zimmerman Trial — Teaching Users What Not to Do on Skype

A digital prank interrupted the televised George Zimmerman murder trial today, leaving the no-nonsense judge presiding over the case less than amused — and teaching viewers a lesson about Skype, the New York Daily News reports. "Scott Pleasants, one of…

The No. 1-Rated Cable Channel — for 28 Consecutive Quarters — Gets on Board With ‘TV Everywhere’

A cable channel that has quietly racked up one of the most impressive winning streaks in television — the top-rated cable channel for 28 consecutive quarters — is going "TV Everywhere," Deadline.com reports. The channel is USA Network, which becomes…

All-Time Lows for Series on NBC and CBS; ABC Gets Off Easy With ‘Just’ a Season Low

No fewer than four broadcast series sank to all-time lows or season lows Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights for the key 18-49 demo. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that CBS’s "Big Brother" and NBC’s "Betty White’s Off Their Rockers" both set series…