Oxygen Renews 'The Glee Project'

Oxygen has formally be prepared for Ryan Murphy and company for any second season of reality competition series "The Glee Project."A renewal was expected after Oxygen started holding casting calls in multiple metropolitan areas across the nation in September and advertising for that casting calls following August's season finale that crowned all runners up those who win in certain regard.Damian McGinty has exceeded his seven-episode arc -- he's already shot 10 instances of "Glee" as Irish exchange student Rory, while co-champion Samuel Larson (who also won a seven-episode arc) has yet to look. Runners-up Alex Newell has yet to look within the two-episode stint he won, while fellow-runner-up Lindsay Pearce has come and gone together with her set of episodes. As the champion will get an arc on "Glee," Fox has yet to formally announce a renewal for that flagship musical dramedy that's likely to see stars Jum Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith finish the show's McKinley Senior High School and grow up with the series. In announcing Monday's renewal, Oxygen noted Murphy and Dante Di Loreto will return as professional producers, alongside Michael Davies and Shauna Minoprio of Embassy Row. Also in route to "Glee Project:" "Glee" casting director Robert Ulrich choreographer Zach Woodlee in addition to vocal coach Nikki Anders.Following a slow start opposite the Tony Honours, "Glee Project" averaged a lot more than a million audiences throughout its summer time run. With casting now completed, "The Glee Project" Season 2 will bow within the summer time, with champion McGinty already in foretells return like a guest mentor around the Oxygen series."'The Glee Project' is really a special reveal that has drawn on right into a desire within our culture to look at people choose and get their dreams," Oxygen Media leader Jason Klarman stated inside a statement announcing this news Tuesday. The Hollywood Reporter

NAB professional David Dziedzic dies

National Assn. of Tv stations executive David Dziedzic died Saturday of brain cancer in the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md. He was 49. Dziedzic was the NAB's senior Vice president of economic development, presuming that position in November 2006. He was accountable for the majority of the organization's non-dues revenue, including exhibit sales, sponsorship, advertising, member services, merchandise and guides. "For pretty much fifteen years, David Dziedzic was central to the prosperity of the NAB Show and assisted allow it to be among the top tradeshow occasions on the planet,Inch stated Chris Brown, NAB professional Vice president, conventions and business procedures. "He required the association to new amounts of achievement through his creative leadership of NAB services and membership development outreach." Dziedzic became a member of NAB as senior Vice president of advertising and services in 1997. Just before NAB, David was the v . p . of promoting for that Texas Rangers. Before he was the director of special occasions for Mlb in NY. Born in Chicago native, Dziedzic graduated in the U. of Notre Dame. He's made it by his wife Diane and three sons. The memorial service is going to be held Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 10:30 a.m., at Our Lady of excellent Counsel Chapel in Vienna, Veterans administration. Viewing hrs is going to be 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Money & King funeral home in Vienna. Donations might be designed to the nation's Brain Tumor Society's Race for Hope, Electricity (Team Davey Doo) or Existence With Cancer Center, 8411 Pennell St., Fairfax, Veterans administration 22031. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

Wikipedia to visit black Wednesday in protest of SOPA

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales stated the site will blackout on Wednesday in protest of pending anti-piracy legislation. Wales introduced the blackout inside a tweet on Monday, calling it a "decision from the Wikipedia." Wikipedia is to date the greatest-profile of all the sites to stage a blackout. Despite the fact that the Whitened House gave a large setback towards the anti-piracy bills over the past weekend, announcing it was in opposition to servings of the legislation, champions in Congress still intend to move ahead. Although supporters from the anti-piracy legislation, including Hollywood galleries and many of their guilds, won significant bipartisan in Congress, they have had trouble in offerring their message around the P.R. front. The central argument the bills is needed preserve jobs continues to be overshadowed by opponents' alarm the legislation intends the liberty from the Internet. Other popular sites including Reddit and Boing Boing also provide introduced intends to shut lower. The Stop Online Piracy Act is pending in the home Judiciary Committee, and also the Safeguard IP Act is facing the ground election within the Senate. "Gossips from the dying of SOPA might be premature. But Senate version going strong," Wales authored in a single of a number of tweets. He even related the protest to Martin Luther King Junior. Wales authored, "Freedom isn't under your own accord distributed by the oppressor it should be required through the oppressed." MLK -- on Wednesday, Wikipedia demands."Wikipedia's 24-hour protest will occur only on its domestic site. Wales noted that Wikipedia creates 25 million site visitors each day around the world, based on Comscore. Contact Ted Manley at ted.manley@variety.com

Jersey Shores Sammi Giancola: Im Single

First Released: The month of january 6, 2012 4:04 PM EST Credit: Access Hollywood Caption Jersey Shores Sammi Sweetheart Giancola stops by Access Hollywood Survive The month of january, 6, 2012 La, Calif. -- Jersey Shores Sammi Sweetheart Giancola and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro remained as a few in last nights Season 5 premiere of the hit MTV series, however the 24-year-old states their rollercoaster relationship has had another turn because the show wrapped. Unexpected things happen and following the [new] season, i was just moving apart a bit, i was traveling, doing our very own factor, Sammi told Billy Rose bush and Package Hoover on Fridays Access Hollywood Live. And today Im single, she ongoing. However, Sammi stopped lacking saying she'd never date Ronnie again. Today, Im single, you never know what's going to happen tomorrow, she ongoing. Hes really my closest friend and that we have an excellent positive relationship I really like him still, just things didnt exercise. And how about co-stars Pauly D and Deena who have been sixty-six per cent of the unrequited love triangular around the season premiere could they be a product? There is a great friendship and all sorts of it's, is strictly buddies, Sammi described. Jersey Shoreline airs Thursdays at 10 PM on MTV. Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

FCC chairman taps chief of staff

FCC chairman Julius Genachowski has drawn on Zachary Katz as his chief of staff, succeeding Eddie Lazarus, who's departing in the finish from the month. Katz continues to be chief counsel to Genachowski after joining the FCC last year and becoming legal agent to Genachowski and deputy chief from the commission's Office of Proper Planning and Policy Analysis. He's brought initiatives including the development of the Connect America Fund, which cool the agency's Universal Service Fund and Intercarrier compensation programs. He offered within the Whitened House Counsel's office and practiced at Munger, Tolles & Olson in La. Before going after a legitimate career he labored with technology companies in a proper talking to firm in Plastic Valley. Genachowski also introduced a number of new visits. Sherrese Cruz, senior counsel and legal agent, will end up chief counsel and senior legal agent Amy Levine, presently special counsel and legal agent, will end up senior counsel and legal agent. Michael Steffen, presently at work of general counsel in the FCC, became a member of Genachowski's office as legal agent. And Josh Gottheimer, senior counselor to Genachowski, will lead a brand new team in the FCC pointing public-private initiatives. Contact Ted Manley at ted.manley@variety.com

Ratings: Work It Premiere Worse Than Man Up!

Work It This is how much of a drag the premiere of the poorly reviewed Work It was: the show put up numbers worse than those that got its predecessor, Man Up!. canceled. The new series - which has already been criticized by GLAAD and deemed "an instant early candidate for Worst Show of 2012" - posted a 2.0 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds. That's 17 percent below the opening demo of the time slot's previous occupant, which managed to attract 7.7 million viewers for its debut, according to Nielsen overnights. (The series sank to 4.8 million viewers by its final outing.) Check out the rest of the day's news on TVGuide.com Meanwhile, The Biggest Loser scored a demo rating 30 percent lower than its January debut a year ago: 2.3 - an all-time low for its springtime run. CBS scored its best Tuesday night since Premiere Week as NCIS broke the 20 million mark for the second time this season and its spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles pulled in its biggest audience of the season. Unforgettable also returned to easily win the final prime-time hour. Finally, for those keeping score at home, CBS has taken the lead over Fox in the industry-prized demo after 15 weeks of the 2011-12 TV season (through Sunday, Jan. 1) -- 3.2 vs. 3.1. ABC and NBC are tied with 2.5. And The CW is last with 0.8. In viewership, CBS remains way in front of the pack, averaging 12.11 million viewers. Next comes ABC (8.70 million), Fox (8.57 million), NBC (7.37 million) and The CW (1.87 million). 8 p.m.CBS: NCIS 20.02 million viewers (4.2 demo rating)ABC: Last Man Standing 7.87 million (2.4); Work It 6.14 million (2.0)Fox: Glee [rerun] 2.49 million (0.9)NBC: The Biggest Loser 6.46 million (2.3) {8-10 p.m.}CW: The Secret Circle [rerun] 998,000 (0.4) 9 p.m.CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles 17.07 million viewers (3.5 demo rating)ABC: Celebrity Wife Swap 6.00 million (2.2)Fox: New Girl [rerun] 3.06 million (2.0); Raising Hope [rerun] 2.26 million (0.9)CW: The Secret Circle [rerun] 715,000 (0.3) 10 p.m.CBS: Unforgettable 11.62 million viewers (2.5 demo rating)ABC: Body of Proof 6.97 million (1.5)NBC: Parenthood 4.95 million (1.7)