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Daily Archives : Aug 31, 2010

Murdoch’s Desire to Save Newspapers Could Help Push Apple’s 99-Cent TV Plan

Rupert Murdoch’s desire to save newspapers may help push forward Apple’s plan to rent television shows for 99 cents per episode, reports the Los Angeles Times.  Murdoch and other top News Corp. executives are considering joining a six-month trial of…

British Comedian Joining Cast of Showtime’s ‘United States of Tara’

A British comedian will be joining the third season of Showtime’s "United States of Tara" in a major recurring role, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com.  Eddie Izzard will play a psychology professor who becomes fascinated with Tara, a woman who…

GSN Succeeding by Sticking to Games, Rather Than Broadening Offerings — as Well as Giving Viewers a Chance to Win

The New York Times takes a look at the success of GSN, the cable channel devoted to games that began 16 years ago as a place to air reruns of classic game shows.  GSN will boost its television advertising revenue…