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ABC Slates ‘Primetime’ Episodes

“Primetime” will return to the ABC lineup with a five-part series subtitled “Basic Instincts” airing at 10 p.m. Wednesdays starting Dec. 6.It’s the first of the “collection of limited series” David Sloan, executive producer of “Primetime” and “20/20,” has been…

‘House’ Calls Tuesday Victory for Fox

A Tuesday night without ABC’s powerhouse “Dancing With the Stars” left the ratings race wide open last night, allowing Fox to step up and claim a mid-week win. “Dancing” had its finale last week, which took some of the pressure…

Business Emmys to Be Webcast Live Dec. 7

The fourth annual Emmy Awards for Business and Financial Reporting will be webcast live starting at noon ET Thursday, Dec. 7, from the Rainbow Room in New York. The ceremony will be available at tvworldwide.com and tvmainstream.com. In announcing the…

BitTorrent to Distribute Major Films, TV Shows Online

BitTorrent, whose file-sharing technology has been used to pirate entertainment content on the Web, cut deals with 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures and MTV Networks to distribute their movies and television shows.The agreements, which move BitTorrent closer to a legitimate…

V CAST to Carry Revver Videos

Online video service Revver plans to make its videos available to Verizon V CAST subscribers starting next month.The deal comes one day after YouTube inked its pact to provide videos to V CAST and adds a new source of content…

Boomers Feel Slighted

TV Generation Shuns Youngster Leftovers

Swift Earns PHD

Buyer Follows Dad’s Footsteps Into Ad Business

Catchphrases Run Wild

TV Land Special Looks for ‘Two Thumbs Up’

Yahoo Revamps TV Site to Keep Pace With Rivals

Yahoo introduced a new site design for the Yahoo TV section of the search engine as part of its effort to keep pace with new ways of consuming television online.Yahoo TV’s makeover, the first in five years for the service,…

‘Biggest Loser’ Picked Up for 4th Season

NBC has picked up “The Biggest Loser” for a fourth season, the network announced Tuesday. The Peacock Network renewed the makeover reality series after a season performing opposite ABC’s “Lost” and CBS’s “Criminal Minds.” Though the series typically ranked third…