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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...
Show host quits TV gigs over comfort women remarks

Apr 17, 2012

Show host and comedian Kim Gu-ra, 41, announced Monday night that he would step down from all television programs to atone for his derogatory remarks about military sex slaves during World War II. I...
Actress Jun Ji-hyun ties the knot

Apr 13, 2012

Top actress Jun Ji-hyun, a.k.a. Gianna Jun, married a Korean businessman at Hotel Shilla in central Seoul on Friday, waving goodbye to single life. She tied the knot with Choi Jun-hyeok, the grandso...
Lavish election programs disappoint

Apr 12, 2012

TV broadcasters show off what they called fancy graphics, 3-D animations of ballot counting, but disappoint viewers with inaccurate exit polls and entertainment-like programming Television coverage ...
‘Simpsons’ creator: Real Springfield is in Oregon

Apr 11, 2012

SPRINGFIELD, Oregon (AP) ― One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Oregon, as the inspiration for the ...
Eva Longoria talks politics, producing

Apr 11, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) ― “Desperate Housewives’’ star Eva Longoria is leaving Wisteria Lane for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The 37-year-old actress was named a national co-chair for President Barack Obama’s re...
Korea‘s international awards show highlights best in TV dramas

Apr 11, 2012

Park Eun-mi has been watching TV almost all day for months. As a television programmer, she is among those responsible for sifting through scores of submissions to create a list of candidates for the...
Mike Wallace, ‘60 Minutes’ star interviewer, dies

Apr 9, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) ― CBS newsman Mike Wallace, the dogged, merciless reporter and interviewer who took on politicians, celebrities and other public figures in a 60-year career highlighted by the on-air co...
Actor-singer Ryu in divorce proceedings

Apr 9, 2012

Korean entertainer Ryu Si-won (The Korea Herald) Korean entertainer and race car driver Ryu Si-won was reported on Monday to have filed for divorce. Local dailies reported Monday that Ryu’s wife ha...
Australian actor Matthew Newton arrested in Miami

Apr 9, 2012

Authorities say Australian actor Matthew Newton has been released from a Miami jail following a weekend arrest. A Miami-Dade County jail official says the 35-year-old Newton was arrested Friday even...
Protecting UNESCO heritage from redevelopment

Apr 5, 2012

Jeongneung, one of Seoul’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is the royal tomb of Joseon King Taejo’s second consort, Queen Sindeok. (Jeongneung Neighbors) Local community calls for cancellation of redev...