Buzz News Roundup, 2/9

- "The O.C." will have a new life on cable, according to the Futon Critic.
- Billboard says SXSW is confirming its first round of artists, including Bloc Party, Lily Allen and ... Taylor Hicks?
- Jeff Foxworthy finds his calling as host of Fox's "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
- Dr. Dre gets into the film-production business, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
- The IRS is no longer giving tax breaks to indie filmmakers, says Variety.
- Pixar and Disney may return to hand-drawn animation, according to Hollywood Reporter.
- "Six Feet Under" star Peter Krause will play yet another man with a dead father in a new ABC pilot, says the Hollywood Reporter.
- E! Online reports there will be no sequel for Borat. (Well, yeah, who would talk to him now?)
- Cartoon Network's leader steps down in the aftermath of the "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" security scare, the AP reports.
- Island Records names Jermaine Dupri (aka Janet Jackson's boyfriend) the new head of Island Records.
- Dakota Fanning and her four-years-younger sister Elle will play twins in an upcoming film, says Zap2it.
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