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Time Warner Cable Signs Seven Companies For Its Own Internet TV Test

Time Warner Cable signed up at least seven partners for a test offering TV programs via the Internet to paid subscribers, says the Wall Street Journal, via Reuters. Participating networks are expected to include Syfy, TNT, AMC and BBC America….

‘Guiding Light’s’ Lesbian Love Story to Live on Online

Even though CBS will air the final "Guiding LIght" episode Sept. 18, the lesbian romance on the show between Olivia and Natalia will go on — in a way, reports the New York Times. Actress Crystal Chappell, who plays Olivia, is…

U.S. Treasury Will Recoup At Least $139 Million from DTV Converter Box Program

After the National Telecommunications & Information Association’s final DTV converter box coupons are redeemed, at least $139 million will remain in the program to return to the federal treasury, Broadcasting & Cable says. The amount of money left over will…

Disney to Try Its Own Comic-Con-Like Event in September in Anahein

On the heels of the successful Comic-Con International, Walt Disney Co. is planning a similar four-day D23 Expo in Anaheim in September, this one limited to Disney properties, reports the Los Angeles Times. The event will attempt to create buzz…

The SEC Digital Network Formed to Crack Down on Fan Posting of Game Footage

NCAA football officials in the Southeastern Conference are taking steps to restrict fans from using images, videos and sounds collected in real time from games and then posted online to Web sites, Facebook and other social networking sites, according to…

Report: News Corp., Which Wants to Make Users Pay For Online News (Including Online News From Its Cable TV News Operations) is Meeting With Other Companies to Form a Consortium to Push This Pay Model

News Corp. is believed to have met with executives from the New York Times, the Washington Post, Hearst and Tribune in an effort to form a consortium of publishers that will charge for online content, according to the Dawn Chmielewski of…

Nike’s Famous ‘Just Do It’ Slogan Was Inspired by Last Words of a Serial Killer (And Other Tidbits About Ad Slogans You Probably Don’t Know)

When serial killer Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad in Utah in 1977, his final words were "Let’s do it." What few of us know is that  those words were the inspiration for the ad slogan "Just do it" that…

Just in Time for the Weekend: How MTV’s Entertainment Chief Brian Graden Got to Where He Is, and How He Is Going About Re-making His Career (and How You Can Too!)

Or, as TVWeek Open Mike contributor Chuck Ross titles this piece on his blog, "Memo to Paula and All the Rest of Us: Are You Happy Doing What You’re Doing? If Not, Here’s a Blueprint for What to Do Now…

Lifetime to Stream ‘Project Runway’ Online for First Time

Lifetime’s “Project Runway” episodes will stream online two days after their cable premiere, the first time that the series has been available on the Web, says Multichannel News. The full episodes will be available on mylifetime.com beginning on the Saturday…

Time Warner Signs Deal to Show Clips From Its Networks on YouTube

YouTube and Time Warner Inc. have signed a deal that will allow viewers to see clips from Time Warner cable networks including Cartoon Network, CNN and Adult Swim, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Reporter says that the move is a…