Television
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Sick and tired of infomercialsJul 31, 2012 4:40 am - How can TV networks get away with all these massive commercials and infomercials. People are sick of paying a lot of money to watch all this junk. We pay for these fat c...
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Modern Family' stars settle contract fightJul 30, 2012 11:00 am - The stars of the ABC comedy “Modern Family” reached new contract agreements that end a legal dispute between the parties and allow production on the top- rated show to r...
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Charlie Sheen sitcom poised for 90-episode pickupJul 30, 2012 7:15 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Charlie Sheen says he’s not insane anymore. Instead, these are good days for the “Anger Management” star, he declares, with his FX sitcom halfway...
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How TV shows trick you into watching adsJul 29, 2012 5:39 am - Alyssa Rosenberg had an interesting post on her ThinkProgress blog this week about a report that shows fewer DVR viewers are fast-forwarding through ad breaks. According...
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Kurkova joining Campbell and Rocha on ‘The Face’Jul 28, 2012 8:09 am - NEW YORK — Karolina Kurkova wants to be the mentor on TV’s “The Face” that she didn’t have 13 years ago when she started modeling. She will be the third coach on the ne...
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Egypt TV channel caters to fully veiled womenJul 28, 2012 6:12 am - CAIRO — The only visible female face in the Cairo-based studio of a new Islamic TV channel for women is that of a puppet. The human stars are all veiled from head to toe...
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NBC draws ire for not streaming ceremonyJul 27, 2012 8:01 pm - NEW YORK — Even before NBC signed on for its coverage of the Summer Olympics in London on Friday, it drew a storm online for its decision not to stream the opening cerem...
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Couric launching a talk show, dreams of BroadwayJul 27, 2012 4:16 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Katie Couric is getting ready to star in a daytime talk show, but she dreams of starring in a Broadway musical. The ABC newswoman and TV personal...
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CNN chief Jim Walton calls it quitsJul 27, 2012 11:10 am - NEW YORK — CNN chief Jim Walton is quitting, saying the beleaguered news network needs a different leader with a new perspective and plans. Walton built CNN into a profi...
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Billie Joe Armstrong joins NBC’s ‘Voice’ as mentorJul 27, 2012 6:53 am - LOS ANGELES — NBC’s “The Voice” is adding a high-powered rocker to the mix. NBC said Thursday that Green Day vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong has joined the t...