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French polemic over fake game show electrocutions (AP)
March 18, 2010
AP - A state-run TV channel is stirring controversy with a documentary about a fake game show in which credulous participants obey orders to deliver increasingly powerful electric shocks to a man, who is really an actor, until he appears to die.
"Glee", "CSI" among TV shows "with a conscience" (Reuters)
March 18, 2010Reuters - The wheelchair episode of musical comedy "Glee" and a "CSI" program tackling race and prejudice in the police were among eight shows named on Wednesday as examples of "television with a conscience".
149 drug arrests in NJ city Conan O'Brien mocked (AP)
March 18, 2010AP - Authorities are hailing the arrests of 149 people in one of New Jersey's most dangerous cities, which Conan O'Brien mocked on NBC's "Tonight Show."
Obama pitching healthcare reform on Fox News (Reuters)
March 18, 2010
Reuters - President Barack Obama is venturing into enemy territory to drum up last-minute support for healthcare reform ahead of a crucial vote in the House of Representatives.
How Tiger Woods is leaving networks in the rough (Reuters)
March 18, 2010
Reuters - Tiger Woods is returning to golf next month at the Masters. But for TV networks, the fallen pro couldn't have picked a worse event.
Brand-new sitcoms prep to join TV Land classics (AP)
March 18, 2010
AP - When TV Land was launched in 1996, it was more than just another cable channel. It was a refuge where viewers could revisit old friends like Beaver Cleaver, the Clampetts and Sheriff Andy Taylor. It was a portal into a video past, a carefully tended landscape of idealized TV.
Rolling Stones tunes supply 'Idol' surprises (AP)
March 18, 2010
AP - Tim Urban couldn't get any satisfaction on "American Idol."
Tom Selleck eyes CBS cop drama pilot (Reuters)
March 18, 2010Reuters - After lengthy negotiations, Tom Selleck is nearing a deal to play the lead in an untitled police drama at CBS.
Jessica Simpson investigates standards of beauty (AP)
March 18, 2010
AP - Singer and sometimes actress Jessica Simpson has paid the price of beauty, and now she's examining people's obsession with looking good.
Studios, cable companies team for VOD promo (Reuters)
March 18, 2010Reuters - A slew of Hollywood studios and cable companies are teaming up for a $30 million advertising campaign to promote movies available on cable VOD.
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