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BBC America Continues ‘Being Human’

After a hit season on BBC America, the network is bringing "Being Human" back for two more seasons, the network reports. A BBC AMERICA co-production, "Being Human" was a fan favorite and a sensation at Comic-Con. The three main characters,…

Venus/Mars: Check Out These Differences in How Men and Women Ranked Super Bowl Ads

In a national survey, striking differences have shown up about how men and women ranked the ads during the Super Bowl. In its survey, HCD Research not only found differences in how men and women ranked the ads, but they discovered…

Reminder: No TVWeek E-Newsletters on Monday, Feb. 15, President’s Day

TVWeek is closed on Monday, Feb. 15th, for the President’s Day holiday. We will resume publication on Tuesday, Feb. 16th. Have a good holiday weekend!

It’s Our Valentine’s Day Weekend–This Has Nothing to Do With TV–Feel Good Story of the Day

As many of you will fondly recall when you look at the video clip, below, didn’t we love it when we saw Woody Allen’s “Sleeper” in the early 1970s and his character wakes up in the future to learn that…

Online Video Site Veoh Shuts Down, Files for Bankruptcy

Web video company Veoh laid off its remaining employees and filed for bankruptcy, PaidContent reports. The site, which had raised $70 million from backers including former Disney chief Michael Eisner, had struggled, like others, to figure out how to monetize…

Cable News Channels Drop Scheduled Programs to Cover Clinton’s Hospitalization

The hopitalization Thursday afternoon of former President Bill Clinton drew immediate wall-to-wall coverage on the CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News cable channels All the channels were reporting that Clinton had experienced chest discomfort and then had two stents implanted in…

In Hopes of Increasing DVD Sales, Disney Shortens Theatrical Window for ‘Alice in Wonderland’

In an attempt to boost sluggish DVD sales, Disney has informed theater owners that it will release its films sooner to the home market on a case-by-case basis, starting with March’s "Alice in Wonderland," the Hollywood Reporter says. "Alice" will…

Unexpected: My Space CEO Resigns After Nine Months

The CEO of News Corps’ My Space, Owen Van Natta, has resigned less than 10 months on the job according to a number of media outlets. "Van Natta’s departure comes as the media conglomerate struggles to reshape MySpace, a former…

Apple to Test Half-Price Charge for TV Shows on iTunes

Apple is expected to test a price drop for episodes of TV shows downloaded through iTunes in April, which is when the company’s iPad tablet hits stores, the Financial Times reports. [Note: The Financial Time (FT) has a firewall and…

The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), With Oprah’s Message of Empowerment—Live Your Best Life—Likely to Spread Internationally

The Oprah Winfrey Network–OWN–will probably be also seen in international markets either in whole or in programming segments. That’s the word from Mark Hollinger. Hollinger works for Winfrey’s partner in OWN, Discovery Communications. An 18-year veteran of Discovery, he recently…