Reuters - A viral video billed as "Breckin Meyer Responds to Perez Hilton" plays like a parody of Hilton's video statement about his recent run-in with the Black Eyed Peas in Toronto. But in fact it's a stealth promo for an upcoming "Robot Chicken" DVD release.
Reuters - After making a name for himself in the celebrity rehabilitation genre with VH1's "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew" and its spinoffs "Sober House" and the upcoming "Celebrity Rehab -- Sex Addition," reality producer John Irwin is branching out with "All Jacked Out," a hillbilly-themed series for CMT. -- read full article
Reuters - As television networks brainstorm dizzying high-tech ways to promote shows online and via social networks, ABC is adopting a decidedly retro medium to excite viewers for the upcoming second season of "Castle": a book.
Reuters - German choreographer Pina Bausch, whose work is credited with revolutionizing the language of modern dance, died on Tuesday after being diagnosed with cancer only days earlier. She was 68 years old. -- read full article
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:16:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
AP - Tameka "Tiny" Cottle wants to jump start her career while taking care of a house full of kids and dealing with her fiance, rapper T.I., serving time in an Arkansas prison.
AP - Media coverage of Michael Jackson's death began receding following an extraordinary worldwide outpouring, with the shock wearing off and the pace of new developments slowing.
AP - The funeral for television product pitchman Billy Mays will be held Friday in the Pittsburgh suburb where he was born and raised. -- read full article
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:15:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
Reuters - A woman who inherited some Chinese carved jade from her father has scored the first $1 million appraisal from experts on the U.S. television program "Antiques Roadshow," the producers said on Monday.
AP - Rest easy, fans of "Law & Order: SVU." Stars Mariska (muh-RIHSH-kuh) Hargitay and Chris Meloni (muh-LOH-nee) have signed contracts for another season.
Reuters - After starting out selling household wares on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, Billy Mays made it big in advertising when he took his sales skills to television to promote a stain remover.
Reuters - A woman who inherited some Chinese carved jade from her father has scored the first $1 million appraisal from experts on the U.S. television program "Antiques Roadshow," the producers said on Monday. -- read full article
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:55:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News