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Writers Strike News Roundup: Fri., Dec. 7

Talks Rocky Through Day 7 The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers aren’t anywhere close to a deal after day seven of negotiations. Studio moguls may pull out of talks until the two…

USA Renews ‘Monday Night Raw’

NBC Universal extended its deal with World Wrestling Entertainment to air “Monday Night Raw” on USA Network through 2010. “Monday Night Raw” marks its 15th anniversary on Dec. 10 with a three-hour special on USA. The series began on USA…

Great American Country Adds 2 Million NY Area Subscribers

Great American Country added 2 million new subscribers in the New York metropolitan area through a carriage deal with Cablevision Systems. The Cablevision deal, plus other recent additions on systems in the Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Dallas and Miami markets, brings…

CBS Sports’ Wade Promoted to Senior VP Communications

CBS Sports has promoted longtime exec LeslieAnne Wade to senior VP of communications for the company. In this role, Ms. Wade will oversee the corporate and media relations effort for all of the company’s sports businesses including CBS Sports, CBSSports.com,…

Rounding Up HD News: Voom HD Will Debut Photography Series in January

Voom HD Networks’ Gallery HD channel next month will premiere “Behind the Camera,” a series about the relationship between photographers and their subjects. The series, which will consist of 13 half-hour episodes, will feature photographers covering subjects ranging from celebrity…

Bravo Orders Second Seasons of ‘Shear Genius’ and ‘Top Design’

Bravo said it will produce second seasons for two of its new series, “Shear Genius” and “Top Design.” The network said “Top Design,” which features interior designers and architects competing for a $100,000 grand prize, is getting a makeover of…

This Week in HD: ‘Rocky,’ ‘Borat,’ Utah Jazz vs. Phoenix Suns

HD programming picks for Dec. 6-12: “Rocky,” “Borat,” NBA “Rocky,” “Rocky II” and “Rocky III” (HDNet). Saturday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m., 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.: Sylvester Stallone portrays a Philadelphia underdog fighter made good in the first three installments…

Sci Fi’s ‘Tin Man’ Breaks Network Record

Sci Fi Channel’s miniseries “Tin Man” drew record ratings at the network over its three-night run. Tin Man averaged a 3.6 household rating, representing 3.4 million homes, delivering 5.3 million total viewers. Those numbers eclipsed previous Sci Fi hit miniseries…

Writers Counter Producers’ Proposal, Ask For Higher Internet Payout

In response to the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers digital media plan, the Writers Guild of America laid out its streaming media plan, which would increase Internet residuals, to its members yesterday. The WGA said it would be…

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