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D. Woods' Post-Danity Kane Career Includes Solo Album, Mixta...

Woods is getting ready for her own independence day. After Diddy kicked her and Aubrey O'Day out of Danity Kane in October, Woods has been working on her solo album and hasn't looked back on the shocking breakup. "I've been in the stu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Tallahassee dancer makes a strike on MTV show ABDC

Edwin Bennett, a member of The Striker All-Stars, had mixed emotions when his group was named one of the judge's favorites on Thursday's episode of MTV's America's Best Dance Crew.That was the best-case scenario and worst-case at the same t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Hot New TV Star Couple!

Haaaave you met Ted? The answer is, obviously, a big "yes" for Lipstick Jungle's Lindsay Price, who is currently cozying up to How I Met Your Mother's Josh Radnor.The new couple were out and about at Tuesday night's Svedka's. T [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

First lady's hairstylist cuts television deal

Michelle Obama's hairstylist has landed a development deal to star in a reality show.Former Chicagoan Johnny Wright styled the first lady's coif for the Democratic National Convention, her upcoming appearance on the cover of Vogue magazine [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Ann Arbor high schoolers offer performances worthy of Americ...

After Friday night's finals in Ann Arbor's premier high school talent show, Community High School freshman Mary Salisbury summed up the general sentiment: "I wouldn't be surprised to see one of these names on Broadway in a few years. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Reality Check Paula Abdul Apparently Content to Mimic Her Po...

American Idol was all about the unexpected Wednesday as the judges hit up Kansas City for day two of the Season 8 auditions.The city is especially fitting since it’s the hometown of David Cook and with that it probably would have also [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Mohit eliminated from Indian Idol

Mohit Lalwani, the dashing lad from Delhi, has been eliminated from Indian Idol.Mohit says that the announcement came as a shock. "I did not expect it. For the first five minutes after my name was announced, I was shocked? I thought I [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2009 | Comments : 0

Saas-bahus face the heat!

Fluctuating TRP ratings and a thinning revenue margin for channels have brought the Indian television industry face to face with one of its biggest challenges so far: How to slow-poison the saas-bahu serials. According to officials working [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Bhandarkar denies reports of directing TV serial

Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar has denied a media report that he would be directing a serial for a popular TV channel, but has admitted that his production company has undertaken the project. According to a report published in a lead [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

TV ratings Celebrity Big Brother launch attracts nearly 6 m...

Celebrity Big Brother's return attracted a peak audience of nearly 6 million viewers on Friday 2 January, winning its slot for Channel 4.The launch show of the Channel 4 reality format, which returned following a hiatus last year after 20 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Sourabhee `the Indian shakira`

She is the mover and shaker of Indian Idol.A slip of a girl she may be, but she is a powerhouse performer when she takes the stage. Her hips don''t lie and neither do her lips for that matter.Last week she had Hussain and Chang gape in awe [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Awards time on Sony

As the year 2008 draws to a close, channels have lined up special programmes on the eve of the new year. Sony will be airing the 8th Indian Telly Awards on December 31 at 9.30 pm. The show, hosted by Cyrus Broacha and Mini Mathur, promises [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

An year of ups and downs for TV industry

If 2008 made viewers stick to the idiot box with ‘Bigg Boss’ and ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’, big players of the small screen industry were made to run for their money after the prime time was snatched by the IPL championsh [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Girls are making girls lose: Shini

Simple and sweet bahus maybe the rage on Indian soap operas, but the same cannot be said about their counterparts on reality shows. Shini, the third girl to be eliminated in quick succession from Indian Idol, feels her bahu image worked aga [...]