The Game Show Network has renamed itself “GSN”. This is in the tradition of The Learning Channel renaming itself “TLC” and The National Network renaming itself “TNN” (before changing that one to “Spike TV”) Don’t you dare call them by their full former names, otherwise an irate entertainment CEO will come after you. I love acronyms that don’t stand for anything.

Last year I dumped Cablevision and got a satellite dish instead. It’s been great. More programming choices, clearer reception, lower rates. Now I’m really glad that I chose DirecTV because their competitor, the DISH Network, has dumped all of the Viacom stations during price negotiations. That includes CBS. How insane is that? This standoff can only hurt DISH Network. Much more than the standoff between Cablevision and YES. DirecTV better not pull any stunts like this in the future!

In an effort to make their menu healthier and to defend themselves against lawsuits, McDonald’s is dropping the option to “SuperSize” your order and they are increasing marketing for their salads. Because whereas a cheeseburger has 11.5 grams of fat, a Chicken Caesar salad has 18.4 grams of fat. Way to go, guys!

In celeb death news, the guy who played the painter on “Murphy Brown” passed away yesterday. Didn’t it take him something like 6 years to paint Murphy’s house? He was ALWAYS there. Maybe there was more than some paining going on, nudge wink.