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Fox News Renews Deals With Smaller Cable Companies

Fox News Channel renewed carriage contracts with small systems represented by the National Cable Television Cooperative, guaranteeing about 3 million viewers continued access to the most watched cable news network.Fox didn’t provide details of the multi-year deal in a Wednesday…

ABC Slates ‘Primetime’ Episodes

“Primetime” will return to the ABC lineup with a five-part series subtitled “Basic Instincts” airing at 10 p.m. Wednesdays starting Dec. 6.It’s the first of the “collection of limited series” David Sloan, executive producer of “Primetime” and “20/20,” has been…

‘House’ Calls Tuesday Victory for Fox

A Tuesday night without ABC’s powerhouse “Dancing With the Stars” left the ratings race wide open last night, allowing Fox to step up and claim a mid-week win. “Dancing” had its finale last week, which took some of the pressure…

Business Emmys to Be Webcast Live Dec. 7

The fourth annual Emmy Awards for Business and Financial Reporting will be webcast live starting at noon ET Thursday, Dec. 7, from the Rainbow Room in New York. The ceremony will be available at tvworldwide.com and tvmainstream.com. In announcing the…

BitTorrent to Distribute Major Films, TV Shows Online

BitTorrent, whose file-sharing technology has been used to pirate entertainment content on the Web, cut deals with 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and MTV Networks to distribute their movies and television shows.The agreements, which move BitTorrent closer to a legitimate…

V CAST to Carry Revver Videos

Online video service Revver plans to make its videos available to Verizon V CAST subscribers starting next month.The deal comes one day after YouTube inked its pact to provide videos to V CAST and adds a new source of content…

Yahoo Revamps TV Site to Keep Pace With Rivals

Yahoo introduced a new site design for the Yahoo TV section of the search engine as part of its effort to keep pace with new ways of consuming television online.Yahoo TV’s makeover, the first in five years for the service,…

‘Biggest Loser’ Picked Up for 4th Season

NBC has picked up “The Biggest Loser” for a fourth season, the network announced Tuesday. The Peacock Network renewed the makeover reality series after a season performing opposite ABC’s “Lost” and CBS’s “Criminal Minds.” Though the series typically ranked third…

NFL Net Scores With Live Game

Despite not being carried by several major cable operators, the NFL Network’s first live game telecast was the most-watched program on cable Thanksgiving night, attracting 4.2 million viewers.The game, which pitted the Denver Broncos against the Kansas City Chiefs, drew…

Tribune to Extend Sale Review Process

The Tribune Co. is extending the browsing period for its corporate yard sale. In a brief announcement released after the stock market closed Tuesday, Tribune CEO Dennis FitzSimons said advisors had recommended that an extension of the company’s “strategic review…