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AT&T’s U-verse Has Record Growth

AT&T’s U-verse television service had record growth in the fourth quarter as the largest U.S. telephone company more than doubled the availability of its fiber-optic TV product last year. Verizon Communications yesterday also reported accelerated growth for its FiOS TV…

‘Marie’ Adds New York, L.A. Stations

Marie Osmond’s talk show, “Marie,” picked up two crucial markets, Los Angeles and New York, as the Program Partners-distributed program reached a 70% national clearance level, company principal Ritch Colbert announced today. Program Partners hopes the newly added affiliate stations,…

Tennis Channel Nets Jimmy Connors as U.S. Open Lead Analyst

Tennis Channel has signed Jimmy Connors as lead analyst for its coverage of the U.S. Open in September. Tennis Channel is covering matches at the Open live for the first time. “The U.S. Open has a special place in my…

Fox Reality Preps for New ‘Idol Extra’

Fox Reality Channel will debut its fourth season of “American Idol Extra” March 26, Multichannel News reports. The series will welcome new hosts Jillian Reynolds and Ace Young, a former “Idol” contestant, the trade says. The “Extra” series takes a…

CW Slates ‘Top Model’ Return for Feb. 25

“America’s Next Top Model” will return for its 12th cycle on Feb. 25 on The CW. The new season will feature 13 finalists who will compete to be managed by Elite Model Management, in addition to a $100,000 contract with…

Cox to Test Bandwidth-Management System

Cox Communications announced Tuesday it will begin exploring a bandwidth-throttling system that will delay non-sensitive programs, including P2P sharing services, Multichannel News reports. Some consumer watchdog groups have already expressed their concern over the model, which will “discriminate based on…

Local Stations Seek New Revenue Sources

Stations have begun to explore new business models in order to maximize the feeble ad sales predicted for the coming year, Broadcasting & Cable reports. For example, Tribune Broadcasting has combined operations of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and local CW…

E! Moves ‘Chelsea’ to 11 p.m.

“Chelsea Lately” is moving to a new timeslot. The late-night comedy talk show, which features comedian Chelsea Handler, will air weeknights at 11 p.m. on E! beginning Feb. 16. Each broadcast will be followed by a repeat of “E! News”…

Twentieth TV Develops Show With Yahoo

Twentieth Television is teaming up with Yahoo to develop a popular-topics series called “Yahoo Buzz,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The show will use some of the most-searched terms from the search engine and expand on select topics, the trade says….

CBS TV Gets ‘Hollywood’ Weekends

The CBS Television Stations have signed on for “Made in Hollywood” and “Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition” from Connection III Entertainment, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The weekend shows are set to begin this fall on 21 stations, the trade says….