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New HBO Series Project Pairs Oscar-Winning Writer With Actress Who Has Been Featured in His Offbeat Films — and Who Rarely Does TV

An Oscar-winning writer known for his offbeat feature films is reteaming with an actress who has been featured in a number of them. Charlie Kaufman, whose movies include "Being John Malkovich" (1999), “Adaptation” (2002) and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless…

Snooki Pulls Out of ‘Jersey Shore’ Cast House

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi won’t be living with her castmates while the MTV show tapes this summer at the New Jersey shore, reports TMZ.com. The reason is her pregnancy, which has Snooki wanting to live near the "Jersey Shore" cast house…

Why Camille Grammer Changed Her Mind About Returning to ‘Real Housewives’

The “will she or won’t she” saga of Camille Grammer and whether she would be back as a cast member on Bravo’s "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” has had enough twists and turns that we couldn’t keep up with…

Cable Show Update: Head of Time Warner Cable Sides With TV Networks on Ad-Skipping Technology

Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Glenn Britt expressed disapproval over Dish Network’s ad-skipping technology, putting himself on the side of television networks that want to kill the service, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Dish’s Auto Hop could damage…

Illeana Douglas on Her Branded Web Series: ‘It’s time to either move on and make it a TV show … or try to work on something else’

A Web series fronted by actress Illeana Douglas will end after its fourth season, which is set to launch this fall, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series is the Ikea-branded "Easy to Assemble, which features a fictionalized version of…

History’s First Scripted Show Casts Golden Globe-Winning HBO Veteran as a Viking

History’s first scripted show, "Vikings," has made a key casting announcement, landing an actor known for a series of high-profile film roles and fresh off a highly honored run on HBO, TheWrap.com reports. The actor is Gabriel Byrne, who won…

With Dan Harmon Out, ‘Community’ Writers and Producers — the New and the Old — Gather to Figure Out Who Will Be Sticking Around

The writers on NBC’s "Community" are scheduled to meet with its new showrunners, David Guarascio and Moses Port, to talk about their futures with the show, indicating that some may be willing to stay on after creator Dan Harmon was…

Key Court Ruling in Broadcasters’ Battle With Barry Diller’s Aereo

A key decision came down Monday in a closely watched legal case that many see as a showdown between traditional media and online streaming. Television broadcasters lost some ground in their battle against Barry Diller’s Aereo, a service that streams…

ABC News Announces Anchors for ‘Good Afternoon America’

ABC News has announced the two co-anchors who will host “Good Afternoon America,” a one-hour extension of “Good Morning America” that will have a nine-week run starting July 9. The anchors will be “GMA’s” Josh Elliott and Lara Spencer, with…

AMC Rolls Out Summer Slate, Sets Premieres for ‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘Hell on Wheels’; New Unscripted Show to Debut

AMC announced its summer programming lineup today, setting premiere dates for a number of series and announcing plans for a new unscripted series, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Breaking Bad,” which is entering what the network calls the first part of its final…