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The BBC Will Be Able to Bring Internet Services to TVs in the U.K.; It’s a Controversial Move in England

The British Broadcasting Corp. has been given the go-ahead to join a consortium that will bring the Internet to TV sets in the United Kingdom, the Financial Times reports. According to the report, "The venture – known as Project Canvas…

HGTV Plans to Focus on Personalities, Core Programming

In the new year, HGTV will emphasize personalities and focus on its core building and decorating shows, Multichannel News reports. Primetime ratings for 2009 are up 9 percent from last year. New personality-driven shows for 2010 include, beginning on Jan….

Ford to Depart in Major Reorganization at Discovery

Discovery President and General Manager John Ford is leaving as part of a major reorganization at Discovery Communications networks, Mediaweek reports. Twenty-four-year Discovery veteran Clark Bunting, formerly president and general manager of Discovery’s emerging networks group — which includes Science Channel, Military…

It’s Finally Over: The Gosselins Are Divorced

The marriage of former TLC "Jon & Kate Plus 8" stars Jon and Kate Gosselin came to an end this morning when Judge Arthur Tilson signed the final divorce decree, according to TMZ.com. Kate Gosselin and the eight children will…

DirecTV’s 101 to Offer Series of ‘Lost’ Recaps

DirecTV’s 101 Channel will telecast a comprehensive set of recaps of the series to date, beginning Dec. 26. Leading up to the show’s sixth and final season on ABC, which kicks off  Feb. 2, 101 will air six commercial-free recap specials, starting…

Nearly 30% of America Uses Non-Cable Delivery Systems

The Television Bureau of Advertising, using Nielsen Media Research data, has determined that 29.3% of the country is currently receiving television from alternative delivery systems — non-cable outlets such as satellite and IPTV, reports MediaPost. That figure is up from 28.7% in November…

TLC to Rebroadcast Tiger Woods Profile

TLC is hoping to jump on the Tiger Woods bandwagon this weekend with an update on NBC’s "The Secret Life of Tiger Woods: A Dateline Special," which originally aired Dec. 11  TLC will show the upodated version of the newsmagazine…

New ‘Storytellers’ Season to Debut With Mayer

Singer-songwriter John Mayer will be the first star featured in the new season of "VH1 Storytellers" when the show returns Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. Viewers can go to the VH1.com Web site to submit Mayer their questions, some of which will be…

Actress Leaving ‘Big Love’ Role

HBO’s "Big Love" will say goodbye to one of its original cast members after the upcoming season, reports TV Guide. Amanda Seyfried, who has played Bill Paxton’s oldest child since the drama’s premiere in 2006, has decided to move on to other projects….

Stewart and Colbert Go HD

Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” are making the switch to HD, Multichannel News reports. The two shows will make the switchover on Monday, Jan. 4, joining most other series on the network in…