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Ashleigh Banfield’s Latest Move

Newsperson Ashleigh Banfield will have a new network in the new year, according to TV Newser. The former MSNBC anchor and war correspondent will be joining ABC News for "potential news projects down the road," the article said. Banfield’s last…

Hasbro Puts ‘My Little Pony’ on Development Track for its New Channel with Discovery

Hasbro’s “My Little Pony" has been put into development for a TV series for the new Hasbro-Discovery kids TV channel, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The brand got top pick among potential Hasbro properties after a one-hour special "My Little Pony:…

New Competitor to Cable TV and Satellite Debuts in L.A. Monday, Nov. 16

A new TV service debuts in Los Angeles today, eventually  hoping to become an alternative to programming distributed by cable and satellite providers. It’s called Sezmi, and snares programming through over-the-air signals (including cable channels that it gets by leasing…

Vivendi Purchase May Portend Sale of NBCU Stake

Vivendi SA won a bidding war for Brazil’s GVT (Holding) SA late last week, which one analyst said is a “clear signal” the company is planning to sell its 20 percent stake in NBC Universal, in order to pay for…

FX Grabs ‘2012’ Rights for 2012

FX apparently saw the potential in the end-days film “2012,” grabbing the TV rights in advance of the movie’s $225 million opening weekend, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The Sony film will air on the basic cable network in 2012. Given…

Longtime N.Y. Times TV Critic John J. O’Connor Dead at 76

John J. O’Connor, a New York Times television critic for more than 25 years, died Friday of lung cancer, the New York Times reports. He was 76, and had been retired since 1997. –Elizabeth Jensen  

TBS’ ‘Meet the Browns’ Headed to First-Run Syndication

The Tyler Perry TBS sitcom "Meet the Browns" is headed to first-run syndication in the fall, after clearing stations covering 70 percent of the country, Variety reports. Creative syndicator Debmar-Mercury, the company which has helped craft the Tyler Perry deals…

‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’ Author Outs Herself

Anonymous ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’ author Belle de Jour decided to reveal her true identity, after worrying that an ex-boyfriend would do it for her, the Associated Press reports. Brooke Magnanti, the 34-year-old woman whose blog became the…

Comcast Sets December Launch for Its On Demand Online

Comcast’s On Demand Online service will launch sometime before Dec. 12, Multichannel News reports. More than 15 million of the company’s broadband and video customers will be able to access the Web-video service from as many as three computers, including…

Report: Dobbs, Irked by ‘Birther’ Order, Walked Away From $9 Million

When Lou Dobbs abruptly ended his employment at CNN during Wednesday’s broadcast of his show, he walked away from a $9 million balance on his contract, which still had a year and a half to go, reports the New York Post….