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FCC acts to quiet blaring TV commercials

By doris | Published: December 27, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com WASHINGTON — U.S. communications regulators cracked down on excessively loud TV commercials on Tuesday, implementing a bill passed last year to quiet commercials to the same volume as the programs they accompany. The Federal Communications Commission has been fielding viewer complaints about loud commercials almost as long as commercial television has [...]

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Andy Richter ‘thrilled’ he’s headed to ‘Conan’

By doris | Published: October 14, 2010

Full Story at Marquee Blog.CNN.com Conan O’Brien’s new talk show is pulling out an old favorite: TBS has confirmed that Andy Richter will return as O’Brien’s sidekick when the “Conan” show premieres November 8. “This decision was made without my authority. I will get to the bottom of this,” O’Brien joked in a statement released [...]

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Old Spice man books NBC talent deal

By doris | Published: June 13, 2010

Full Story athollywoodinsider.EW.com Peddling men’s cologne on top of a horse has been very good for Isaiah Mustafa. The star of the memorable Old Spice commercials has closed a talent deal with NBC, which hopes to add him him to one of the network’s current or new series, Variety reports. Mustafa’s previous credits include small [...]

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