- Comcast takeover of NBC approved
- The U.S. Justice Department Tuesday told Comcast, the country's largest cable company, it can buy the majority stake in NBC Universal if it fulfils conditions intended to prevent it from stifling competitors.
- Actor Bruce Greenwood to receive career honour
- Veteran actor Bruce Greenwood, whose career spans TV hits to both indie and blockbuster films, will be honoured with the ACTRA award of excellence.
- TV veteran Regis Philbin to retire
- Regis Philbin, a familiar face on U.S. talk shows and game shows for decades, has announced his retirement from his longtime morning show, Live with Regis and Kelly.
- Mask helps abused Afghan women speak on TV
- A new television show in Afghanistan is inviting women to speak on taboo subjects such as rape and domestic violence from behind the safety of a mask.
- Gervais's Globes trash talk slammed
- Ricky Gervais, host of the Golden Globes, has been roundly given the thumbs down on his performance, which was full of what many consider nasty quips about Scientology, homosexuality and many celebrities in the audience.
- Dynasty to hit big screen: creators
- The creators of the 1980s soap sensation Dynasty say they're turning the old series into a film, which will be a prequel centring on the love story of Blake Carrington and his first wife Alexis.
- Venezuela orders soap series off air
- Venezuelan authorities have ordered a TV station to stop airing a soap opera that features a devious character called Venezuela who also has a dog called Little Hugo.
- CTV cancels cop show The Bridge
- CTV is cancelling the Canada-U.S. cop series The Bridge about a tough union boss inspired by real-life former Toronto officer Craig Bromell.
- Steve Carell to leave The Office early
- Steve Carell will be leaving The Office before the series season ends in May.
- TV pilot for Charlie's Angels reboot OK'd
- A long-simmering plan to bring Charlie's Angels back to television is a step closer, with ABC giving the green light to a pilot.
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