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DeSanto joins reality brigade
Reality TV: Producer pacts with 44 Blue for 'Declassified' — "Transformers" producer Tom DeSanto is getting into the reality TV biz, pacting with 44 Blue Prods. to develop a military-themed docudrama dubbed "Declassified."
Globetrotters get dose of reality
Reality TV: Basketball franchise headed for small screen — The Harlem Globetrotters are partnering with “Hell’s Kitchen” producer A. Smith&Co., signing a deal with the company to develop smallscreen properties linked to the 81-year-old basketball franchise’s brand.
Ventriloquist wins 'Talent' contest
Reality TV: Puppet master takes trophy in NBC show — Working with puppets has certainly paid off for Terry Fator. The crowd-pleasing ventriloquist and impersonator was named the winner of NBC's "America's Got Talent" in the variety contest's second-season finale Tuesday night.
Amritraj to star in Indian reality show
Reality TV: Hyde Park CEO set for 'Gateway' — Hollywood producer Ashok Amritraj is going to India to become a TV star. Amritraj, chairman-CEO of Hyde Park Entertainment, will take on the Donald Trump role in new reality series "Gateway."
Magazine puts the heat on Bravo
Reality TV: Network's reality shows deemed too restrictive — Bravo's stable of reality competition shows is drawing scrutiny from New York magazine, which suggests in a cover story that the cabler's hits "Top Chef" and "Project Runway" can sometimes put contestants through the wringer — with little tangible gain even for the shows' winners.
Lifetime boosts reality team with hire
Reality TV: Varo to handle development for network — Lifetime is expanding its reality team, hiring CBS exec Sandy Varo to a top post.
'Big Brother' hits new highs
Reality TV: Increased drama increases ratings — As the number of insults, tantrums and crying jags increased in the "Big Brother" house last week, so too did the ratings.