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Pam’s Reality Doesn’t Include Kids

Pamela Anderson, who shot a new reality show for E!, says she insisted her kids with rock star Tommy Lee not be included in the program, “Pam: Girl on the Loose.” She also told the Associated Press she hopes she…

AT&T’s U-Verse Doubles Down TVPredictions

AT&T says customers of its U-verse fiber-optic television service will be able to record two high-definition programs simultaneously by October, Web site TVPredictions.com says. The service, slated to reach more than 1 million subscribers by the end of the year,…

MTV’s Tr3s Chief Says Adios

Lucia Ballas-Traynor, who has been running MTV’s Latino-themed network Tr3s, is leaving her post to become publisher of Time’s People en Espanol, Multichannel News reports. Ms. Ballas-Traynor had been running the network since 2005, the year before it was rebranded…

MTV’s First Political Ad Slams Obama

MTV’s first political advertisement, purchased by conservative group Let Freedom Ring, slams presidential candidate Barack Obama, calling him “Both Ways Barack” and “worse than a flip-flopper,” the New York Post reported. The ad says Obama has taken opposing positions on…

HGTV Parent Not on the Market

Scripps Networks Interactive, the parent to HGTV and Food Network that recently split off from E.G. Scripps, isn’t for sale, Multichannel News reports, citing CEO Ken Lowe. Since the split was announced in October, the new company, which also includes…

Comcast Has Sweet Tooth for Daily Candy

Comcast may acquire the female-shopper-centric electronic newsletter Daily Candy for $75 million, Web site Gawker.com reports. Daily Candy’s controlling shareholder is former AOL executive Bob Pittman, the Web site says. —Danny King

MTV Taps Brand to Host VMAs

MTV selected U.K.-based actor-comedian Russell Brand, most recently seen in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” as the host of this year’s Video Music Awards in September, the Associated Press reports. Brand has hosted a number of MTV programs in Britain as well…