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| TMZ on TV | |
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| Starring | Harvey Levin Katie Daryl Ben Mankiewicz Michael Hundgen Sean Borg Max Hodges Eddie Adams Ved Ristic Dax Holt Tyler Harrell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Network | Fox, syndicated |
| Release | September 10, 2007 – Present |
TMZ on TV or simply TMZ is an American syndicated entertainment and gossip news television show that premiered on September 10, 2007. It is essentially a television version of its sister operation, TMZ.com, a news website with a heavy emphasis on gossip of celebrities' personal lives, which debuted in December 2005.
The TV show and website are produced in a studio facility on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. TMZ is an insider term ("thirty mile zone" or studio zone) referencing the movie studio area of downtown Hollywood.
On-Air Personalities
- Executive producer and on-air personality Harvey Levin
- Katie Daryl: She has hosted the MTV political special Choose or Lose, and worked with HDNet as host and producer of True Music,
- Ben Mankiewicz, who was a former co-host of the Air America/XM radio show The Young Turks; he also hosts film presentations on Turner Classic Movies
- Sean Borg:[1] He has appeared on the 1990s series The Word), BBC Television's Liquid News, and TV Guide Network's Hollywood 411.
Criticism
Broadcasting stolen material
TMZ was criticized for purchasing stolen items pertaining to the fourth Indiana Jones film. On October 2, 2007, IESB reported that a number of production photos and sensitive documents pertaining to the production budget had been stolen from Steven Spielberg’s production office.[2]
According to IESB, TMZ.com obtained some of the stolen property and was on the verge of running the story on the TV show until Paramount lawyers stepped in. After IESB broke the story, TMZ on TV did indeed broadcast details about the Indiana Jones production budget on the October 3, 2007, program.[3][4]
Parody
On August 26, 2009, 3rd Degree Films released a pornographic film based on TMZ called TM Sleaze. The film "turns up the heat and the humor as you get to see what happens when celebrities get engaged in hardcore humping". It contains popular pornographic actors and actresses such as Ron Jeremy, Lisa Ann, Tori Black, and Faye Reagan.[5]
International Broadcasting
- In India it began broadcasting from early 2009. It is usually broadcasted on HBO Movies.
- In Australia it was broadcast on cable / satellite channel Arena until October 2008. It began Broadcasting on new Digital-Only Free to Air channel GO! starting 9 August 2009.
- In the Middle East it is broadcast starting 2008 on Dubai One.
- In the Philippines it is shown on JACKtv, Solar TV and ETC.
- In Latin America it is shown on Warner Channel.
- In Taiwan and Southeast Asia it is shown on HBO Asia and MAX Asia (beginning June 25, 2009).
References
Further reading
- Barnhart, Aaron (July 25, 2007). "TMZ is so H-O-T, it will branch out to daily TV show". Kansas City Star.
- Pursell, Chris (August 12, 2007). "Talent Lineup Unveiled for Telepictures' 'TMZ'". TVWeek.com.