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MTV's Jersey Shore Catching More Heat MTV is getting more pressure to cancel its "Jersey Shore" reality show. The latest criticism comes from the New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus, which says the show promotes derogatory ethnic stereotypes and is "wildly offensive." In a letter sent Tuesday to the president of Viacom, MTV's parent company, caucus chairman Joseph Vitale asks that the show be immediately taken off the air. The state lawmakers also have asked advertisers to boycott the show, which focuses on eight tanned 20-somethings and their escapades in Seaside Heights, a popular New Jersey beach town. On Wednesday, a Viacom spokesman referred a request for comment to an MTV spokesperson, who did not immediately respond. MTV has said its intention is not to stereotype or offend. Please Leave A Comment- Source- THR

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Moving To Nickelodeon One of my all time favorite cartoons and the movie was entertaining when I was younger. Well the first one was. Do you guys remember Vanilla Ice in The second film. Forget about it. Well if you don't remember here you go Nickelodeon, a division of Viacom, has acquired the global rights to the property from the Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment. Additionally, Nick's sister company Paramount will steer a new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" feature to the bigscreen , planned for 2012. Scott Mednick ("300") is producing the pic. Deal, which gives Nick the global intellectual property rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, cost $60 million. Since first appearing in a comic book in 1984, the sewer-dwelling characters have spawned myriad TV series, films, video games and toy lines . Nick, which also acquired all merchandising rights to the Turtles, will begin developing a CG-animated TV series based on