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Report: Deal Set for Conan O’Brien to Leave; NBC Won’t Invoke Non-Compete

The deal is set for Conan O’Brien to leave NBC with a payout, and NBC won’t keep him from jumping to another network before his contract expires, according to a report by the veteran–and well-respected–entertainment reporter Kim Masters at The Daily…

Henry Schleiff, President and General Manager, Investigation Discovery, Military Channel and HD Theater

‘The one thing that Investigation Discovery shares with TMZ is it’s almost a sister network in terms of the passion of its audience. And this is a business of passion. The programming we play is about passion plays. Often with one side…

George Clooney to Host Telethon for Haiti To Be Seen on All MTV Networks

Actor George Clooney will host a telethon airing next week on all the MTV channels to raise money to help victims of the devastating Haitian earthquake, Roger Friedman’s Showbiz411 reports. Clooney said he is trying to get his celebrity friends…

Travel Channel Web Site Re-Launched

Now that it is majority owned by Scripps Networks International, Travel Channel has re-launched its web site with a new video player and a vast library of travel videos, reports Multichannel News. There is also new content on the site…

NBC to Lose Money on Winter Olympics

Rising license fees mean NBC Universal will lose money on the Winter Olympics this year, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics Chairman Dick Ebersol said Sunday, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Ebersol said that sales had recently taken off, after a slow…

HSN Launches Shop by Remote App

Samsung HDTV and Blu-ray Players will soon have an interactive application that allows HSN viewers to shop by remote. HSN Shop by Remote will be on select 2010 models of Samsung televisions and players, making purchases instantaneous by using the remote…

TV Game Changers of the Decade

In her latest entry, Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin looks back at how the Aughties changed TV, recalling a decade that began before 9/11, the reality craze, "American Idol" and Jack Bauer, when Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings and Dan Rather reigned supreme…

ATAS’ Shaffner Faces New Challenge in Renewing Emmy TV Deal

After being reelected as chairman and CEO of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, John Shaffner faces a new challenge: Renewing the broadcast network contract to air the Primetime Emmy awards ceremony on favorable terms, reports The Hollywood Reporter….

Howard Stern Sidekick in Apparent Suicide Attempt

Howard Stern’s radio sidekick and controversial TV comic Artie Lange reportedly tried to commit suicide last weekend, stabbing himself nine times, reports the New York Post. Lange was found in his Hoboken apartment by his mother Saturday morning and he…

ABC Wants 50% of Affiliate’s Retrans Monies; the Network Also Wants to Be the Body That Eventually Negotiates Retrans Fees with Cable Ops for All its Affiliates

ABC is looking to get from its affiliates either 50% of their retrans monies or a flat license fee, whichever is greater, according to TVNewsCheck. Furthermore, the network is also looking to become the entity that would eventually negotiate retrans…