TV Guide Channel Gets an Updated Name May 1, 2007 12:02 am
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Well kind of. Beginning June 4, the TV Guide Channel will be going under the new slightly revised name of TV Guide Network.
Ski Channel Prepares for Liftoff May 1, 2007 12:01 am
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Steve Bellamy, founder and former president of the Tennis Channel, is focusing his efforts on another sports-themed television network. Atonal Sports and Entertainment, his company, is preparing to launch the Ski Channel as early as the first quarter of 2008.
NBC Sets Return for ‘Studio 60’ April 28, 2007 1:10 am
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is coming back from its hiatus. According the official NBC website for the series, the freshman drama will return to the airwaves on Thursday, May 24 at 10:00 p.m.
“Idol Gives Back” Event Generates $60 Million April 26, 2007 9:20 pm
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Donations on last nights Idol Gives Back two-hour American Idol special have topped $60 million.
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Rosie O’Donnell Departs “The View” April 25, 2007 6:00 pm
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Citing disagreements during contract talks; “They wanted me three years, I wanted one year, and it just didn’t work,” Rosie O’Donney announced today on The View that her tenure on the show will come to an end this year.
Fox Pulls “Drive” April 25, 2007 5:46 pm
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Fox has decided to pull freshman drama Drive from its lineup effective immediately.
“Passions” Picked Up by DirecTV April 25, 2007 3:31 pm
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Passions is being resurrected. The long-running soap was canceled by NBC earlier in the year, but today DirecTV announced that they will be picking up the show. The series will end its run on NBC on September 7, and then begin its ninth season on DirecTV on September 17. (more…)
“The Simpsons” Ride Coming to Universal Theme Park April 24, 2007 11:37 pm
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Universal Theme Parks is teaming with The Simpsons creator/executive producer Matt Groening and executive producer James Brooks to create an attraction based on the long-running animated series.
“On the Lot” Judges Announced April 24, 2007 10:17 pm
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Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett have announced that Carrie Fisher, Brett Ratner, Garry Marshall and Jon Avnet have been tapped to serve as judges on the upcoming reality series On the Lot.
“Doctor Who” Season 3 on SCI FI April 23, 2007 4:04 pm
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The SCI FI Channel and BBC Woldwide announced today that the US network continue airing the highly successful british series Doctor Who. The third season of the show will debut on SCI FI in July 2007.
Sanjaya Malakar on the Late Show April 21, 2007 5:29 pm
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Recent American Idol castoff Sanjaya Malakar will be guesting on the Late Show With David Letterman this coming Monday (April 23) to present the “Top Ten List”.
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“Traveler” Gets Boost, Plus Other ABC Scheduling Moves April 21, 2007 5:18 pm
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ABC has scheduled what they are calling a “sneak preview” of the pilot of its upcoming drama series Traveler to air following Grey’s Anatomy on Thursday, May 10.
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