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Circuit City Asks FCC to Remove DTV Fines

Circuit City Stores Inc. said in a filing that the Federal Communications Commission should reduce or eliminate fines imposed against it for not labeling analog-only televisions with notices that they will need to be retrofitted after the switch to digital…

Will ‘Moonlight’ Shine on CW’s Sunday?

There is “a chance, only a chance” that CBS’ canceled drama “Moonlight” could end up on The CW’s Sunday night schedule next fall, according to Deadline Hollywood Daily. Media Rights Capital, which will be programming Sunday’s two hours on The…

thePlatform to Publish PBS Video

PBS will use Comcast’s thePlatform to publish online video on PBS.org and local PBS station Web sites, Multichannel News reports. The broadband video company also will allow local PBS stations to publish locally produced content to their Web sites and…

Outdoor Channel Clears the Air

Outdoor Channel clarified confusion over carriage of the channel on DirecTV, Multichannel News reports. Outdoor Channel Holdings said the satellite provider did not move the network and had always offered it on its sports tier, but the channel was mistakenly…

Dish Network Drops Voom

Dish Network plans to stop carrying the Rainbow Media Voom HD networks, having already cut 10 of the 15 networks, Multichannel News reports. The satellite provider claims Voom is in breach of its carriage deal, the newspaper says. The cutback…

Bush Adviser Joins CNN

Frances Fragos Townsend is joining CNN as an on-air contributor providing analysis on national security issues, TVNewser.com reports. Townsend recently stepped down as President George W. Bush’s chief anti-terrorism and homeland security adviser. She remains a member of President Bush’s…

Fine Living Adds Four Series

Fine Living Network has added four original series to its lineup, Multichannel News reports. The design competition show “From the Ground Up,” featuring Canadian designer Debbie Travis, will premiere June 1, followed by eco-series “It’s Easy Being Green” on June…

IP-Prime to Carry Ion

Ion Media Networks signed a deal with satcaster SES Americom’s IP-Prime to distribute its suite of programming, Multichannel News reports. IP-PRIME will carry Ion Television Network, children’s network qubo and Ion Life, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman

‘Real World’ Moves to Brooklyn

The 21st season of MTV’s “The Real World” will be set in Brooklyn, the New York Observer reports. MTV also is expanding the series into 13 one-hour episodes to air in early 2009, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman

Heavyweight Champs Join ‘Fighter’

Interim Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will star in Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter,” Multichannel News reports. The two champions will also square off in the ring for a UFC…