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TV celebrity Ko denies rape charges

May 9, 2012

Ko Young-wook (헤럴드 생생뉴스) Ko Young-wook has denied allegations that he intentionally got an 18-year-old female entertainer-aspirant drunk to rape her at his home. The former member of K-pop group Ro...
Former NBC exec and ‘Friends’ tell TV history

May 8, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) ― After being fired as NBC entertainment president toward the end of the “must see TV’’ period in 1998, Warren Littlefield packed photos, papers, awards and other memorabilia into a sel...
Ryu Si-won’s drama starts with embarrassing viewer ratings

May 8, 2012

Hallyu star Ryu Si-won’s ambitious TV drama “Good-Bye My Wife” aired its first episode with dismal viewer ratings of less than 1 percent. According to ratings research firm AGB Nielsen Media Researc...
Amazon to launch its own TV comedies, kid shows

May 3, 2012

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Amazon unveiled plans Wednesday to launch its own comedy and children’s television shows for digital delivery ― and asked customers for ideas. The Internet retail giant said its A...
Show host Kim confesses trauma after watching wife’s delivery

May 3, 2012

Kim Seong-ju Celebrity TV show host Kim Seong-ju confessed that he found it traumatic watching his wife give birth. During the filming of SBS TV program “Jagiya,” in which celebrity couples talk ab...
‘I Am a Singer’ kicks off to mixed reaction from viewers

May 2, 2012

Lee Eun-mi, singer and emcee of “I Am a Singer” (season 2 MBC) New format may fail to attract viewers; hard to beat other TV auditions for amateur singers MBC’s “I Am a Singer,” last year’s hit sin...
‘I Am a Singer’ kicks off to mixed reaction from viewers

May 2, 2012

New format may fail to attract viewers; hard to beat other TV auditions for amateur singers MBC’s “I Am a Singer,” last year’s hit singing competition that pitted top performers against one another,...
More ballroom, less fusion in ‘Dancing with the Stars’

May 1, 2012

Second season putting the spotlight on competitive dancing The first season of MBC’s “Dancing with the Stars” put in a relatively strong showing when it aired last summer, nabbing viewer ratings tha...
Dempsey rescues teen from car crash

May 1, 2012

"Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey came to the aid of a teenager who flipped his car into the actor's Malibu yard, TMZ reported. Patrick Dempsey (Bloomberg) The teen lost control of his Mustang ...
Park Ji-min named winner of ‘K-pop Star’

Apr 30, 2012

Youngest winner at 15 to choose agency among top three K-pop companies Fifteen-year-old Park Ji-min became the winner of SBS’ “K-pop Star,” beating out her rival Lee Ha-yi by one point in the neck-a...
Katie Couric to launch new Web show for Yahoo, ABC

Apr 26, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) ― Katie Couric is launching a weekly Web series for Yahoo News and ABC News about health and lifestyle issues. The series, “Katie’s Take,’’ will premiere Tuesday on Yahoo. Yahoo Inc. f...
Unauthorized biography spills Cowell secrets

Apr 22, 2012

LONDON (AP) ― He gets colonic irrigations, Botox injections and vitamin drips, and insists on black toilet paper in his home. A revealing new biography offers intimate ― some might say too intimate ...
‘American Bandstand’ host Dick Clark dead

Apr 19, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Dick Clark stood as an avatar of rock ‘n’ roll virtually from its birth and, until his death Wednesday at age 82, as a cultural touchstone for several generations of Americans. Hi...
KBS to host Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union meeting

Apr 19, 2012

The 49th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union is scheduled from Oct. 11-17 at the head office of the Korea Broadcasting System and the 63 Convention Center in Seoul, KBS, the host ...
‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’ wins bronze award at N.Y. TV Festival

Apr 19, 2012

KBS drama “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” won the bronze award at the New York Festivals’ International TV and Films Awards held in Las Vegas on April 17, KBS officials said on Thursday. The 2010 drama serie...