Tag: television
Pay TV providers getting into bitter disputes over retransmission consent
Cable and Satellite companies like DirecTV are becoming much more reluctant to grant local TV stations the increase in retransmission fees they seek — and that's led many viewers to be left without popular programs like the Golden Globes and possibly including the upcoming Super Bowl...
Paula Deen says she has diabetes, will endorse pharmaceutical company
Paula Deen, the celebrity chef known for her love of butter, has announced she has diabetes. Instead of using it as a reason to lighten her cooking, she's becoming a paid spokeswoman for a pharmaceutical company....
VIDEO: At Golden Globes, The Artist, Homeland are top winners
The Red Carpet was walked. The Golden Globes were awarded. Political statements were even made. But, at the end of the night, the 69th annual Golden Globes gave few clues as to who might be the ultimate winners out of this year's crop of TV programs and movies....
Baltimore tourist attraction Cafe Hon gets celebrity, PR makeover
Cafe Hon, and the Hon culture immortalized in John Waters films, got a makeover recently from celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey and his Kitchen Nightmares program...
VIDEOS: MASH, Dragnet star Harry Morgan, 96, dies in Los Angeles
Harry Morgan, well-known as the actor who portrayed Col. Sherman T. Potter on the long-running TV show MASH, died on Wednesday at age 96....
As MTV enters 30th year, nostalgia for return to music videos
MTV was launched Aug. 1, 1981. Now, 30 years later, the M (music) doesn't seem to make so much sense — but it certainly did at launch. Today, many folks would like their MTV — back....
Arrested Development: Return of the series, and a movie
The cult-classic TV show "Arrested Development" is returning, with 9 or 10 TV episodes that would reintroduce all the characters and ultimately lead into a movie....
John Hodgman interviews George R.R. Martin
George R. R. Martin is the author a series of fantasy books which was recently adapted for the acclaimed HBO show "A Game of Thrones."...
New fall TV season: Sorry men, it's a woman's world
Women take the lead in new primetime sitcoms this fall, and men are more goofy, incompetent, and powerless than ever before....
What 'SpongeBob' does to kids' attention spans
A new study from the University of Virginia found that viewing "SpongeBob Square Pants" immediately impaired attention spans among 4-year-olds. ...
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