Provides the latest RSS feeds for Television News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Tucson Post.com http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/cat/766cb4fe0002f29d/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:21 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:21:21 -0400 30 The US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first meet is due to take place in the coming days in Qatar's capital, where the Taliban have opened their first official overseas office, BBC reported. US officials told reporters the first formal meeting between the US and Taliban representatives was expected to take place in Doha ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278632/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:01 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278632/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d A new technology in US has led to apprehensions about its use leading to potential threat to viewers' privacy. The technology will track and record viewers' response to advertisements shown on television and allow cable companies to directly monitor viewers' television viewing habits and response to ads. According to Washington Times, Mass. Democratic Rep. Michael Capuano has introduced a bill, ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215267797/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:40:01 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215267797/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Celebrity cook Nigella Lawson's billionaire husband, Charles Saatchi, has admitted that he assaulted his wife by choking her in public during a heated fight at the Scott's restaurant in Mayfair. Earlier he had described his act as merely a 'playful tiff' with no grip during a discussion where he was trying to 'emphasize' a point, the Herald Sun reported. Saatchi was interrogated for five hours ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215266769/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:10:01 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215266769/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Shares in New News Corp, which owns Rupert Murdoch's Australian newspapers and pay TV assets, have fallen after debuting on the local share ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286423/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:17:58 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286423/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The Voice contestants, from left to right, brothers Zach and Colton Swon, Danielle Bradbery and Michelle Chamuel stand on stage during the season finale of the show. (NBC ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286420/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:27 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286420/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d (Walter White) is sharing his thoughts on the celebrated show’s end. "In a way I'm sad to see it go, but in another way I'm so proud of it. To me it's like retiring after winning the Super Bowl," Cranston wrote in an Ask Me Anything post ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286424/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:51:58 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286424/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Getty Images Time Warner Cable is being accused of requiring subscribers to pay higher cable bills to watch Los Angeles Lakers and Dodgers games without offering them the opportunity to opt out of those ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286347/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:51:50 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286347/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d and Tuesday's finale also saw many past season four contestants return to the stage, with some performing with the remaining three contestants, and others performing group ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286416/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:51:49 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215286416/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d 0.00% fell 15 Australian cents to 14.85 Australian dollars ($14.04) Wednesday as they began trading in Sydney. The company holds the publishing assets that were spun off by media conglomerate News Corp. More than 4.6 million New Newscorp shares were traded in the first 15 minutes of their debut, according to FactSet data. News ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215285572/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:45:21 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215285572/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The second episode of season four revealed a wavering future for one Liar, investigated a fishy death and the truth behind Wilden's ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215285560/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:44:15 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215285560/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d FX It's official: Selma Blair's days on FX's Anger Management have come to an end. Studio Lionsgate Television confirmed the news Tuesday afternoon in a statement: "We are confirming that Selma Blair will not be returning to Anger Management and we wish her the very best." More to ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215283596/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:32:22 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215283596/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d 's News Corp, alleging that the company's representatives hacked into her cellphone.Huthart filed the suit claiming a violation of her rights to privacy, unlawful access to stored communications and interference with her voicemails stored on her phone. She also claimed that the incidents in particular took place while she worked alongside Jolie.She claimed she worked alongside the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215283579/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:04 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215283579/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Rupert Murdoch 's News Corp., alleging her phone was hacked. The lawsuit Eunice Huthart brought last week is believed to be the first claim filed in the United States by an alleged victim of the ongoing British phone hacking scandal, The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday. Huthart says in her suit she started suspecting voice messages left on her cellphone system were being intercepted in ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215283597/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:21 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215283597/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mills, 22, whose groomed eyebrows have become a show talking point, wears make-up and dons purple socks and ripped-jean shorts to play Herbert, the personification of a bad date, in a TV advertising ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215282502/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:45:43 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215282502/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d 'Nashville' Cast, Creators Offer 10 Teasers on the Hurdles to Come (Exclusive Videos) The show's executive music producer will not be returning to the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215282436/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:59 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215282436/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Austin North , follows competitive fraternal twins Lindy (Holt) and Logan Watson (North), who with their best friends navigate freshman year of high school. Each episode kicks off with a "What just happened?" situation, which breaks off into Lindy's and Logan's own versions of the event. The multicamera comedy will employ flashbacks to fill out the twins' ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281353/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:24:01 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281353/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Theroux will play Kevin Garvey, the police chief and father of two who's trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy in a world that is starting to completely reject the notion. Tyler will play Meg, a young woman about to be married who needs an escape. She becomes a target for recruitment by members of an enigmatic cult. ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281315/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:23:47 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215281315/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d publishing assets, including HarperCollins and its troubled newspaper division, will trade under the old News Corp name.Shareholders have long pressed for a split, disenchanted with the returns from publishing, particularly newspapers, as the shift to digital readership eats into profits. Murdoch resisted but caved in after the phone-hacking scandal shook his company to its foundations, leading ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280020/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:16 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280020/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d , has inked an exclusive multiyear deal with MGM. As part of the pact, BermanBraun, once based at NBC, will look to develop scripted and unscripted programming for both cable and broadcast. Also included is a first-look deal on all theatrical projects that BermanBraun is developing. In a statement announcing the news Tuesday, the pair said that the production deal is "an exciting ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280178/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:18:08 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280178/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The new morning program hosted by Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan lands fourth in the time period on Monday among cable news competition with 247,000 total ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280135/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:18:01 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280135/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d claimed that it was entitled to 10 percent of what she continued to make on shows and for product deals that were negotiated while they were her representatives. ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280137/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:18:00 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280137/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d WABC reported. The attacker ran south on Seventh Avenue to 45th Street, according to police, and reportedly knows the victim. One witness said the two men were fighting and one was swinging a chair before blood was spilled. For an hour after the incident, police tape temporarily blocked the entrances to the Disney Store and MAC Cosmetics and Seventh Avenue between 45th and 46th Streets. ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280136/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:18:00 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280136/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Exec Shuffle: ABC's Quinn Taylor Joins NBC as Long-Form Chief The network on Tuesday announced it is teaming with Reiss to adapt his children's ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280140/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:17:58 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280140/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The number of Americans who think the White House ordered the Internal Revenue Service to target conservative political groups is growing, a poll found. The CNN/ORC International survey, released Tuesday, found a majority of respondents think the controversy, related to enhanced IRS scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, is very important to the nation. The number of people ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280354/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:10:01 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280354/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Actor Nick Stahl attends the premiere of his film "Sleepwalking" at the Eccles Theater during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 22, 2008. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280194/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:09:59 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280194/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Marine scientists in Scotland say they've discovered a deep-sea shark spawning ground on the country's only inshore coral reef. Researchers from Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University, who had discovered the reef itself, said they observed egg cases of the blackmouth catshark on the Mingulay Reef in the Outer Hebrides, the BBC reported Tuesday. Anglers in the area have long fished ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280477/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:09:48 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215280477/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The Disney TV chief joined Showtime's Matt Blank and AMC's Josh Sapan in trying to redefine a debate over innovation at the NCTA's annual ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278875/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:03 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278875/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d sitcom. Just For Laughs also booked Silverman and Ansari to bring their one-person shows to Toronto for the Sept. 19 - 28 run of JFL42, which will feature in all 42 comics performing. Silverman is also hosting a Just For Laughs gala in Montreal in July. ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278876/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:01 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278876/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Miller, who co-directed along with showrunner Mitch Hurwitz, discusses the cinematography, 4K strategy, and the "living and growing" ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278878/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:00 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215278878/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d A 15-year-old boy was in stable condition Tuesday, the day after being attacked by a shark in shallow water at a beach near Surfside, Texas, authorities said. Freeport police said the Needville teenager was bitten by a 4-foot shark on his left leg and hand while in waist-deep water about 2:45 p.m. Monday at a beach about 3 miles north of Surfside, KTRK-TV, Houston, reported. "I hope this ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215279372/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:03 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215279372/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The percentage of Americans saying they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in newspapers dropped to 23 percent this year from 25 percent last ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215277684/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:23 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215277684/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Russell Brand on Swatting: 'If I Were a Teenager, I'd Definitely Do It' After several minutes of giggles, quips at Brand's expense and, eventually, calling him by the wrong name, Brand appears to tire of the shenanigans and takes the interview into his own ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215277639/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:12 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215277639/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d all touched on the reality star and rapper's spawn. "Kim was in labor for six hours," Leno said, "marking the first time the words Kardashian and labor have been used together in the same sentence." "The doctor said when he slapped the baby, he regretted he couldn't slap the entire ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215277683/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:12 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215277683/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Fox News Channel is being sued for inadvertently broadcasting live a man's suicide last year, despite apologizing for the "severe human error" that led to the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215277685/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:55 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215277685/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Rarely does the high court agree to change its practices in the name of transparency, but that position doesn't stop some lawmakers and activists from trying. On Tuesday, Senate Majority Whip Dick ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276151/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:18 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276151/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The former US Secretary of State, and potential presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, said that whether it's law, finance, medicine, academia or running a small business "people rely on confidential communications to do their ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215275995/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:06:33 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215275995/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Despite the gruff, inappropriate side of him that he frequently shows the public, Russell Brand is one of the most intelligent comedians around. He took to MSNBC's "Morning Joe" talk show to discuss his new comedy tour "Messiah Complex," but apparently those who were there to speak to him didn't get the memo that Brand is a celebrity to take seriously. Co-host Mika ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276259/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:36 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276259/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d LOS ANGELES - It was an adventure that somehow turned into a career. When Sofia Vergara got a call to audition for a Barry Sonnenfeld movie called Big Trouble back in 2001, the 29-year-old Colombian wasn't an aspiring actress. She was a TV hostess on the Spanish-language Univision network, a former dental student who'd fallen into modeling and then hosting for the Latin market. She ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276260/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:05:35 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276260/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The former US Secretary of State, and potential presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, said that, whether it's law, finance, medicine, academia or running a small business, "people rely on confidential communications to do their ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276285/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:02:52 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276285/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d may have lost some steam from its last two performance finales, but an average 3.5 rating with adults 18-49 was enough to give an easy win to NBC on Monday ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276247/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:19 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276247/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d showrunner -- back at the cult NBC sitcom after being benched for one season for his difficult behavior -- is now apologizing for his indelicate assessment of season 4, which was overseen ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276246/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:19 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276246/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d is tackling an issue not typically addressed in children's programming: how a parent's incarceration can affect a child, and how to help that child cope with a sad situation that often comes with stigma ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276243/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:18 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215276243/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Dreamworks Animation, the studio that is home to Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar, is making its way to Germany television under a deal with a children's television ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274857/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:16:01 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274857/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Movie star Channing Tatum is eyeing success on the small screen after signing a deal with Warner Bros. Television to executive produce a new scripted comedy. The 21 Jump Street hunk has teamed up with screenwriter Nick Zano for the as-yet-untitled project, a half-hour, multi-camera show about a 30-year-old man as he tries to move out of his family home in New Jersey, only to realize he needs to ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274858/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:58:20 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274858/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Southland . After more than four decades of acting, why was this year so busy for you? Gerald McRaney: Yes, I've been working my tail off lately! It's been fun, I've been lucky to be on some really good shows, which really makes all the difference because financially it's all the same. For ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274859/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:49:28 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274859/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The Hollywood Reporter -- in their own skilled words -- how they cut, pasted, stetted, scribbled and struggled to create the scenes that tested them ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274860/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:49:27 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274860/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Emmys: 'Newsroom' Star Emily Mortimer Talks About Being Stood Up by Aaron Sorkin While most series were wrapping for the year (or being axed for good), a slew of interesting entries quietly made their late-season debuts just in time for 2013 Emmy consideration. Their well-timed appearances not only saved us from (gasp!) watching reruns, but also make a few Emmy races decidedly less ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274806/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:49:22 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274806/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Sight is the story of Bernt's search to find out what happened to him. He becomes a man whose world as he knows it unravels in a whirlwind of obsession and paranoia. Production on the Fox TV Studios/AMC Studios-produced pilot is set to begin later this year, with Masters set to write and executive produce. Demme, too, will serve as an ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274807/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:49:21 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274807/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Relativity Media Sets $115 Million in New Debt (Exclusive) The move represents a return to law firm life for Rosner, who before joining Relativity full-time, was a senior counsel at Loeb & Loeb. For the studio headed ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274809/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:49:20 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215274809/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The Following -- a show with an operatic use of the red stuff and a high death toll -- such considerations are always in service of the story. Characters are not dispatched dispassionately. Explains Siega, "It's always nerve-racking any time we knife someone or shoot someone" -- or harpoon ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215273288/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:28 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215273288/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Pellereau, who has become a father himself, came up with the idea after talking to parents about how difficult and painful it can sometimes be to trim children's ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271823/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:55:24 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271823/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Murdoch's divorce spotlights News Corp's China reversal It's been relatively quiet in China these last few days due to the Dragon Boat holiday, so I thought I'd start the new week with a look at Rupert Murdoch's ongoing divorce with Wendi Deng and what it might mean for his ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271628/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:54:07 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271628/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d For Miller, Watson as Sherlock's equal -- and not a love interest -- was a relief. "You can play with certain things, and you can bend and shape characters to a certain extent, but if you bend them too far, they're going to break," he tells ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271826/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:36:50 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271826/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d has donated $50,000 to Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism to help fund the development of its Marie Colvin Center for International ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271540/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:36:43 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271540/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d It's Official: G4 to be Rebranded the Esquire Network, Adds 'Party Down,' 'Parks and Recreation' to Slate NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products is set to announce a slew of merchandise inspired by the NBC comedy series at the Licensing Show, which kicks off Tuesday in Las ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271794/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:36:40 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271794/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d A pair of bombers clad in suicide vests attacked a Shiite mosque in Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least 31 people and injuring some 57 others, police said. The incident took place during noon prayers at the Habib Ibn al-Mudhaher mosque in the predominantly Shiite neighborhood of al-Qahira in the northeastern section of the Iraqi capital, CNN reported. Police said the two bombers used pistols ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271864/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:28:37 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271864/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Nigella Lawson , police in London said. Although police will not release the name of the man involved, several U.K. media outlets have identified him as Lawson's husband, art ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271693/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:28:34 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215271693/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d DENVER -- The survivors of a woman killed during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. and Anthropic Productions Corp. Terry Flanell's husband and daughter filed the lawsuit last week in federal court in Denver. It says the companies were producing a pilot focusing on the family's Colorado ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270435/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:56:14 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270435/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Understated vocals and swirling piano coupled with low lighting and three back up performers made way for an energetic, emotional and entrancing ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270436/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:54:51 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270436/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Australia A study by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has found news accounts for almost half of all locally-made television content in Australia.The ABS study was sponsored by Screen Australia, the Federal Government's funding agency for film and television.It monitored nearly 80,000 hours of free-to-air television and found that more than 36,000 hours was news and current ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270437/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:43:17 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270437/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d CBS Sets Premiere Dates for 'Under the Dome,' 'Big Brother' and 'Unforgettable' In a little more than one week, CBS will kick off the biggest - and longest - season of its summer competition series ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270441/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:40 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270441/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d which premieres on Disney Channel the weekend of June 28-30 (8:30 p.m. ET/PT), features the slapstick feel of classic Mickey Mouse as well as contemporary direction and ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270440/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:39 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270440/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The upcoming launch in Australia follows the recent debut of OWN programming in the U.K. on Discovery’s TLC channel. DNI is looking to rollout other OWN programming internationally through its global lifestyle channel portfolio. "OWN programming is the perfect complement to the lifestyle and entertainment shows airing on DNI’s popular female flagship brands. With the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270439/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:38 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270439/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d 1 of 3. An employee is seen inside a music studio in the Greek state television ERT headquarters at Aghia Paraskevi suburb in Athens June 18, ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270479/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:30:08 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270479/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Greece's prime minister and his coalition partners plan a new round of crisis talks Wednesday concerning the closure of state broadcaster ERT. The announcement of continuing talks follows a ruling by the country's highest administrative court that the government had the right to close ERT but limited programming should continue on the broadcaster's frequency, the Athens daily ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270775/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:27 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270775/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d A Dutch court has convicted six teenage soccer players and a father of manslaughter for kicking a volunteer linesman to death. The game between the two teams, Nieuw Sloten and Buitenboys, took place last November in Almere, near Amsterdam. The game ended in a 2-2 tie after Nieuw Sloten came back from being down 2-0. While the players were shaking hands with the three volunteer officials after ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270839/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:22:21 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215270839/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d By EDWIN GILSON THE star of hit Northern Ireland drama The Fall has defended the show branded "the most repulsive drama ever broadcast on British TV" after it was accused of trivialising violence against women. Gillian Anderson -- who plays DSI Stella Gibson -- denied the violence was gratuitous. She insisted it reflected reality. The Fall drew criticism after shocking depictions of ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215269218/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:45:25 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215269218/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d June 18, 2013 /CNW/ - The final school bell of the year is about to ring, so parents get ready - summer family fun time is here. However, the majority (54%) of Canadian parents with children 12 years and under wish it were easier to entertain their family during the summer months, according to a recent survey conducted by Ipsos Reid on behalf of Netflix. ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215269219/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:36:47 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215269219/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Netflix Content Chief: BBC Holds Back Kids Shows Licenses in U.K. It provides curated lists of family programming -- both films and TV shows. The push to highlight entertainment options for parents and kids for the summer comes as the streaming giant continues to target ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215269220/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:26:22 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215269220/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Kabel Deutschland - Germany's biggest cable operator – has confirmed it has received a preliminary approach from Liberty Global Plc, which owns UPC in Ireland. According to reports in The Financial Times, the company has put forward a €7.5 billion bid for the company. Kabel Deutschland did not provide any details of the proposal. A spokesman for Liberty Global confirmed that ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215267865/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:47:15 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215267865/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Quirke, 53, will be joined by the other original cast members, Linda Robson, 55, and Lesley Joseph, 67, as Sharon, Tracey and Dorien, when the show returns to television in the new year.Set in modern day Chigwell, the new series will focus on what happens when the trio of main characters are reunited after fifteen years apart.The actresses were encouraged to make a new series following the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215268078/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:41:36 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215268078/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Rupert Murdoch has made a $50,000 donation to the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting in New York. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215267933/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:22:54 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215267933/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d is set up as a three-part drama that starts six years into the Bennett-Darcy marriage. It revolves around a murder investigation that starts at the couple's annual ball. Casting additions announced on Tuesday also ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215268051/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:22:21 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215268051/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Kabel Deutschland Drops Public Channels as German Cable War Heats Up The German company on Tuesday confirmed the offer that was first reported by ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215266861/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:19:04 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215266861/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d A Greek court has ordered state broadcaster ERT back on air while the Athens government argues over how to restructure it, a move that could defuse the crisis sparked by the sudden shutdown of ERT last ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215265975/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:15:33 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215265975/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The Greek state broadcaster could be back on air as early as this evening, after being shut down by their government a week ago.A court in the country ordered ERT can resume transmissions, as crisis talks are held between Prime Minister Samaras and his coalition partners, who are furious that they were not consulted about ERT's closure.The move, done in a bid to cut costs, triggered mass ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215265978/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:13:18 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215265978/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Rupert Murdoch's hived-off newspaper business is tipped to suffer a fall in earnings in its first two years of stand-alone operation as it tries to reduce costs.Shares in New News Corp (NNC) will start trading on the Australian Securities Exchange on Wednesday on a deferred settlement basis, ahead of the June 28 full demerger of News Corp.NNC will hold News Corp's publishing interests ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215265090/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:06:55 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215265090/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless Each Win Two Emmys BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Television, one of the television industry's leading content providers, garnered five wins at the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards earlier this evening, nabbing top honors for Outstanding Talk Show/Informational for The Dr. Oz Show and Outstanding Drama Series ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215264113/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:25:50 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215264113/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d ERT reacted with applause and cheers to news of the court ruling ordering the reopening of the Greek broadcaster. But their relief is only temporary as the court appears to have vindicated Prime Minister Samaras’s stance that a leaner, cheaper, public broadcaster must eventually be set up. It will mean a drastically changed company with whole departments disappearing when it is relaunched ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215264159/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:05:53 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215264159/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d A Japanese telecoms company is carrying out tests to try to prove 4K-resolution video can be streamed over the internet to television set-top boxes. NTT West is hosting the trial - which runs until Friday - and says it believes it is the first of its kind. A new video compression standard is being used to reduce the amount of data that needs to be transmitted. 4K broadcasts offer four ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215263332/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:34:30 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215263332/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Obama Arrives in L.A. to Hit the Hollywood ATM The POTUS’ interview was filmed Sunday and aired Monday night, addressing the National Security Agency controversy, Syria, Iran, China and hacking threats. Obama called the controversial, big brother-like surveillance programs "transparent," maintaining that the programs were not at risk of being abused by government officials. He ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215263320/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:04:27 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215263320/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Auction of Bruce Lee Items Exceeds Expectations The statue of the late actor and martial arts expert was unveiled Saturday to a crowd of several hundred people in the historical Central Plaza, according to ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215262460/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:01:42 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215262460/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Hot in Cleveland begins a run of new episodes at 10 p.m. Wednesday, it will start with some extra drama. The first episode will air live. No film. No tape. No retakes. Excellent opportunities for on-air bloopers, unscheduled bursts of actors’ laughter, and maybe a curse or two. Just look at blooper reels from the show, especially the ones where Betty White’s reactions set off other ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215261661/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:20:12 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215261661/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Watch What Happens Live , which is hosted by Andy Cohen, a St. Louisan who is perhaps the only surviving member of Generation X who can get away with tossing out the occasional "Woot!" of his own. The actress in question ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215261607/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:56:32 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215261607/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The Bachelorette whisked the men off to Atlantic City and kicked off the show with some heartbreak as Desiree and Brad won the award for the dullest dates of all time. They ate chocolate, walked on the beach, and all was okay until conversation grinding to a halt over dinner. It was painfully awkward. After walking up a bunch of stairs to the top of a romantic lighthouse, Desiree sent him home. ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215260795/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:03:35 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215260795/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Funnyman Jeff Garlin has escaped vandalism charges following his arrest on Saturday. The Curb Your Enthusiasm star was arrested after allegedly smashing the windows of a Mercedes in Studio City, California during a heated altercation with the vehicle's female driver over a parking spot. TMZ.com reports he broke the side window with his hand. Sources tell the website Garlin will not face ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215260790/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:03:33 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215260790/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d and Blake Shelton Hopefully these two newbie coaches rotate back into the red chairs on a future season. The top three also took the stage together for "Home" by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, alongside their fellow season four contestants. Shelton had two acts in the the season finale -- putting him exactly where he was at this point last season, which he eventually won with ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215260782/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:54:33 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215260782/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star parodies an infamous scene from the Christian Bale drama in a clip posted to the rapper's ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215260785/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:54:30 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215260785/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Masters and Johnson were the real-life pioneers who explored the science of human sexuality. Their research helped touch off the sexual revolution. Showtime previously released a first look ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215259093/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:46:09 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215259093/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d to NBC. He has left his post as SVP of movies, miniseries and acquisitions at the ABC Entertainment Group, and joined the rival network as executive VP of movie, miniseries and international co-productions. In the new position, Taylor will oversee all development and programming of original movies, miniseries and long-form acquisitions. Additionally, he will become a key programming executive of ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215259092/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:46:09 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215259092/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d June 17, 2013 /CNW/ - The awards are given out, fans are fully versed in "Gangnam Style," and the overnight ratings are in: the 2013 MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS was the #1 program in its 9-11 p.m. ET timeslot last night across all channels among P12-34, P12-17, A18-34, A18-49, and females 18-49 and 18-34. With combined airings on MuchMusic and MuchMore, the iconic street-level event ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215258126/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:54:22 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215258126/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Join QMI's Samie Durnford for a live chat at 8 p.m. ET about Desiree's journey for true love (again). Feel free to join in during the show by hitting 'comment ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215258110/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:52:23 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215258110/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Netflix's For Your Consideration food truck Turns out there is such thing as a free lunch-especially if you’re an Emmy voter and it’s the final full week of campaigning before ballots are ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215258127/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:43:25 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215258127/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d photographs in which he is shown grabbing his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, around the neck , saying it was just ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215257126/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:48:57 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215257126/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Harvey Specter But the deal is also meant to help USA Network to promote Birchbox, which sends subscribers monthly boxes of beauty, grooming and lifestyle samples. So USA Network will promote a Birchbox Man sweepstakes offering winners a year’s worth of products. Other elements will include other contests, social media and video content such as interviews with the cast of the ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215257142/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:40:28 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215257142/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d TAORMINA, Sicily – News Corp’s international pay television unit announced Monday it would launch Fox Sports Italy starting in ... http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215257143/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:40:20 -0400 http://www.tucsonpost.com/index.php/sid/215257143/scat/766cb4fe0002f29d