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Viral Video: Burping Britney

TelevisionWeek is trawling video-sharing Web sites to find the hottest clips spreading on the Internet. The setup: First Lady of Trouble Britney Spears is quickly becoming the queen of viral video. After all, what is the Internet but a treasure…

HBO, ABC Lead Creative Arts Emmys

HBO and ABC made a strong showing at the 58th Annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Saturday night, setting the stage for Sunday’s prime-time main event.The premium cable venue received 17 awards in technical, production and guest talent categories, while…

Fox Streaming Shows on Station Web Sites

Fox is putting episodes of some of its prime-time series on the Web sites of Fox-owned stations in nine markets. Fox on Demand, which started quietly Friday, is scheduled to be announced Monday by Fox Digital Media. There is no…

EchoStar Gets Temporary Reprieve in DVR Case

EchoStar Communications Friday got a temporary reprieve from a federal judge’s order that would force the satellite-television provider to switch off its customers’ digital video recorders. A U.S. District Judge in Texas today ordered the shutdown in a patent case…

Tobacco Firms Must Air Spots, Judge Says

A federal judge ruling yesterday that big tobacco makers engaged in racketeering by hiding the dangers of smoking will require four companies to each run one 15-second prime time television advertisement per week to educate the public.Philip Morris said it…

NBCU Files Labor Complaint Against WGA

NBC Universal has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging labor law violations by the Writers Guild of America. The complaint claims the WGA has asked writers and producers on programs such as NBC’s “The Office” and…