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ABC Renews 'Extreme Weight Loss' for Fourth Season
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ABC is already working on the next installment of Extreme Weight Loss. The network announced Monday that the reality series has been renewed for a fourth season, likely set to debut in 2014. Currently airing its third season on the network, the Eyeworks USA production follows "super obese" people making major lifestyle changes to lose weight. The fourth season, which follows individuals for a full year, will include 13 two-hour episodes. Host and trainer Chris Powell will return to the series, though now the first 90 days of treatment will take place at University of Colorado’s Anschutz Health and
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- Michael O'Connell
NBC Snags Mark Burnett's 'Bible' Follow-Up Series
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Mark Burnett is bringing his follow-up project to the hugely successful miniseries, The Bible, to NBC. A.D.: Beyond the Bible continues NBC's valuable relationship with Burnett, who executive produces The Voice. It also marks the first project under NBC's new long-form programming initiative following former ABC long-form executive Quinn Taylor's move to the Peacock network to the position of executive vp movie, miniseries and international co-productions in mid-June. A.D.: Beyond the Bible, from Burnett and wife Roma Downey, begins in the days after Jesus' betrayal and death. With NBC partnering to
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- Philiana Ng
Helen Mirren to Star in DreamWorks Drama 'The Hundred-Foot Journey'
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Helen Mirren and rising star Manish Dayal have been cast in the DreamWorks drama The Hundred-Foot Journey. Steve Knight adapted the script from Richard Morais' best-selling book. Lasse Hallstrom will direct the film, which kicks off when an Indian family moves to Southern France and opens an Indian restaurant 100 feet across the street from a Michelin-starred French restaurant. A culinary battle ensues between the two that ultimately tests the power of family, loyalty and love. Photos: Senior Superheroes: 19 Action Stars Kicking Butt Past 50 Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and Juliet Blake are producing. DreamWorks president of production Holly Bario is overseeing for
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- Tatiana Siegel
TV Ratings: 'Big Brother,' 'Wife Swap,' 'Whodunnit' Drop on Sunday
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CBS scored a modest win with Big Brother's Sunday premiere. The reality series topped the night with adults 18-49, averaging a 1.7 rating in the key demo, though it was down by six-tenths of a point from last summer's Sunday premiere and five-tenths from last week's opener. Averaged in with encores, including a relatively strong rebroadcast of the Under the Dome premiere (1.1 adults), CBS averaged a 1.1 rating with adults 18-49 and 5.6 million viewers. Photos: 51 Summer Series Animation encores fetched Fox a second place in the key demo, averaging
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- Michael O'Connell
Kat Graham Gets Cozy Between the Sheets in 'Power' Lyric Video (Exclusive Video)
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Kat Graham has got that power. The Vampire Diaries star debuts a sultry new video for her latest single, "Power," exclusively on The Hollywood Reporter's Earshot blog. Watch below. Photos: Kat Graham Performs at Perez Hilton's Mad Hatter-Themed Birthday Bash In the black-and-white video, Graham revels in her newfound inner power and snuggles up to the man that helped her find it. "The meaning behind 'Power' for me was to express that true power comes from within," Graham told Billboard. "Someone can come into your life and unlock the door to your potential. For me,
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- Sophie Schillaci
The Hollywood Reporter's Alison Brower Named Editor in Chief of Dr. Oz Magazine (Exclusive)
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Dr. Oz's new magazine has an editor in chief: Alison Brower, who's spent the last five months as special projects editor at The Hollywood Reporter. Brower, the award-winning former executive editor of Redbook and deputy editor of Glamour, will lead Hearst's efforts to publish two pilot issues of a lifestyle publication for women, with health content as well as food, beauty, news, travel and finance. The title of the magazine will be announced in the coming weeks. “Alison is an exceptionally talented and versatile editor, with deep experience developing women’s lifestyle content,” said Hearst editorial director Ellen Levine.
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- Chris Krewson
Disney's Alan Horn Talks 'Lone Ranger' Risks, Jerry Bruckheimer's Future (Q&A)
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It’s been a little over a year since Alan Horn took over as chairman of the Walt Disney Studios, which is about to face its biggest test of the summer: On July 3, it releases the mega-budgeted The Lone Ranger, starring Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer, with Gore Verbinski directing and Jerry Bruckheimer producing. The film was put into production before Horn arrived at the studio last June, and though Disney battled to drive the budget down from $250 million to $215 million, the production is said to have gone so far over budget that its cost has exceeded
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- Kim Masters
Appeals Court Orders Fair Use Probe in Google Book-Scanning Lawsuit
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In an eight-year-old lawsuit over allegations that Google violated copyright by scanning millions of books from several libraries into a digital database, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a federal judge's class certification of authors. The development represents the latest twist in one of the largest copyright lawsuits in history. In making the move to suspend class certification, the appeals court remanded the dispute back down to a federal court to examine Google's fair use defense. The fact that this case is still going on is fairly remarkable. After the 2005 lawsuit was brought by The
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- Eriq Gardner
Daily Mail Yanks Story on Alec Baldwin's Wife Tweeting at Gandolfini Funeral
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After Alec Baldwin practically morphed into the Incredible Hulk, The Daily Mail has pulled down a factually incorrect story about his wife tweeting during the funeral of James Gandolfini last week. The mercurial actor unleashed a profanity-filled Twitter tirade following Thursday's services for Gandolfini in New York City, targeting the online article's writer, George Stark, referring to Stark as a "toxic little queen" and writing "[I'd] put my foot up your f---ing ass, George Stark, but I'm sure you'd dig it too much." Both Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria, denied the Daily Mail report, and a Los Angeles Times journalist at
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- Erin Carlson
George Lucas' Wife Mellody Hobson Says Wedding 'Was Fun' (Video)
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George Lucas' new bride, Mellody Hobson, was back at work Monday morning, just days after a lavish Chicago reception for her wedding to the movie mogul. Hobson, who's also a CBS News contributor, made an appearance on CBS This Morning to talk about student loan interest rates. Photos: When You Wish Upon a Death Star: The Surprising Symmetry of 'Star Wars' and Disney The segment was all business, but at the end, co-anchor Norah O'Donnell said she didn't want to let Hobson go without saying "congratulations" on her wedding. Hobson said, "Thanks," flashing a big smile and added,
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- Hilary Lewis
'Dexter's' Julian Sands on TV Villians and Charlotte Rampling as Cultural Icon
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Karlovy Vary – Even after Dexter’s eighth and final season launching Sunday night, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo star Julian Sands isn't dishing about his guest-starring role as Miles Foster, an international businessman on the blood-soaked Showtime drama. He won’t even say how many episodes he appears in, to save the suspense of his character’s entrance. But the British actor will admit what drew him to Dexter, besides the anti-hero writing and characters, was British actress Charlotte Rampling adding glam to the set. "The thing that really turned me on is Charlotte Rampling is in the
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- Etan Vlessing
21st Century Fox, News Corp Stocks Rise Early in Market Debuts
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The stocks of the newly separated 21st Century Fox and new News Corp started trading Monday, with both edging up in early market activity. Following the completion of the split of Rupert Murdoch's media empire late Friday, the entertainment company's stock was up 2 percent at $29.34 as of 9:45am Et. In so-called when-issued trading ahead of the company split, the stock had on Friday closed at $28.99. Photos: Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng Through the Years Meanwhile, the stock of publishing company News Corp was up 0.7 percent at $15.35 as of 9:45am
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- Georg Szalai
Soledad O'Brien Joins Al Jazeera America as Special Correspondent
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Soledad O'Brien will be joining Al Jazeera America to produce long-form documentaries and appear as a special correspondent on the primetime newsmagazine America Tonight, the network said on Monday. The Hollywood Reporter previously reported that the former CNN anchor's production company, Starfish Media Group, was in talks to produce documentaries for the forthcoming network. "I look forward to beginning a relationship with Al Jazeera America, which has made a commitment to producing quality programming and pursuing underreported stories," O'Brien said in a statement. Kim Bondy, who previously worked on CNN's American Morning, is the senior executive
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- Erik Hayden
Netflix Inks Exclusive Deal to Stream Fox's 'New Girl'
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Netflix has signed an exclusive deal to stream past seasons of Fox's Zooey Deschanel-starrer New Girl. The first season became available Monday and subsequent seasons will debut after their broadcast run, Netflix and Twentieth Century Fox Television said Monday in a statement, according to Bloomberg News. Emmys: Behind-the-Scenes Photos From THR's Comedy Showrunner Roundtable "We know our members love comedies and that they’ll enjoy watching all the current and future episodes of New Girl," Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos told Bloomberg. Amid increased competition from rival streaming services like Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus and HBO
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- Hilary Lewis
China's Beijing Queer Film Festival Concludes Without Government Interference
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While gay rights supporters across the United States were celebrating the Supreme Court's decision allowing the resumption of same-sex marriage in California last week, Chinese gay activists had some welcome news of their own to cheer: for the first time in its 12-year history, the Beijing Queer Film Festival went off without a hitch, or government interference, in the Chinese capital. “Through word of mouth, the festival gathered a full house at nearly all of its screenings, and only the occasional attendee was surprised to notice that the Beijing Queer Film Festival was behind the different queer film activities,
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- Patrick Brzeski
Tribune to Acquire 19 TV Stations in $2.73 Billion Deal
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Media company Tribune has agreed to acquire 19 TV stations in 16 markets in a $2.725 billion acquisition that the company said will make it the top independent owner of U.S. TV stations. The media company said Monday that it has agreed to acquire Local TV Holdings LLC, whose principal owner is private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners. Story: New Tribune Board to Include Peter Liguori, Other Entertainment Veterans "Upon closing, the acquisition will immediately transform Tribune into the country’s largest commercial TV station owner, with a total of 42 stations from New York to Los Angeles
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- Georg Szalai
U.K. Watchdog: BBC Severance Pay Has 'Too Often' Been Excessive
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London – The BBC has breached its own policies on severance payments "too often" and without good reason, exceeding contractual entitlements and putting public trust at risk, Britain's National Audit Office said in a report published Monday. The spending watchdog found that the severance payments for BBC managers have overall provided "poor value for money." It cited the controversial severance pay for BBC director general George Entwistle, who resigned last fall amid the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal, as one example of insufficient oversight of payouts to top managers. Photos: 10 Highly-Paid Entertainment CEOs "Decisions to award severance payments that
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- George Szalai
Glastonbury 2013: What the Critics Are Saying
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London - The 2013 Glastonbury music festival has drawn mostly positive reviews from British critics and media thanks in part to the first-ever appearance of The Rolling Stones there and mostly sunny weather. Attendance by Prince Harry and various celebrities, including Kate Moss, soccer star Wayne Rooney, actress Sienna Miller and The X Factor host Dermot O'Leary, also helped the event draw buzz across the British media all weekend. The 43-year-old music festival, the U.K.'s biggest, wrapped Sunday night with a performance by Mumford & Sons who played the main Pyramid Stage a night after the
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- George Szalai
Penguin-Random House Merger Completed by Parent Companies Bertelsmann and Pearson
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Cologne, Germany – German media group Bertelsmann and U.K.-baed Pearson have completed the merger of their American trade book-based publication arms, Random House and Penguin, to create a new publishing giant, Penguin Random House. The deal, first announced last October, will see Bertelsmann hold 53 percent of the newly merged company, with Pearson controlling 47 percent. The new company is now operating at the penguinrandomhouse.com. The company is using a logo that essentially pairs the two old logos side-by-side (shades of the problems Mad Men's Sterling Cooper & Partners had coming up with a
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- Scott Roxborough
Robert Redford-Produced PBS Doc to Mark 50th Anniversary of March on Washington
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The Supreme Court delivered to the producers of PBS' upcoming March on Washington documentary -- set to air Aug. 27 on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the march -- a timely new hook when the High Court on June 25 struck down a key component of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. The March, directed by John Akomfrah of U.K.-based Smoking Dogs Films and co-produced by Robert Redford’s Sundance Productions, recounts the story behind the 1963 March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the final stirring rendition of his “I Have a Dream”
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- Marisa Guthrie
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