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Revamped CNN Web Site Coming Monday

CNN.com already gets 38 million unique visitors a month, but the network thinks it could do better, and will launch a redesign on Monday, the New York Times reports. The revamped site will include more online video featured more prominently….

Which TV Names Are on Fortune’s New ’40 Under 40′ List of ‘Business’s Hottest Rising Stars’?

James Murdoch, chairman and CEO, Europe and Asia, and heir apparent at his father’s News Corp., landed at No. 3 on Fortune’s “40 Under 40” list of “Business’s Hottest Rising Stars.” Among the other TV names on the list are Hulu…

USA Spending Big for Its New Series Launching Against Network Fall Shows

USA Network is spending an estimated “$10 million or more” on its launch campaign for “White Collar,” reports the New York Times. It’s the first time the cable network has launched a new series in the fourth quarter, putting it…

Even Bigger Losers Coming to ABC

ABC wants to go one up on NBC’s “Biggest Loser,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. The network has ordered a new show from "Biggest Loser" executive producer J.D. Roth, tentatively named “Obese,” in which participants who are extremely overweight will attempt…

‘Melrose Place’ Losing Two Tenants

Two residents of the CW’s revived “Melrose Place” are moving out, the Associated Press reports. Characters played by Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and Colin Egglesfield will make their final appearances on the show in January, the network said Thursday. Meanwhile one of…

Suit Stemming from 1967 ‘Star Trek’ Episode Settled

Writer Harlan Ellison has settled his suit against CBS Paramount for allegedly failing to pay him for merchandising and publishing related to a “Star Trek” episode he wrote in 1967, Variety reports. The merchandise from the episode "City on the…

Lego Getting Its Own Reality Series

The building block toy Lego is getting its own reality series, Variety reports. Producer Scott Messick (Cartoon Network’s "Destroy Build Destroy”) teamed up with the Lego Group to develop docuseries, competition shows and kid’s game shows based on the toy….

New Bidder Seen Winning Control of Travel Channel

There’s a new bidder who has emerged as the likely buyer of control of the Travel Channel, the Financial Times reports. News Corp. appears to be leading the bidding, as the price surpasses $800 million, far more aggressive than the…

No More In-Person Tests for Fox Pilot Process

Finalists auditioning for Fox pilots will now be taped, instead of auditioning for network executives in person, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The change in the pilot process brings the network in line with the way the feature world works. The…

‘Survivor’ Winner Appointed to FCC Post

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski has chosen a "Survivor" winner to fill the post of deputy chief of the consumer and governmental affairs bureau, reports B&C. Yul Kwon, who was named to the post, was previouly employed at Google and the…