THR
*De Niro and DiCaprio are set to present Scorsese with award.
*Joan Rivers is returning to E! to host “Fashion Police.”
*Take a look at the winners of the International Press Academy’s 14th Satellite Awards.
*HBO says Ricky Gervais will be a star voice in a 13-episode animated comedy series early next year.
*Carrie Underwood is engaged to Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher. Congrats!
*Taylor Swift has been named AP entertainer of year. In other Taylor news, she is set to perform at the Grammy Awards as will Beyonce and many other musical acts who have yet to be announced.

Variety
*A partnership with Paley Center proposed as Emmy rival.
*Disney will release Toy Story 3 on June 18th.
*Bryan Singer is set to direct ‘X-Men: First Class.’
*USA nabs second season of White Collar. That’s what I like to hear! Congrats!
*Showtime is bringing Sunshine Cleaning to the small screen.

DHD
*Former HBO CEO, Chris Albrecht is becoming the head of Starz.
*Brittany Murphy has died at the age of 32 from cardiac arrest.

Broadway World
*Arthur Miller’s A View From The Bridge, starring Tony Award-winner Liev Schreiber and Golden Globe nominee Scarlett Johansson will begin previews Monday, December 28 and will open on Sunday, January 24, 2010 for a 14 week engagement.
*Passing Strange will air on PBS on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 9 p.m. EST.
*The full cast has been announced for Love Never Dies.