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New Channel From Partners Viacom, Lionsgate and MGM Signs First Distributor

Epix, the new premium channel that’s a co-venture between Viacom, Lionsgate and MGM has signed its first distributor, Verizon’s FiOS, MediaWeek reports. According to the article, the "deal gives Verizon a lot of flexibility to offer Epix a la carte and…

Aw, Jeepers, Creepers—I Was Just About to Add Ben Silverman as a Friend on Facebook …

An arts columnist from our neighbor up north in Toronto opines about Silverman’s tenure–was it Ben, or was it the job? From the Globe and Mail. –Chuck Ross

Must See TV: O’Reilly Attacks Lou Dobbs on Obama Birth Certificate Issue, Then Passionately Defends Dobbs’ Right to Say It

Silverman’s Tenure Zucker’s Fault. And Who the Heck Hired Zucker?

TV Critic Tim Goodman at the San Francisco Chronicle takes on NBCU chief Jeff Zucker, and even those who pre-date him. –Chuck Ross  

Eyeworks, the Company Behind ‘The Biggest Loser’ Signs Octo-Mom For Reality TV Deal

Nadya Suleman, better known as the Octo-Mom, has signed a deal on behalf of her 14 children for them to appear in a reality show that would be produced by Eyeworks,Us magazine reports. Eyeworks is the company behind "The BIggest…

Ahem…Just so We and the Producers of ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ Are Clear

This is the entire short item from B.J. Hammerstein, editor of the Detroit Free Press’ Detroit.metromix.com as published on that site: Aww, how cute. Jon Gosselin doesn’t want soon-to-be ex-wife, Kate Gosselin, or the producers of the TLC hit "Jon and…

Verizon Wireless May Package Fios, Cell Phone and Internet Services

Verizon Wireless may package its Fios, mobile phone and Internet services, Bloomberg reports. Fios customers almost doubled in the last quarter, performing much better in that regard than Verizon’s mobile phone division, Bloomberg says. “A year from now, we’d be…

Silverman and NBC: Not a Silver Slipper Fit. ANALYSIS: Is Silverman a Better Fit With Diller?

Ben Silverman is calling his new collaboration with Barry Diller "Reveille meets BBDO," referring both to Silverman’s own former entreprenuerial entertainment company and the famous ad agency. What went wrong at NBC? Will this new venture work? Click here for…

Sometimes a Great (Funny) Notion: The Official Info on the Ben Silverman/Barry Diller Project

Soon after NBCU announced that NBC Entertainment Co-Chairman Ben Silverman was leaving, Barry Diller’s company, IAC, put out a release of its own about the new venture–Notion–that will see Diller and Silverman collaborating. Here’s that annoucement: IAC (Nasdaq: IACI –…

Some Insight into Jeff Gaspin, the Big Winner in Today’s Shake-up at NBC

Sometimes in this business one is prescient. Other times one gets lucky. In this case, our erstwhile TV editor, Joe Adalian, was both. So we now present, from just 4 months ago, Joe’s major, in depth, interview with Jeff Gaspin….