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FX Nabs Rights to ‘Twilight’ Films

FX snapped up the basic cable rights to the “Twilight” vampire film franchise, following the major opening weekend box office receipts for “New Moon,” the second film in the series, Variety reports. The deal includes rights to all four planned…

Attorney: Jon & Kate Gosselin Divorce Could Be Final Soon

Kate Gosselin snubbed the red roses her estranged husband Jon brought to their divorce arbitration session, but the hearing went well otherwise and his attorney said the divorce could be final by the end of the year, the Associated Press…

Oprah’s Chef to Star in TLC Show

Oprah Winfrey’s personal chef Art Smith is getting his own food show on TLC, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Smith will host "Craving Comfort," a show all about the best in comfort food around America. TLC has ordered eight 30-minute episodes…

TV Guide Gets U.S. Rights to Susan Boyle Documentary

TV Guide Network acquired the U.S. rights to “I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story,” B&C reports. The one-hour documentary about the Scottish singer’s life will air on Dec. 13, the same day it debuts on Britain’s ITV1. It’s…

John Malone: The Local TV Model Does Not Work Anymore, and Here’s Why; He Also Says Maybe the NBC Affiliates Need to Approve the Comcast Deal

John Malone, the chairman of Liberty Media and one of the most astute observers of media in the last 20 years, says the business model that supports local TV is broken and doesn’t work. Malone was interviewed on CNBC today…

As ‘Jon & Kate’ Comes to a Close, What Have We Learned?

TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus Eight” comes to an end tonight, and MSNBC.com contributor Linda Holmes thinks there are lessons to be learned. It turned out, she writes, that “nobody wanted to watch miserable, feuding parents taking their kids on…

Discovery Gets Behind Obama’s Pro-Science Education Campaign

In an effort to promote the President’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiative, Discovery Communications is creating a comprehensive science campaign, reports B&C. In 2010, Discovery’s Science Channel will present for middle-school students a commercial-free block of science shows….

Viewers to Choose Disney Channel’s New Year’s Eve Lineup

A viewer vote will decide what will air on the Disney Channel on New Year’s Eve, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Voting begins Friday at DisneyChannel.com. During the holiday program stars will compete in game show challenges inbetween music videos and favorite…

MSNBC.com Ups Its Twitter Presence with BNO News

MSNBC.com will increase its Twitter presence from 27,000 followers to 1.4 million when its new deal with BNO News’ popular @BreakingNews commences in early 2010, reports B&C. MSNBC.com will be the prime client for @BreakingNews’ new wire service. BNO will…

Reports: G.E., Vivendi Differ on Value of Vivendi’s Stake in NBCU; Will Vivendi Take Interim Payment Anyway?

General Electric’s talks to buy Vivendi’s 20 percent stake in NBC Universal stalled over how much the stake is worth, the New York Times reports, citing anonymous sources. Without the deal, G.E. can’t proceed with a proposed plan to sell…