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MTV: Redrawing the Blueprint

Restructuring in Quest for Digital Future

TelevisionWeek is trawling video-sharing Web sites to find the hottest clips spreading on the Internet. Visit TVWeek.com to view the latest. The setup: We’ve all wondered about someone’s, ahem, assets before. Tyra Banks just says what was on our minds…

Reilly Reups as NBC Starts to Turn the Corner

New Deal Keeps TV Exec on Board Amid Changes

Cable Changes Upfront Tack

Nets Move Toward Year-Round Dealing

Digital Dealmakers: Reggie Bradford

The player: Reggie Bradford, CEO of software firm ViTrue The play: Networks, advertisers and rights holders have grown increasingly concerned about where and how their content is distributed on the Web. But they also want to capitalize on the user-generated…

‘5th Grader’ Stays Strong

Facing a field of mostly repeats, the first Thursday edition of Fox’s new quiz show “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader” continued to generate blockbuster ratings.“Grader,” which aired for a full hour for the first time, earned a 9.4…

YouTube Creating Three BBC Channels

The BBC struck a deal with YouTube today to bring short clips to the video-sharing site, as part of YouTube’s ongoing efforts to ink above-board deals with content providers. Under the agreement, the BBC and YouTube will create two BBC-branded…

Church Challenges Tribune on Conn. TV Stations

For the second time, opposition has arisen to the Tribune Co.’s bid to get license renewals for TV stations despite current FCC media cross-ownership limits.This time the challenge is over two Hartford, Conn., stations – WTXX-TV, licensed to suburban Waterbury,…

DirecTV Defends Its Play for Extra Innings

By Jon Lafayette and Ira TeinowitzDirecTV on Friday defended its plan to acquire exclusive rights to Major League Baseball’s Extra Innings out-of-market games package for $700 million over seven years.The cable industry has stirred up opposition to the unannounced, still-being-negotiated…

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