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Nielsen Replaces Phone Recruit System

Nielsen will scrap the “random digital dial” telephone system that it uses to recruit paper diary ratings samples, Media Daily News reports. Nielsen will use addresses of prospective panel households instead starting in November, the Web site says. The move…

Penny Marshall to Direct ABC’s ‘Jim’

Penny Marshall may helm several episodes of ABC’s “According to Jim,” Entertainment Weekly reports. The series returns for its eighth year midseason, the magazine says. —Vlada Gelman

Hope Remains for NBC’s Novela Remake

NBC’s adaptation of the Colombian telenovela “Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso (Without T— There Is No Paradise)” is still in development for next season or beyond, Entertainment Weekly reports. A U.S. remake of the series was one of Ben Silverman’s…

Sears Goes to the ‘Mall’

MTV and retailer Sears are partnering for the cable network’s musical TV movie “The American Mall,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. Sears will carry the soundtrack and an exclusive special-edition DVD of the film, which premieres Aug. 11, the publication says….

‘Smallville’ Casts New Characters

“Battlestar Galactica’s” Sam Witwer will play Doomsday on The CW’s “Smallville” next season, Michael Ausiello reports. Additionally, Cassidy Freeman has been cast in the role of the sexy and vengeful Tess, Ausiello notes. —Vlada Gelman

Carradine, Hannah Star in Spike Miniseries

David Carradine and Daryl Hannah will star in “Kung Fu Killer” for Spike in HD, Coming Soon reports. The two-part original miniseries is set to premiere in August, the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman

HGTV Site Transfers to TV

HGTV will premiere a TV show version of the “Rate My Space” Web site tonight, the New York Times reports. The Web site, which asks strangers to judge user-submitted photos of home renovations, has had more than 150 million page…

NBCU Wrapping Up Syndie Upfront

NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, which has sold 97% of its upfront inventory, is expected to wrap up its sales deals today or tomorrow, MediaWeek reports. The off-network syndication debut of “House” and the new half-hour syndicated version of “Deal…

‘Weeds’ Creator Wants Pot Club Spinoff

“Weeds” creator Jenji Kohan hopes to make a spinoff of the series featuring the recently cut characters Conrad and Heylia, E! Online reports. The pot-club set series would be done in fake reality-show style, the Web site says. —Vlada Gelman

‘Trees’’ Tupper to Romance ‘Samantha’

James Tupper is set to join ABC’s “Samantha Who?” as a love interest for Christina Applegate, Michael Ausiello reports. He will film a minimum of three episodes, Ausiello says. Tupper was last seen on ABC’s recently canceled “Men in Trees.”…