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Warner Bros. TV Sues CBS Over ‘Two and a Half Men’

What do you get the network that has everything? A crisp new suit. Just in time for Christmas comes a lawsuit pitting Warner Bros. Television against CBS. The studio on Tuesday filed suit in California Superior Court in Los Angeles…

SAG Resets Strike Authorization Vote

The Screen Actors Guild national board has rescheduled its strike authorization vote for after it meets face-to-face Jan. 12, pushing back the previously announced timeline by two weeks. SAG rescheduled the authorization vote due to conflicts between leaders and members…

Break Media Expects Major Ad Revenue Growth for Q1 2009

Buoyed by advertiser interest in reaching young men and a tripling in viewership in 2008, online video network Break Media is predicting a threefold increase in ad revenue in the first quarter of 2009, the company told TelevisionWeek. “We have…

NBCU Wins Round in ‘Project Runway’ Case

Handing a procedural win to NBC Universal in the case over “Project Runway,” a federal judge on Tuesday rejected Lifetime’s attempt to move the dispute out of state court. NBC Universal had sued to keep “Project Runway’s” production company, Weinstein…

CBS Touts Season-to-Date Growth in Viewers

It’s a Chrismukkah miracle: 2008 will end with at least one of the major networks showing year-to-year viewer growth. The sorry story of the television season to date has been one of decline almost from the moment the first shows…

Paley Center Taps Hitchcock as Los Angeles VP

Craig Hitchcock has been named vice president and executive director of the Los Angeles Paley Center for Media, effective Jan. 12. Mr. Hitchcock joins the Paley Center from the Hollywood Reporter, where he was the director of sales. He previously…

TheWB.com Gets in Shape With ‘Eric the Trainer’

TheWB.com will debut a new series, “Eric the Trainer: New Year, New You,” on Jan. 5. Three new episodes will be made available each Monday through the end of January. The series features celebrity trainer Eric Fleishman on his tips—including…

Roku to Stream HD Movies Through Netflix

Roku said its Internet movie player will be able to play HD films through Netflix’s on-demand streaming service, Multichannel News reports. Roku’s player costs $99 and consumers must subscribe to one of Netflix’s subscription plans. —Aimee Picchi

David Spade Buys Cops Rifles

Actor David Spade donated $100,000 to the Phoenix Police Department to buy about 50 AR-15 rifles, the Associated Press says. The actor, who grew up in the Phoenix area, said he decided to donate the money after seeing a television…

Saying Goodbye to Piven on Stage

Actor Raul Esparza told an audience after a Sunday performance of the Broadway show of Speed-the-Plow,” which actor Jeremy Piven quit after claiming to have mercury poisoning, “I’m sure you’ve read the headlines about the silliness in our show ……