entertainment - "television"

All five Emmy-nominated reality TV hosts--Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst, and Ryan Seacrest--will collectively host the Emmys on Sept. 18. In other words, the Academy is going to make them work.Emmy telecast executive producer Ken Ehrlich told The Hollywood Reporter that the decision 'was pretty obvious' even before the nominees were annnounced. 'When we saw the nominees (in the category), they turned out to be such a a perfect group of people,' he said. 'This gives us the opportunity to be very contemporary and current on a show where we also will celebrate the history of the TV Academy and the history of television.'The paper says that the five 'know each other well, were approached and quickly agreed to come on board. Details on how the five will share the hosting duties are still being worked out, but they are expected to be together on stage at some point.'Seacrest and Bergeron clearly have the advantage here, and my guess is they'll get the most air tim

The hit cable television series 'Mad Men' that's all the rage is part-satire, part-soap opera, and part-head trip, says David Edelstein.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The board of the major union for U.S. film and television actors has backed its negotiators' demands to cover Internet-related work, signaling that contract talks with Hollywood's studios may remain stalled for weeks.