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Whitney Houston's Funeral
Whitney Houston's funeral is invitation-only and attendance will be limited to family and friends, but Saturday's services are set to be seen around the world: They will stream online and be shown on a number of TV networks.
Houston's funeral is slated...Tags: Alicia Keys, Kevin Costner, Dionne Warwick, CNN (tv network), Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Is Mike Darnell's exit beginning of the end for 'American Idol'?
Fox and "American Idol" are losing their secret weapon now that reality TV chief Mike Darnell is ambling out the door in his snakeskin cowboy boots. TV professionals, filing out of town for the Memorial Day weekend, let out a collective gasp Friday with...Tags: Media Industry, Fox Broadcasting Company, The Game (tv program), Television, Entertainment
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'Girls' creator Lena Dunham unamused by porn parody
"Girls," HBO's critically acclaimed and controversial comedy series about the lives of twentysomethings in Brooklyn, tackles a number of issues with brutal frankness and sometimes uncomfortable realism. Sex is one of those issues, and the show has...
Tags: Lena Dunham, NBC (tv network), Girls (tv program), Pornography, The Game (tv program)
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Pilot for BET's 'Being Mary Jane' gets late start time on July 2
Those eager to see "Being Mary Jane," the film that serves as the launchpad for BET's first scripted series, which will premiere early next year, might have to take a nap. The film will premiere July 2 at the unusual hour of 10:30 p.m. following the...
Tags: Richard Brooks, NBC (tv network), Omari Hardwick, Gabrielle Union, Television
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BET's 'The Game' continues to lose ground in midseason finale
Press materials for BET's football-flavored "The Game," the network's signature series, label its 2011 launch as "the #1 sitcom debut in the history of cable television." The debut of "The Game" drew a record-setting 7.7 million viewers and was a...
Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Ann Curry, NBC (tv network), The Game (tv program), Lauren London
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Time Warner Cable Customers Face Blackouts in 14 Markets Over Retrans Dispute
ReutersMay 23 (TheWrap.com) - Time Warner Cable has until May 31 to renegotiate a retransmission-consent deal, or LIN Television will pull its local broadcast stations in 14 markets. The current arrangement expires at 5 p.m. ET that day. Time Warner Cable is...Tags: Media Industry, Satellite and Cable Service, NBC (tv network), DirecTV Group Inc., The CW (tv network)
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'Dancing With the Stars' goes out on top
Staff writerUPDATED: The season finale of "Dancing With the Stars" easily drew the biggest audience Tuesday nationally and locally. The ABC dance contest averaged 15.2 million viewers, according to updated ratings. Kellie Pickler, a former "American Idol"...Tags: NBC (tv network), Dance, Entertainment Events, Dancing With the Stars (tv program), The CW (tv network)
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2013 Billboard Music Awards: Swift dominates, Bieber deflates
LAS VEGAS -- On the Billboard stage, there’s not much room for surprises, at least not where the awards are concerned. This is a ceremony dictated by radio, sales, streaming and fan voting. So it should be expected that Taylor Swift and Justin...Tags: Justin Bieber, American Music Awards, Entertainment Events, Awards and Prizes, Radio
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Ex-Compton fire official charged with arson, theft
Marcel Melanson was a hero in Compton. The fire battalion chief led teams that raced to help victims of car crashes and street violence. Three years ago, he got national exposure as a star of a BET reality TV program that followed Compton firefighters...
Tags: Politics, Public Officials, Radio, Corporate Crime, Bankruptcy
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Former Compton deputy fire chief due in court in arson case
A former Compton deputy fire chief is scheduled to appear in court Friday to face charges that he stole radio equipment, then lighted a fire to cover up the crime. Marcel Melanson was arrested at his home Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff&...
Tags: Crimes, Entertainment, Theft, AEG, Arson
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Former Compton firefighter arrested on suspicion of arson
A former Compton deputy fire chief -- who has also starred on a reality television series -- has been arrested on suspicion of arson and grand theft in connection with a fire that destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of radio equipment in late...
Tags: Crimes, Entertainment, Theft, Arson, Television Industry
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Drake, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz lead BET Award nominations
Drake leads the list of nominations for the upcoming 2013 BET Awards, which the network revealed Tuesday. The Young Money rapper-singer scored a leading 12 nominations, including an impressive five in the video of the year category. His singles "HYFR"...Tags: Charlie Wilson, Frank Ocean, 2 Chainz, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events
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