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 A-Team Bound for Theaters 

Joe Carnahan tapped to direct

Jan 28, 09 1:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The A-Team is coming back! Fox has tapped director Joe Carnahan, of Smokin’ Aces fame, to direct a big-budget update of the hugely popular '80s action show, Radar Online reports. Few plot details have emerged, except that it will keep the core story of veterans—now of Iraq, not Vietnam—... More »

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television • film • mercenaries • Fox • Twentieth Century Fox • action movie • Iraq war • Mr. T

TV REVIEW

It's Predictable, but
Lie to Me Is a Charmer

Procedural crime drama a seemingly successful hybrid of House, Mentalist

Jan 21, 09 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Lie to Me, Fox’s new crime procedural, really ought to be terrible, Heather Havrilesky writes in Salon. It checks every predictable box: a misanthropic, lie-detecting genius at the center, surrounded by sexy sidekicks and quirky underlings. But “fast-paced, clever” writing helps the series, premiering tonight, “avoid feeling... More »

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television • Fox • Lie To Me • House • Tim Roth

 Studios Call Off Watchmen War 

Long-awaited comic adaptation to hit theaters after Fox, Warners settle

Jan 16, 09 1:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Audiences will be able to watch Watchmen as scheduled now that Warner Bros and Fox smoothed out a super hero dispute, E! Online reports. Fox, which sued Warners for copyright infringement over the DC Comics film adaptation, has agreed to relinquish distribution rights for a cash payment and a... More »

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superhero • Fox • DC Comics • Warner Brothers • movie rights • movies • 20th Century Fox • Watchmen

Idol Ratings
Slip, but Still Strong at 30M

Smallest audience
since '04 as Fox
sees 10% dip

Jan 14, 09 5:01 PM CST
(Newser) - American Idol’s eighth-season opener drew 10% fewer viewers than the previous installment’s premiere, Bloomberg reports. But with 30 million viewers, it still tripled the ratings of nearest rival CBS among viewers aged 18-49. Idol, Fox’s highest-rated show, raised $750 million in ad revenue last year. The judges... More »

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reality TV • American Idol • CBS • Nielsen Ratings • Fox • TV ratings • News Corp • advertising sales

OPINION


 Thanks for 
 the Memories, 
 Bob, 'Cuz 2008 
 TV Stunk 

The golden age of TV may have died this year

Dec 28, 08 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Today's golden age of TV lost a little shine this year, Heather Havrilesky writes on Salon. Twelve quick months gobbled up all of the momentum and promise from years past, leaving “a haze of crappy, unoriginal new programming, lackluster sophomore shows, flaccid sitcoms and pointless cable comedies.” Old... More »

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television • NBC • CBS • cable TV • ABC • HBO • Showtime • Fox • USA • network television

9-Year-Old's Dating Book Headed for the Big Screen

Fox buys movie rights to How to Talk to Girls

Dec 9, 08 3:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Alec Greven, 9, knows more than How to Talk to Girls: He knows how to land a movie deal. Fox has purchased the rights to the fourth-grader’s self-help book, which offers advice like combing your hair and acting less hyper, the Hollywood Reporter notes. Fox paid in the low-to-mid... More »

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Fox • HarperCollins • Colorado • book • self-help • Alec Greven

'Wardrobe Malfunction' Case Bound for Supreme Court

Agency encouraged by Fox obscenity case

Nov 21, 08 2:22 PM CST
(Newser) - The FCC is continuing to push the "wardrobe malfunction" case and has turned to the Supreme Court, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The agency is attempting to have its $550,000 fine reinstated against CBS for Janet Jackson’s disrobing during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. A federal... More »

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FCC • Super Bowl • Billboard Music awards • Janet Jackson • Justin Timberlake • Fox • wardrobe malfunction • US Supreme Court • fine

  Fox Cancels Mad TV 

Fox cancels comedy show after 14 years

Nov 12, 08 5:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Mad TV will bid adieu after 14 seasons of Saturday night sketches, the final nail in its coffin coming from a failure to boost ratings during the presidential campaign, reports Defamer. Fox's Saturday Night Live competitor, which has been on the chopping block for years, will finish up the season... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • satire • comedy • Fox • Mad TV

 Ad Vets Sit Out 
 Super Bowl in 
 Tough Year 

Amid layoffs, some worry pricey publicity could backfire

Nov 11, 08 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - The recession has loyal Super Bowl advertisers hesitating to buy spots, worried the $6 million-a-minute publicity could backfire. FedEx is concerned it looks “wrong” to drop the dollars while “asking employees to do more with less,” the Wall Street Journal reports. NBC sold most ad spots by... More »

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NFL • NBC • General Motors • football • recession • Fox • FedEx • Super Bowl ads • financial crisis • Super Bowl XLIII

 YouTube to Offer MGM Movies, TV Episodes

Internet site to announce new partnership with studio

Nov 10, 08 2:43 AM CST
(Newser) - YouTube and MGM are about to announce a partnership in which movies and TV shows will be offered on the video-sharing website, reports the New York Times. The deal is part of a strategy by YouTube owner Google to cozy up to Hollywood in a bid to compete with rival... More »

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Viacom • YouTube • NBC • copyright • Fox • Hulu • MGM • American Gladiators • Digital Millenium Copyright Act • Bulletproof Monk • Magnificent Seven • Legally Blonde • Deloitte & Touche

 ABC Slates Lost Premiere 


Nov 8, 08 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - After months of speculation, ABC insiders say that season five of Lost will premiere on ABC January 21, with an hour-long refresher and two new episodes, Entertainment Weekly reports. The 3-hour special will air on a Wednesday, setting up Lost to compete with American Idol on... More »

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television • American Idol • Lost • ABC • Fox • dramatic tv • season premiere • Lie To Me

 Supremes Won't 
 Air Dirty Laundry 

Court will delay release of tapes of arguments in indecency case

Nov 3, 08 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Election Day is likely to inspire swearing in some places and sure to see off-color language in one unlikely locale: the Supreme Court. But the American public will have to wait until next summer to hear tomorrow's oral arguments in a landmark indecency case, FCC vs. Fox, the Justices... More »

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FCC • Bono • profanity • Fox • obscenity • Wyeth • US Supreme Court • C-SPAN • Diana Levine

Fox Vetoes World Series
Day Game

Prefers prime time start

Oct 29, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - With all the late starts and later finishes plaguing the World Series, many are pining for an old-fashioned day game—including Bud Selig. The commish says he’d love to schedule an afternoon contest, if only Fox would let him. But the network insists on starting in prime time, when... More »

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television • Philadelphia Phillies • Bud Selig • commercials • World Series • Fox • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • 2008 World Series

Four More Years:
O'Reilly Re-Ups

O'Reilly Factor host to dodge 'slings and arrows' and stay on

Oct 22, 08 5:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill O'Reilly has signed up for 4 more years of controversy at Fox News, the New York Daily News reports. The outspoken host of top-rated cable news show The O'Reilly Factor says he’s staying on because "the good outweighed the bad"—despite the security entourage he must... More »

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Bill O'Reilly • Fox News • Fox • talk-show host • news anchor

 Ab Fab Gets US Remake 

Saunders, creator of original British hit, will be executive producer on Fox effort

Oct 7, 08 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Fox remake of British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous will swill its way into Los Angeles, reports Variety. Creator Jennifer Saunders, who played one half of the delightfully boozy and dysfunctional 40-something duo, is on board as executive producer; Saturday Night Live writer Christine Zander will pen the initial set of... More »

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television • comedy • Fox • sitcom • Britain • Absolutely Fabulous • Jennifer Saunders • Christine Zander

(Newser) - With the political spotlight on John McCain, Barack Obama made a trip into unusual territory tonight—Bill O'Reilly's show on Fox News. During the recorded interview, Obama acknowledged that the US military surge in Iraq has "succeeded beyond our wildest dreams," but he said Iraqis still haven't done... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill O'Reilly • Fox • Election 2008

'Rupert Murdoch Is Becoming
a Liberal'

Mogul held secret meeting with Obama to negotiate a truce: Wolff

Sep 2, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch isn't what you've been told, Michael Wolff writes in Vanity Fair. He's not a destroyer of journalism—he is perhaps the last great lover of newspapers. And he’s actually turning liberal. Yes, he’s still a free-marketeer, but Murdoch has been seduced by his second wife’s... More »

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Barack Obama • newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • Wall Street Journal • Fox • Roger Ailes • News Corp • liberal

(Newser) - Reporters scheduled to cover the Republican convention are preparing to move fast if Hurricane Gustav wallops the Gulf Coast. Anchors Anderson Cooper and Geraldo Rivera are already headed for the storm, but hordes of journalists are stuck in St. Paul, Minn., where the RNC will start tomorrow unless it's postponed.... More »

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New Orleans • CNN • Fox • Anderson Cooper • St. Paul • Hurricane Gustav • Republican National Convention

Jesse Jackson Apologizes
for Unknown Obama Slur

Mic caught stray insult; Hannity to air it tonight

Jul 9, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jesse Jackson apologized profusely to Barack Obama for a comment to be aired later tonight on Fox, saying that a microphone caught a “crude and hurtful” quip that he meant to make in private. CNN did not reveal what the comment was, but Jackson said he had been criticizing... More »

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Barack Obama • Jesse Jackson • Fox • apology • Sean Hannity

 Osbournes Set for Variety Show 

Expect dancing and comedy a la Sonny and Cher, Donny and Marie

Jul 7, 08 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fox has given the go-ahead for six episodes of a 1-hour variety show hosted by Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, and kids Jack and Kelly. Execs hope the untitled musical and comedy hybrid will be a throwback to 1970s shows like The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour and Donny and Marie,... More »

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television • Fox • Ozzy Osbourne • Sharon Osbourne • The Osbournes

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