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Conan renewed for two more years

TBS announced Wednesday that Conan O’Brien has signed on for two more years with his late-night show, “Conan.”

His show is now scheduled to run through the month of April in 2014.

O’Brien has hosted both the “Late Night” show, which is now hosted by Jimmy Fallon and the “Tonight Show,” which is currently hosted by Jay Leno.

He began hosting “Conan” on TBS in the fall of 2010 after the well-known late night war over the “Tonight Show” with Jay Leno.

“Conan” airs at 10 p.m. CST Monday through Thursday.

Kodak name dropped from theater

While the Academy Awards will still be broadcast from the legendary theater, it will no longer carry the name the Kodak Theater.

The company who has declared bankruptcy, received a court approval to longer have their name carried with the theater.

The theater will now be called the Hollywood and Highland Center after the retail and entertainment company where the theater is located.

Colbert to release children’s book

Host of the “Colbert Report,” Stephen Colbert, will be releasing a children’s book about a flag pole, titled, “I Am a Pole (And So Can You!).”

This is not Colbert’s first published book. He has also released “I Am America (And So Can You!)” and “America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren’t.”

All books were released through Grand Central Publishing company located in New York.

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