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Items from the past two weeks
Friday, November 20
- Talk Show King's Sons to be Featured on TV Series
- CBS Earns Thursday Night Ratings Win
- The 'That's Real Money' File: Pay-per-View Event Brings in $70 Million
- No Kevin James, But Real Life 'Mall Cops' Coming to TV
- Strong Opening for Liberty Starz on NASDAQ
- Lifetime and ABC's '20/20' Collaborate on Special About Popular Singer
- Activists Ransack TV Station in India
- ABC's Janet Jackson Interview: a Class Act Fields Lousy Questions
- The Repercussions of Winfrey's Departure From Daytime TV Far Reaching
- Oprah's Absence Will Alter the Local News Battlefield
- Oprah Winfrey's Mega-Success in Review
- What the Man Who Dated Oprah and Talked Her Into Entering Syndication Thinks
- Chicago Mayor Has Own Ideas Why Oprah Called It Quits
- New Season of 'Lost,' Now on Tuesdays, Debuts Feb. 2
- 'Friday Night Lights' Actress Cast in Hallmark Channel Movie
- Movie Veteran-Playwright to Star in Epix' First Drama Pilot
- TiVo Teams with Major Advertiser To Show Commercials When Viewers Fast Forward Through Content
- Another Season of 'Scream Queens' for VH1
- ABC Expands 'Grey's Anatomy' to Original Web Series
Thursday, November 19
- It's Official: Oprah to End Syndie Run in 2011
- Report From the Emergency Room: 'Trauma' Might Survive After All
- Garth Ancier Leaving Helm of BBC America
- Smart and Sassy: The Brillance of (and Why We Love) Jon Stewart
- Ka-Ching: Fox Business News Get Additional 3 Million Subs in New York Market
- Aaron Sorkin, the Creator of 'West Wing' and 'Sports Night' is Planning Another TV Series
- The Fan Choice Who's the Newest 'Simpsons' Character
- Spot Runner Intros New Online Buying and Selling Platform (It's NOT Auction-based)
- New Series: 'Cops' Meets 'Animal House'
- Hulu's Latest Addition: Music Videos With Grammy Record of the Year Winner
- TV Sales Strategy/Marketing Guru Hired by Clear Channel
- Tuesday Tough Night in Sweeps Ratings This Week
- Huge Dispute With Millions of Dollars Hanging in the Balance: Media Agencies Furious at Changes TV Stations and Nielsen Want to Make in Local TV Measurement
- DirecTV's Malone on Potential Comcast-NBCU Deal: Regulators Will Need to Put a Check on Comcast's Market Power
- 3D TV a Pillar of Sony's Plan for Profitablity
- NBC Orders Restaurateur Competition Show
- Heather Locklear Fails to Improve New ‘Melrose’ Ratings
- Bill Maher Will Continue to Talk on HBO for Another Year
- Meredith Wagner Leaving Lifetime After More Than Two Decades
- Soft Drink Executive to Run DirecTV
- Another ‘Wife Swap’ Couple in Trouble With the Law
- Turner Broadcasting’s Acquisitions Chief is Leaving
- Brooke Shields Guesting on ABC Sitcom
- 'American Idol' Star Admits He Was Never in the Closet
- Former NBC Comedy Star Headed Back to TV in George Clooney Series
Wednesday, November 18
- NBC Moves 2010 Primetime Emmys to Earlier Date
- Palin Interview a Ratings Best for 'Oprah'; See a Clip
- MTV Vet to Direct Oscar Telecast
- 'Community' Star Gets Comedy Central Show
- Bright House Expands With IMD Foreign-Language Channels in Orlando
- NY Times Media Desk Could Be Subject of HBO Documentary
- New Hasbro-Discovery Kids Channel Staffs Up
- Film Producer Graham King Expands to Television
- Canceled NBC Series From Canada Lives on Up North
- Attention TV Stations and Cable Operators: Another Reminder That the Future, With its Changing Business Models, is Closer Than You Think
- Ergen Relinquishes President-CEO Title at EchoStar
- Vivendi Holding Out for More Money for its NBCU Stake
- Fox News Gets Obama Interview, Perhaps Signaling Thaw
- Cable Network Not Known for Movies Acquires Rights to Jackson's 'This Is It'
- Balloon Boy Family Tapes ABC Interview
- New Legislation Calls for Satellite Carriage of Local TV Service
- Former Vanity Fair Cover Girl--and 'Life on Mars' Star--Gets Role in New HBO Series
- Report: Diversity in Writers Rooms Remains Elusive
- thePlatform Wants to Become the TV Everywhere Solution for TV Programmers
Tuesday, November 17
- MTV Reality Star Tila Tequila Sues San Diego Charger for Assault, Battery and False Imprisonment
- Former Sitcom Star to Return in A&E Series
- Plagiarism Charges Against Elisabeth Hasselbeck Tossed
- AOL Spins Off on Its Own Dec. 10
- Fox Stations Renew 'Wendy Williams' Through 2011-12
- Two Join NBC Universal Integrated Sales Marketing Team
- Husband to Guest on Episode of Wife's Series
- 'Friends' Star Doubts There'll Be a Reunion
- Comedy Central Finds Its New Programming Head
- NBC.com Tries Its Hand at VoIP
- Lou Dobbs' Accusation Against CNN and How Much the Network Paid Him When He Left
- Guess How Much Money Farah Fawcett Left Pals Ryan O'Neal and Alana Stewart
- Another Syndicated ‘Oprah’ Spin-Off Headed to the Daytime Market
- MTV’s Pioneering Game Show Host Dead
- 'Sopranos' Star Returning to Series TV
- CBS to Shuffle Sunday Night Schedule
- NBC Olympics Sales Lagging
- Second Top Murdoch Adviser Leaves News Corp.
- Former WB Entertainment President David Janollari in Talks to Jump to Cable
- AMC’s ‘The Prisoner’ Opens Strong
- PETA Unhappy With ‘Sesame Street’ Egg Sponsorship
Monday, November 16
- Palin on Couric (Disparagingly): 'There's the perky one, with the mircrophone, with the questions.' Like a bullet Oprah shot back, 'You're pretty perky, too.' After Much Anticipation, It Aired Today: Oprah's Interview with Sarah Palin
- Heidi and Spencer Want Their Own Show
- ESPN Football Analyst Extends Deal
- USA Network Gets Raw Deal (Again)
- Sunday Night Was a Good One, Ratings-wise
- Univision in Major Deal With Online Service
- Star of 'The Equalizer' Dies
- TV Station Group Behind Revival of Syndicated Court Show
- George Segal Returning to Sitcom TV
- Ashleigh Banfield's Latest Move
- Hasbro Puts ‘My Little Pony’ on Development Track for its New Channel with Discovery
- New Competitor to Cable TV and Satellite Debuts in L.A. Monday, Nov. 16
- Tribune Wants Until March 31 to Craft Bankruptcy Plan
- Vivendi Purchase May Portend Sale of NBCU Stake
- 'Douche' Writers Get Creative in Skirting Network Language Restrictions
- FX Grabs ‘2012’ Rights for 2012
- Longtime N.Y. Times TV Critic John J. O’Connor Dead at 76
- Sitcom Veteran Back at NBC Developing a Comedy
- TBS’ ‘Meet the Browns’ Headed to First-Run Syndication
- ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’ Author Outs Herself
- Local Stations Drop Call Letters When Branding Online
- Comcast Sets December Launch for Its On Demand Online
- ‘Fringe’ Going Viral This Week
Friday, November 13
- Report: Dobbs, Irked by 'Birther' Order, Walked Away From $9 Million
- O'Reilly Gets First Dobbs Interview
- Balloon Boy's Parents Plead Guilty to Hoax
- ESPN and Cleveland's WJW-TV Team Up for Browns Game
- ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy' Stays Strong on Thursday
- 'Jon & Kate' Timeslot Goes to the 'Cake Boss'
- TBS's 'The Very Funny Show' Sets Nov. 19 Debut
- Discovery to Probe JFK Assassination on Anniversary
- Comcast’s Roberts Saw Content as Road to the Top
- Palin Speaks Out on Ill-Fated Campaign Interview
- 'Arrested Development' Star Joins Cast of NBC Pilot
- More Mergers for Wall Street in Wake of NBCU Deal?
- Vivendi CFO Declines to Talk About NBCU
- YouTube Hi-Def Upgrade Starts Next Week
- ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Remake Getting Closer at ABC
- First Lady of South Carolina Jenny Sanford Grants First Interview
- ESPN Lands 2010 and 2012 Olympics Rights in South America
- CBS' 'Late Late Show' Books First 18-49 Ratings Win
- Spike Orders Celebrity Car Series
- ABC's 'CMA Awards' Highest-Rated in Four Years
Thursday, November 12
- John King to Replace Lou Dobbs at CNN
- Who's Performing at the Super Bowl?
- Balloon Boy's Parents to Plead Guilty
- Simon Cowell Helps Protect Susan Boyle From Stalker
- Lost Third 'Star Trek' Pilot Set for DVD Release
- White Named President of Comcast's West Division
- BendBroadband Agrees to Carry NFL Network in Time for Tonight's Game
- NBA Web Site Adds Live Second-Screen Component
- Julia Barr Returning to 'All My Children' for 40th Anniversary
- Jon Gosselin Claims TLC Broke Law Re: His Eight Kids
- Fox Cancels Joss Whedon's 'Dollhouse'
- Al Gore's Current TV Lays Off 80 Amid Programming Overhaul
- ‘Old Christine’ Creator Gets Studio Deal
- Man Convicted in Brutal Murder of Arkansas TV Anchor
- Six-Hour Mini Based on Stories of Legendary Sci-Fi Author Being Prepped
- World Poker Tour Sold to Online Gaming Company
- Is Your Kid a Genius? Fox Wants Him/Her For New Show From Mark Burnett
- Discovery Launches Science and Tech News Web Site
- Digital TV Coupons Reach Expiration Date
- Writing Rooms for Late-Night Remain a Largely Male Bastion
- Syfy Adds ‘Outer Space’ Comedy
Wednesday, November 11
- Lou Dobbs Quits
- Another Station Group Chief Says to Nets: Hands Off Retrans Monies
- Sting Blasts Simon Cowell's 'X-Factor' Show (a Version of Which Will Likely Come to the U.S. Eventually)
- YouTube Conducting Ad-Skipping Test
- Video: Jon Gosselin Pokes Fun at Himself in This Video from Funny or Die
- 'She's Got the Look' Gets Third Season on TV Land
- ABC Thanksgiving Concert Specials for Music Superstars
- ABC's Sets Big Movie Musical Tie-In Promotion
- ABC Yanks 'Hank'
- 'NCIS' Dominates Tuesday, 'V' Ratings Dip in Second Outing
- Winona Ryder Cast in Upcoming CBS ‘Hallmark Hall of Fame’
- Top Male Earner on TV Is Smart, Sarcastic and Spiteful, Is on a Reality Show and Made, Pretax, $75 Million from June 2008 to June 2009
- Leno Format Being Retooled as Ratings Lag
- Zucker Would Run New NBCU Unconditionally
- Tribune Co. to Pay Back $170 Million in Debt
- FearNet Slates Celebrity Talk Show
- Consumer Electronics Group Calls Spectrum Issue a ‘National Crisis’
- CBS Restructures Local Broadcast Operations
- Disabled Actors Wish Fox Had Hired One of Their Own for ‘Glee’
- Defense Lawyer in Letterman Extortion Case Says His Client Was Just Trying to Sell Screenplay
- White House Communications Director Who Pushed Combative Stance Toward Fox News Stepping Down
- Nick’s ‘Fanboy and Chum Chum’ Has Big Debut
- Buyer Reportedly Found for The Hollywood Reporter, the AdWeek Group, and Billboard
Tuesday, November 10
- TV Viewing at Highest-Ever Levels and Growing, Nielsen Says
- New Inductees Named for TV Hall of Fame
- Report: Jon Gosselin Will Countersue TLC
- Guess Which Program Led to E!'s Highest-Rated Day Ever?
- Struggling Veteran Hour May Get ABC's 'Eastwick' Vacancy
- Tom Brokaw to Moderate USA Network Town Hall
- Get Ready for 'Worst Cooks in America' Reality Series
- truTV Teams With National Football League for Year-Round Show
- TBS' 'Lopez Tonight' Talker off to a Strong Start
- Strong Season Finale for ‘Mad Men’
- With Pronouncement From Gray TV President That Leno Show is 'Not Working,' Press Puts Pressure on NBC to Do Something
- Donald Trump to Reunite With 'Apprentice' Villain for New Series
- Twitterer With a Not-TV-Appropriate Name Gets Picked Up by CBS for Comedy
- CW Schedules Highly Anticipated Series in 'Gossip Girl' Slot
- Two-Year CBS Studios Deal for DeNiro’s Tribeca Productions
- ABC Trying to Figure Out Where 1% of Its Households Went
- RTDNA’s Paul White Award to Go to '60 Minutes' Correspondent
- ABC’s ‘The Forgotten’ Gets Extra Episodes; ‘Eastwick’ is Canceled; ‘Let’s Dance’ Won’t Debut as Planned
- ‘Real Househusbands’ In the Works?
- Fox Decides Against Mark Brazill Sitcom
- Mutual of Omaha, Oprah Settle Lawsuit over Rights to ‘Aha Moment’
- Defense Lawyer in Letterman Case to Ask Judge to Dismiss Charges Against His Client
Monday, November 9
- Murdoch Threatens to Sue BBC Over Story Use if Necessary
- Dunn New President of CBS Stations
- Gray President Urges Stations to Unite Against Nets' Efforts to Get Chunk of Retrans Revenues
- Dish Network Goes to the Slopes
- Two Hot Singers Will Appear on 'Dancing With the Stars'
- Two of A&E's Top Series Returning Nov. 30
- NATPE Announces Tartikoff Award Winners
- NBC Cooks Up Sitcom Marathon for Week After Christmas
- 'Sing-Off' Coming to NBC in December
- Result of Merger of AETN and Lifetime: 10% of Staff Were Laid Off Last Friday
- Major HBO Comedy Goes to Surprising Choice of Cable Networks in Syndication Deal
- Paramount to Join What is Shaping Up To Be a Powerful New Company to Provide Video On Demand Content
- A&E Sets Jackson Family Series Debut
- GE and Comcast Reportedly Agree to Value for NBCU; Media Reform Advocates Gear Up to Force Scrutiny of Deal
- New NAB President Gordon Smith Calls for Broadcasters to Stop Reacting Defensively to New Technology
- Star of Popular Disney Channel Series Gets Lead in Remake of Classic Kids Book 'Harriet the Spy'
- Jonas Brothers Get Disney Renewal
- ‘Mad Men’ Creator Discusses His Surprise Decision to Include Kennedy Assassination
- Wanda Sykes Latenight Show Improves on Predecessor
- Where’s Homer? All Over Fox
- Leader in Charge of Labor Negotiations for Studios Dies
