entertainment - "television"

A summary of today's Hollywood happenings in television.

CLEARWATER, Fla., May 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Superstars and ghosts will converge upon the city of Clearwater, FL on July 19-20, 2008, as celebrities from film and television, join paranormal enthusiasts for a weekend of fun and education. The first annual TAPSCON is being held at the Belleview Biltmore Resort Hotel and Spa in Clearwater and will be an annual event unlike Central Florida has ever seen.

'Waltz With Bashir,' a self-styled 'animated documentary' from Israeli television director Ari Folman, adds its voice to the maelstrom that has swarmed through Middle Eastern politics for decades.

Despite essentially being let go from Elle magazine, Nina Garcia will stay at the magazine and appear on Project Runway 5.However, that sentence could be written '...stay at the magazine to appear...,' because Elle basically created a job for her so she can stay through the end of the show, at which point she'll start her new job at Marie Claire. Her future on the show's sixth, Lifetime-hosted season is uncertain, as she and Michael Kors are both still in negotiations.In a press release, the magazine announced 'that ELLE has entered a new agreement with Nina Garcia who has been named Editor-at-Large through September 1, 2008. Ms. Garcia will remain as the magazine's representative judge on 'Project Runway' through the show's fifth season. Ms. Garcia, who has spent 13 years at ELLE, has been Fashion Director for the past 8 years.' The magazine's editor-in-chief, Roberta Myers, said, 'Nina is admired by a large television audience on 'Project Runway' who tune in to see Nina and her f

Exec Shuffle: CTC bought channel in March -- Russia's Nasdaq-listed entertainment television network CTC Media Friday announced two key appointments to its latest acquisition, DTV.

TV News: Sides are expected to reach a deal soon -- The American Federation of television & Radio Arists and the majors have recessed after eight days of talks and will resume negotiations Monday on a primetime deal.

An English-language news channel in Russia looks to improve the country's increasingly ominous image in the West, and challenge its critics.