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TV musicals are geared towards a certain audience — and that audience is not made up of straight males. (more)

If you blinked, you probably missed it. But during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, rapper M.I.A. gave viewers a less-than-friendly gesture when she flashed the middle finger during Madonna’s performance of “Give Me All Your Luvin.’” (more)

A “Fear Factor” stunt that involved drinking donkey semen chased with urine became a little too much to swallow for NBC execs. (more)

Sometimes a team comes to the Super Bowl having never played one. That is also true on the advertising side of the game. And for Super Bowl XLVI, to be broadcast by NBC on Feb. 5, there will more first-time sponsors than usual. (more)

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — After acknowledging that NBC had a “really bad fall,” the network’s entertainment chief moved swiftly Friday to assure viewers that “Community” and “Law & Order: SVU” aren’t leaving. (more)

Chelsea Clinton’s much-trumpeted deal with NBC seems to be nearly done. Her contract is for only 90 days, and while she’ll provide the network with two more stories, sources say it is not certain she’ll immediately sign again. (more)

Never mind Occupy Wall Street, “Community” fans are ready to occupy Rockefeller Center on Thursday afternoon – at least for a few tongue-in-cheek Christmas carols – to protest NBC’s treatment of their beloved sitcom. (more)

NBC 10 Philadelphia is rushing to set up a live stream that will grant a Christmas wish from soldiers based in an isolated area of Afghanistan. (more)

Since replacing Dick Ebersol in May, Lazarus has been part of the Comcast/NBC group that extended NBC’s long Olympic run from 2014 to 2020 for $4.38 billion; added Major League Soccer, primarily to benefit Versus; renewed the PGA Tour deal to benefit NBC and the Golf Channel; and renewed the “Sunday Night Football” contract last week for nine years at an average of $950 million annually. (more)

A BASE jumper who leapt from the WETA tower under cover of darkness got stuck in a tree on Wednesday night. (more)

Katie Couric, she’s not. (more)

Howard Stern, the famous shock-jock radio host, is rumored to be in talks with NBC about replacing Piers Morgan as a judge on “America’s Got Talent,” much to the dismay of the Parents Television Council. (more)

Chelsea Clinton, known for keeping a low profile during her father’s presidency, is about to step into a far more public role as a full-time special correspondent for NBC News. (more)

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The state of Connecticut is providing NBC Sports a $20 million low-interest loan in a deal announced Tuesday that is expected to create 450 jobs there as the sports entertainment company moves much of its production out of New York. (more)

NBC’s new program “Playboy Club” hasn’t gotten off to a good start. The new drama, which ranked third place during its time slot Monday evening, has not only enraged The Parents Television Council (PTC), but former Playboy Bunnies. (more)

Barred from yet another Republican presidential debate for failing to meet the qualifications, the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer sent out an email criticizing his GOP rivals and calling ‘bullshit’ on the rules that will keep him off stage. (more)

Jim, Pam, Dwight, and the rest of Dunder Mifflin are getting a new CEO this season.  NBC announced Wednesday that actor James Spader will join the cast of “The Office,” replacing Kathy Bates as the CEO of the fictional paper company.  (more)

Over the last year and a half, particularly since the labor dispute between the state of Wisconsin and its public employees, there has been a lot of effort at MSNBC aimed at casting the Koch brothers as billionaires trying to interfere with the democratic process. But a case could be made that MSNBC isn’t so far removed from money influencing the democratic process either. (more)

Frank Mickens took NBC to task for its censorship of “under God” and “indivisible” from the Pledge of Allegiance over the weekend. Mickens is a news anchor for CBS affiliate WFMY-TV in Greensboro, North Carolina. He did what our free press is supposed to do: hold accountable those in power. We need more intrepid journalists like Frank Mickens. (more)

Even something like the U.S. Open golf tournament held in Washington, D.C. this weekend isn’t immune from the perils of political correctness.  (more)