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TV product placements termed junk food ad loophole
Mon,1 Aug 2011 09:03 PM PDT
Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Companies that have pledged not to market unhealthy food and beverages directly to children may be turning to product placement on television shows instead of traditional ads to target youngsters, a new study showed. Full Story | Top |
U.S. remake of "Prime Suspect" gets British blessing
Mon,1 Aug 2011 07:19 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Producers of the U.S. remake of award-winning British crime drama "Prime Suspect" said on Monday the new series was lighter and with more humor than the original, but that it had won the blessing of both its creator and star Helen Mirren.
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Review: Fountains of Wayne more rueful on fifth album
Mon,1 Aug 2011 06:35 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fountains of Wayne, the lawn ornament store in Wayne, N.J., that was seen in the opening credits of "The Sopranos," finally shut its doors two summers ago. Fortunately, there's no closure in sight for the other, even better-known Fountains of Wayne, the rock & roll quartet that's been one of America's greatest bands since its 1996 debut. Full Story | Top |
Trace Adkins saves belligerence for bonus cuts
Mon,1 Aug 2011 06:21 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Trace Adkins is the biggest and tallest drink of water anyone ever dared refer to as an apprentice. Sometimes that largeness translates to actual largess, in songs where he plays the courtly country gentleman and quintessential Southern family man. Other times, he's been best known for his belligerence, with conservative anthems or bar-hopping rockers that promise a beatdown to anyone who rubs him the wrong way. Full Story | Top |
MSNBC launches morning show with Chris Hayes
Mon,1 Aug 2011 05:02 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - MSNBC is taking another shot at carrying its primetime success over into the weekend as it launches a morning show with Chris Hayes, Washington editor of The Nation. Full Story | Top |
NBC retools "Up All Night" to showcase more Maya Rudolph
Mon,1 Aug 2011 04:59 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt told reporters at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour on Monday that "Up All Night," a new sitcom that he's hoping can establish a comedy hour on Wednesday nights, will be reworked to give co-star Maya Rudolph a meatier role.
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Review: Greyson Chance is one morose 13-year-old
Mon,1 Aug 2011 04:54 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Greyson Chance became a sensation on Ellen DeGeneres' show and went on to be the first artist the talk-show host signed to her own record label. Now his debut album, executive-produced by DeGeneres, can be summed up in two sentences. Full Story | Top |
Kings of Leon cancel U.S. tour, Followill exhausted
Mon,1 Aug 2011 02:51 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rockers Kings of Leon canceled their entire U.S. tour on Monday, citing health concerns for frontman Caleb Followill after he abruptly walked off the stage at a show in Dallas saying he couldn't sing. Full Story | Top |
Kings of Leon cancel U.S. tour, Followill exhausted
Mon,1 Aug 2011 02:51 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rockers Kings of Leon canceled their entire U.S. tour on Monday, citing health concerns for frontman Caleb Followill after he abruptly walked off the stage at a show in Dallas saying he couldn't sing. Full Story | Top |
Comcast renames Versus as NBC Sports Network
Mon,1 Aug 2011 02:06 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp, trying to capitalize on the lucrative sports television market, will re-brand its Versus cable channel as the NBC Sports Network starting next year, it said on Monday. Full Story | Top |
NBC calls "Playboy Club" a "fun soap opera"
Mon,1 Aug 2011 01:43 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC executives on Monday defended the network's controversial new drama "The Playboy Club", describing it as a "fun soap opera" and saying that its sexual content would be mild.
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NBC calls "Playboy Club" a "fun soap opera"
Mon,1 Aug 2011 01:43 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC executives on Monday defended the network's controversial new drama "The Playboy Club", describing it as a "fun soap opera" and saying that its sexual content would be mild. Full Story | Top |
Fantasia reveals she is pregnant
Mon,1 Aug 2011 01:19 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star and past "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino told fans at a charity concert in Jacksonville, Florida that she is pregnant again.
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Fantasia reveals she is pregnant
Mon,1 Aug 2011 01:19 PM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star and past "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino told fans at a charity concert in Jacksonville, Florida that she is pregnant again. Full Story | Top |
NBC looks to rebuild quality TV shows under Comcast
Mon,1 Aug 2011 12:40 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC's new entertainment chairman said on Monday that new owners Comcast Corp were serious about investing in the struggling TV network, and would be patient about seeing results as it tries to regain its former glory.
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Sony to reform TV segment: report
Mon,1 Aug 2011 12:18 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Sony Corp will devise plans this month to reform its poor-performing television segment and even consider teaming up with other firms, the Nikkei business daily reported. Full Story | Top |
Judge extends order against Halle Berry intruder
Mon,1 Aug 2011 11:35 AM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Monday ordered an alleged stalker who was arrested outside Halle Berry's home to stay at least 100 yards away from the Oscar-winning actress and her daughter for the next three years.
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Judge extends order against Halle Berry intruder
Mon,1 Aug 2011 11:34 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Monday ordered an alleged stalker who was arrested outside Halle Berry's home to stay at least 100 yards away from the Oscar-winning actress and her daughter for the next three years. Full Story | Top |
Joel McHale roasts NBC, Hugh Hefner, Chevy Chase at TCA
Mon,1 Aug 2011 11:26 AM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Community" star Joel McHale kicked off NBC's session at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour on Monday with a stand-up routine that took aim primarily at the many joke-worthy offerings his own network has put on its schedule of late as well as the annual promotional event itself.
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Al-Jazeera English launches in New York
Mon,1 Aug 2011 10:45 AM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Further popularized and legitimized by the Arab Spring, Al-Jazeera English has incrementally expanded its presence in the U.S. broadcast market, and Sunday revealed its biggest move to date.
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"Big Brother" puts CBS on top of night's TV ratings
Mon,1 Aug 2011 10:11 AM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.Com) - CBS won the night overall on Sunday thanks to "Big Brother," while "The Bachelorette" experienced a drastic slide compared to the series' last regular episode, according to preliminary numbers.
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Rough House, 20th Century TV, ink one-year pact
Mon,1 Aug 2011 09:58 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Rough House Pictures, home to Danny McBride and "Pineapple Express" hemler David Gordon Green, has inked a one-year deal with 20th Century Fox Television to develop both live-action and animated series. Full Story | Top |
Cameron Crowe on Pearl Jam, "Say Anything" sequel
Mon,1 Aug 2011 09:45 AM PDT
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - As the Television Critics Association press tour's first week came to a close, it wasn't hard to single out its biggest highlight: Saturday's panel discussion with Cameron Crowe about his "American Masters" documentary, "Pearl Jam Twenty," which will air on PBS on October 21 after a theatrical run starting in September. Full Story | Top |
Ken Burns fan of cable's "Boardwalk Empire"
Mon,1 Aug 2011 09:43 AM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Ken Burns began working on his upcoming PBS documentary "Prohibition" years ago -- long before, as he puts it, "Boardwalk Empire" was "a gleam in the eye" of its creator, Terence Winter. Still, Burns doesn't think the HBO drama has stolen his thunder.
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