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Hulu Buys First Super Bowl Ad

Online video site Hulu will be running its first Super Bowl ad this weekend, the company announced today. Hulu did not disclose any details, but issued a media alert stating, “During Super Bowl XLIII this Sunday, look for the launch…

Copps Urges Transparency at First FCC Meeting as Chairman

Acting Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Copps struck a note of openness in remarks to the FCC staff today. At his first FCC staff meeting, Mr. Copps said the staff should start communicating more with each other, stop running requests…

Dallas Cowboys’ Owens Gets VH1 Reality Show

VH1 will premiere a reality show this summer featuring Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell “T.O.” Owens. The series will follow Mr. Owens as he is shadowed by his best friends and publicists Monique Jackson and Kita Williams during the off…

Oprah ‘Amused’ at Thought of Senate Job, But Wouldn’t Have Taken It

Oprah Winfrey is expressing astonishment over Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s statement today, on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” that he was considering her as a candidate to replace Barack Obama as Illinois’ senator. She also said she never would have accepted….

AMC’s Thriller Pilot Adds Cast, Starts Production

Lili Taylor, Arliss Howard and Dallas Roberts have been added to the cast of AMC’s untitled political thriller pilot from Jason Horwitch. They join the previously cast James Badge Dale, Miranda Richardson, Paul Butler, Christopher Evan Welch, Lauren Hodes and…

Litton’s ‘Street Court’ Sets Fall Launch in 65% of U.S.

Litton Entertainment’s “Street Court” will launch this fall with 65% of stations cleared. New station additions for “Street Court” include Tribune stations in San Diego, Philadelphia and Grand Rapids, Mich., as well as Sinclair stations in Baltimore, Las Vegas, Birmingham,…

New BarelyDigital Channel Makes Fun of Online World

Online television network Next New Networks and the creators of the popular Web channel BarelyPolitical have launched a new comedy network called BarelyDigital, the companies announced today. The tech humor site will feature satirical content sending up the technology world….

‘Fear’ Flies to Fridays

The CW is moving new reality series “13: Fear Is Real.” Starting tonight, original episodes of the horror-themed show will air Fridays at 9 p.m. First-run episodes have been airing on Wednesday nights, where they’ve been getting demolished in the…

Senate Agrees to Delay Digital Transition; Vote Expected Next Week

A bipartisan agreement to delay the country’s digital TV changeover from Feb. 17 to June 12 was announced Thursday night by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va. TVWeek Poll: DTV Delay – Pro or Con? Sen. Rockefeller said a…

Copps Named Acting FCC Chairman

President Barack Obama has designated Democrat Michael Copps as acting chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The move likely puts Mr. Copps in place to direct the digital TV transition, at least for a while. President Obama is expected to…