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MTV Launching CollegeHumor Show

MTV is launching a new series based on the Web site CollegeHumor.com, USA Today reports. “It’s not a sketch show. It’s not purely scripted comedy. It’s a scripted, long-form comedy starring real-life people playing fictionalized versions of themselves,” Tony DiSanto,…

A&E’s Cuddly ‘Exterminators’

A&E’s new reality show features a family that runs a pest-control business led by Billy Breatherton, an exterminator who seems to love animals, a review in the New York Times says. “Watching Mr. Bretherton get rid of snakes, bats, raccoons…

Time Warner Cable Laying Off 1,250

Time Warner Cable said it will be laying off 1,250 employees because the weak economy is slowing growth, the Associated Press says. The cable company said it expects to save $90 million a year following the layoffs. —Jon Lafayette

5th Cylon Says Keep ‘Open Mind’

Kate Vernon, the actress who plays the fifth Cylon on “Battlestar Galactica,” which winds up on March 20, said to watch the show’s ending with an “open mind,” the New York Daily News reports. “None of us saw the ending…

Michael O’Brien Sold on Scripps TV

The E.W. Scripps Co. has tapped Michael C. O’Brien to serve as vice president of sales for the company’s TV division, TVNewsday reports. In his new role he will oversee the sales strategy for the TV division, working closely with…

USA’s ‘Monk,’ Bayer Honor Kamel With Heart Disease PSA

USA Network and Bayer Aspirin have teamed up to honor “Monk” actor Stanley Kamel, who died of heart disease last spring. “Monk” cast members Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine and Jason Gray-Stanford will appear in a public service announcement…

Carnie Wilson to Host GSN’s ‘Newlywed Game’

Former Wilson Phillips singer and reality TV star Carnie Wilson will serve as host for GSN’s upcoming edition of “The Newlywed Game,” the Associated Press reports. Wilson will host 40 episodes of the show, which originally debuted in 1966 and…

Fox to Host TV Land’s ‘Cougar’

Vivica A. Fox will host TV Land Prime’s upcoming series “The Cougar.” The eight-episode elimination dating show, in which a woman looks for love among a group of younger men, will premiere in April. “The Cougar” is executive produced by…

Time Warner’s Bewkes Bullish on TV Production Business

It’s tough times for much of the television business, but Time Warner Chairman-CEO Jeff Bewkes likes the TV production business. “We feel very good about the TV production business,” Mr. Bewkes said on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings conference call with…

Time Warner Posts $16 Billion Q4 Loss

Time Warner on Wednesday reported a $16 billion loss in the fourth quarter and a $13 million loss for all of 2008. The bulk of the loss was the result of a $24 billion charge against asset impairments. For TVWeek’s…