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Outside Magazine will debut its first television production for the Travel Channel in November, TVNewser reports. The pilot of “Unsolved Mysteries,” hosted by Tim Sohn, focuses on the strange New Guinea disappearance of Michael Rockefeller, son of Nelson Rockefeller. —Christopher…

‘Living’ on Lifetime

Lifetime is premiering the Renee Zellweger-produced original movie “Living Proof” Oct. 18, Multichannel News reports. Harry Connick Jr. co-stars in the made-for-TV movie, which tells the true story of Dr. Denny Slamon, the UCLA doctor who was instrumental in developing…

Election Channel Is Canoe’s First Voyage

Several major cable operators are offering an Elections ’08 On Demand channel in an effort to test weather the industry can work together as partners under the new industry initiative Canoe Venture to compete against Web video for viewers and…

Star Seeks Help for Real-Life Sex Problem

David Duchovny, who stars as a writer with a sex addition on Showtime’s series “Californication,” has checked himself into a rehab facility to help him deal with a real-life sex addiction, People Magazine reports, citing the actor’s lawyer Stanton “Larry”…

Big Ten Network Is Big Cable Deal

The Big Ten Network is expanding the roster of cable operators who carry the channel, adding Mediacom Communications and Cox Communications, TelevisionWeek reports. Earlier this week Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications announced distribution deals with the year-old network. Comcast…

Phelps Dives Into VMAs

Olympic superstar Michel Phelps is continuing his post-Beijing media frenzy by acting as presenter at the MTV Video Music Awards, the Associated Press reports. Earlier this week NBC announced Phelps would host the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live.” He…

Animal Planet Prepares for ‘Grizzly’ Debut

Animal Planet’s new mini-series “The Grizzly Man Diaries,” retells the “still unsettling” story of Timothy Treadwell, the self-styled grizzly bear expert featured in the documentary “Grizzly Man,” the New York Times says. Treadwell and a girlfriend were eaten by bears…

Ricky Schroeder to Direct Sci Fi ‘Hellhounds’

Ricky Schroeder has been tapped to direct the upcoming TV film “Hellhounds,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The movie, which begin filming in Romania on Sunday, is a joint production between Romania’s S.C. Studiourile Media Productions and Canada’s Muse Entertainment. The…

Willis an ‘Army Wife’

Rumer Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, will guest star on Lifetime’s “Army Wives.” Willis, currently on-screen in “The House Bunny,” will play the wife of a soldier who’s been injured in Iraq, TV Guide reports. —Christopher Perez

Comcast Slowing Traffic

Comcast announced Thursday it would officially set a limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month, the Associated Press reports. Customers will be allowed 250 gigabytes of traffic monthly beginning Oct. 1. Customers who go…