Television
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NBC’s ‘Today’ show expects leadership shake-upNov 13, 2012 6:38 am - NEW YORK — NBC is changing the backstage leadership at its struggling “Today” show, which has consistently been behind ABC’s “Good Morning America” in the ratings since ...
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A year in, YouTube’s channels not yet must-see TVNov 12, 2012 12:47 pm - NEW YORK — When Google announced its plans to fund some 100 new channels of original programming on YouTube, many expected a transformation in television. Google had di...
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NBC’s ‘Revolution’ snares Led Zeppelin songsNov 12, 2012 9:25 am - LOS ANGELES — What tunes fit a post-apocalyptic society? For NBC’s freshman drama “Revolution,” the answer is Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” and “Since I’ve Been Loving You.” ...
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Elmo puppeteer accused of underage relationshipNov 12, 2012 8:14 am - NEW YORK — The puppeteer who performs as Elmo on “Sesame Street” is taking a leave of absence from the iconic kids’ show in the wake of allegations that he had a relatio...
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BBC says its news chief, her deputy stepping asideNov 12, 2012 7:00 am - LONDON — The BBC’s news chief and her deputy have been temporarily replaced while the broadcaster deals with the fallout from coverage of a child abuse scandal that forc...
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Foxx, Wonder among stars honoring Eddie MurphyNov 12, 2012 4:00 am - LOS ANGELES — However riotous the Eddie Murphy stories from Arsenio Hall, Tracy Morgan, Adam Sandler and Russell Brand, the highlight of Spike TV’s tribute to Murphy was...
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BBC chief quits over TV reportNov 10, 2012 3:19 pm - LONDON — George Entwistle, the director general of the BBC, resigned on Saturday night over a TV program the network had aired that wrongly implicated a British politici...
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On election night, TV trounced TwitterNov 10, 2012 3:00 pm - PALO ALTO, Calif. — According to Twitter, there were 31 million tweets on Election Day, with the site hitting a peak of 327,452 tweets-per-minute the moment TV networks ...
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Hasselhoff hopes for retro ‘Knight Rider’ filmNov 09, 2012 4:13 pm - NEW YORK — David Hasselhoff still feels a connection with the younger generation, even though his popular TV series “Baywatch” has been off the air for more than a decad...
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Jack McBrayer prepares for life after ’30 Rock’Nov 09, 2012 4:13 pm - LOS ANGELES — Jack McBrayer can see the end of “30 Rock” just up ahead. The Emmy-nominated actor best known as Kenneth the Page from the Emmy-winning show says the mood ...