January 22, 2010
News Roundup: January 22
Selected entertainment news including Conan O’Brien’s exit from The Tonight Show and the continuing addition of performers to the Haiti telethon.
Sundance opens with a “HOWL” (Reuters, 1/22/10)
Beyonce, Madonna join telethon; DiCaprio gives $1M (AP, 1/21/10)
NBC: Conan O’Brien reaches $45M exit deal (AP, 1/21/10)
Sci-fi epic set to beat ‘Titanic’ record (AFP, 1/21/10)
New TNT slate includes Spielberg alien series (Reuters, 1/21/10)
Madchen Amick joins “CSI: NY” (Reuters, 1/21/10)
Steve Harvey set to referee ‘Family Feud’ as host (AP, 1/21/10)
ABC picks up drug-cartel, flashback pilots (Reuters, 1/21/10)
Simon Cowell to produce charity single for Haiti (AP, 1/21/10)
Kitty Kelley bio on Winfrey coming in April (AP, 1/21/10)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS (AP, 1/21/10)
Brittany’s mom, husband say drugs didn’t kill her (AP, 1/20/10)
Emeril taking it up a notch on a new network (AP, 1/20/10)
Top 20 prime-time TV programs (AP, 1/20/10)
List of top 15 cable programs for Jan. 11-17 (AP, 1/20/10)
YouTube getting into movie rental business (AP, 1/20/10)
Sci-fi movie “Push” becoming TV series (Reuters, 1/19/10)
