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Lifetime’s Williams Chats via Paltalk

Lifetime inked a deal with online video service Paltalk to air both original programming and scheduled chats with Lifetime star Lisa Williams. Starting Friday, fans will be able to chat with Ms. Williams on Lifetime’s site or Paltalk right after…

NBC Goes Green With Consolidation of L.A. Operations at Red Line Station

NBC Universal is on a high-tech, green consolidation streak that extends from the newly constructed NBC News world headquarters, being shown off to the press Thursday afternoon at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, to long-term plans for a similar approach…

CNBC Hires Forbes’ Kneale

CNBC has hired Dennis Kneale, the Forbes magazine managing editor who has been a familiar face to Fox News Channel’s weekend business audience for several years, as media and technology editor. Mr. Kneale will report throughout CNBC’s 5 a.m.-7 p.m….

Former Cox CEO James Robbins Dies

Former Cox Communications CEO James O. Robbins died Wednesday night of cancer. He was 65. Under Mr. Robbins, Cox became one of the nation’s biggest cable operators. He helped move it into the high-speed Internet and telephone businesses, which proved…

TV Land Adds New Features to Web Site

TV Land has relaunched its Web site, which will feature full-length streaming episodes of the classic TV series “The Andy Griffith Show,” “Leave It to Beaver” and “Gunsmoke.” Other shows being added to the site in the coming months include…

TBS HD Plays Ball With U-verse

AT&T’s Internet Protocol TV service U-verse has added TBS HD and CNN HD to its high-definition roster, just in time to bring its 100,000 subscribers the 2007 Major League Baseball divisional playoffs. TBS has the rights to broadcast first- and…

Ultra HD Gets Cooking With ‘Appetizing Adventures’

Voom HD Networks’ Ultra HD channel is continuing its mission to build shows around larger-than-life talent, serving up “Appetizing Adventures With Luke Mangan,” premiering Nov. 7. The series features the Aussie celebrity chef and restaurateur traveling far and wide throughout…

Rounding Up HD News: LG’s DTV Converter Is Government-Certified

LG’s DTV Converter Is Government-Certified LG Electronics has received official government certification for its digital-to-analog DTV converters from the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, Twice.com reported. The box, which receives and converts digital broadcast signals for use on analog TV…

This Week in HD: ‘Women’s Murder Club,’ ‘Serenity,’ ‘Firelight’

HD programming picks for Oct. 11-17: “Women’s Murder Club,” “Serenity,” “Firelight” “Women’s Murder Club” (ABC HD). Friday, Oct. 10, 9 p.m.: In the premiere of the series based on author James Patterson’s best-selling novels, four female professionals from different fields…

‘TMZ’ Tops Rookie Syndie Shows

The third week of the season for most of syndication, the week ended Sept. 30, saw a number of talk shows and magazines score solid outings, according to Nielsen Media Research. On the talk show circuit, three strips showed growth….