Television
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Comcast COO Burke takes top spot at NBC UniversalSep 26, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Comcast Chief Operating Officer Steve Burke will succeed Jeff Zucker as the new CEO of NBC Universal later this year, when Comcast takes control of the broad...
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Portia de Rossi takes Ellen Degeneres' nameSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Portia de Rossi has officially taken Ellen Degeneres' last name. A Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner granted De Rossi's request to take the last na...
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Netflix, NBC Universal expand license dealSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Online movie rental company Netflix Inc. and NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution have expanded their license deal that covers TV shows subscribers...
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Nickelodeon to go dark to encourage playSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Nickelodeon proclaims its seventh annual Worldwide Day of Play when all of its various kids' channels - and their associated websites - go dark from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sa...
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Lee DeWyze fans ready for Friday's concertSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - When Lee DeWyze first appeared on "American Idol," Ali Lapping and Carly Gordon were right in front of their televisions watching. When he came home for his first concer...
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Joaquin Phoenix to David Letterman: I'm sorrySep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Actor Joaquin Phoenix returned to David Letterman's "Late Show" on Wednesday to apologize for his wacky appearance last year that turned out to be an elabor...
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Sesame Street pulls Katy Perry from showSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Katy Perry's cleavage is fine for Russell Brand -- not so for Elmo and Sesame Street. The children's show says it won't air a taped segment featuring the "Ca...
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FCC examines complaint about Skechers cartoonSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission is looking into complaints that a new television show based on characters first created to market Skechers shoes to k...
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Naperville actor playing call-center worker in 'Outsourced'Sep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Actor Parvesh Cheena said one of the great things about landing a role in a network television show is that now he has a daily routine. "I actually have something to do ...
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Fox crowns J-Lo, Tyler new 'American Idol' judgesSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler will join Randy Jackson as "American Idol" judges next season, after months of turnover and speculation about the fu...