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HBO, Mei Ah to launch Asian movie channel
Time Warner's HBO is to launch its first channel dedicated to Asian movies thanks to a joint venture with Hong Kong's Mei Ah Entertainment. The service will launch at an unspecified date in 2010.
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NBC Universal deal coming soon
Comcast Corp., General Electric and Vivendi are targeting a Thursday announcement of deals that would give Comcast a 51% stake in NBC Uni, sources confirmed Tuesday.
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Final season of 'Nip/Tuck' starts Jan. 6
The final season of FX's plastic-surgery drama "Nip/Tuck" is set to begin in early January.
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Hallmark adds 'Wedding' to 'Witch' pics
Hallmark Channel is extending its "Good Witch" movie franchise with "The Good Witch's Wedding."
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'Heroes' actor cast in 'Rex' pilot
"Heroes'" Sendhil Ramamurthy has joined NBC's comedic drama pilot "Rex Is Not Your Lawyer" as a regular, along with comedy veteran Jane Curtin.
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'Anvil!' nabs doc group award
Although "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" did not make the short list for the documentary Oscar, it has been named best music doc by the International Documentary Assn.
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Canada pitches breakthrough TV comedies
After homemade dramas like "Flashpoint" cracked U.S. network schedules, indie producers are readying Canadian-originated sitcoms for primetime.
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'Burgers' flipping for Fox
Fox is flipping "Bob's Burgers," handing a 13-episode order to an animated comedy series from "Home Movies" co-creator Loren Bouchard.
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GE, Vivendi in tentative deal for NBCU
General Electric Co. and Vivendi SA have agreed in principle to a deal in which GE would buy the French company's 20-percent stake in NBC Universal for $5.8 billion.
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ABC sales chief Mike Shaw steps down
ABC sales and marketing head Mike Shaw is stepping down from his position.
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Seven wins Australian ratings year
The Seven Network has won the Australian TV ratings season for the third year in a row, but rival Nine Network has claimed victory in the key 25–54-year-old demographic after end of year ratings figures were released Sunday.
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TNT cancels 'Raising the Bar'
TNT has canceled Steven Bochco's legal drama "Raising the Bar."
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'Prison Break' actor joins 'True Blood'
Marshall Allman is joining the cast of HBO's "True Blood" as a regular for the upcoming third season.
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Satellite TV stock gains big in November
Wall Street rediscovered satellite television in November. Shares of DirecTV advanced 20% to $31.63, while Dish Network shares were up 19% to $20.71.
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Alec Baldwin to quit acting in a few years
U.S. actor Alec Baldwin says he has lost interest in acting and considers his film career a failure. "I don't have any interest in acting anymore," Baldwin, 51, told Men's Journal in an interview for its December issue.
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Chris Brown to appear on '20/20'
ABC says Chris Brown will appear on its "20/20" newsmagazine Dec. 11.
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'True Blood,' '30 Rock' up for PGA awards
After being largely ignored at the Emmys, HBO's vampire drama "True Blood" landed a PGA nomination.
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SyFy turning Stephen King's 'Kid' into series
Syfy has ordered a drama series based on the Stephen King novella "The Colorado Kid."
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Disney reviewing live broadcast policies
Singer Adam Lambert's sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards has caused the Walt Disney Co-owned ABC-TV to review the steps it takes in preparing for live broadcasts of performers, Disney's head of television said on Monday.
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David Sternberg leaving Fox Cable
Fox National Cable Networks veteran David Sternberg is stepping down from his post at the end of the year, capping a 12-year stint at the company.
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WWE extends BSkyB broadcast deal
World Wrestling Entertainment has extended a long-running exclusive U.K. distribution relationship with British Sky Broadcasting for another five years, the companies said Monday.
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Molly Parker joins 'Shattered'
Molly Parker has joined the Canadian cop drama "Shattered" from E1 Entertainment and Force Four Films.
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Ryan Devlin headed to 'Cougar Town'
Ryan Devlin ("Veronica Mars") is joining the cast of ABC's freshman comedy "Cougar Town" as a recurring.
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Aunjanue Ellis joins CBS' 'Mentalist'
Meet the new boss on "The Mentalist." Aunjanue Ellis has joined the cast of the sophomore CBS drama in a heavily recurring role.
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Lucas Black, Cary Elwes join Epix pilot
Lucas Black and Cary Elwes are set to star opposite Sam Shepard in Epix's first pilot, "Tough Trade."
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TV movie to focus on Amish school shooting
Lifetime Movie Network will explore the aftermath of the 2006 schoolhouse shooting in the Amish community of Nickel Mines, Pa., with "Amish Grace," an original movie starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley.
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Barry Sonnenfeld to helm 'Farsi' comedy
ABC has handed out a pilot order to the single-camera comedy "Funny in Farsi," with Barry Sonnenfeld on board to direct and executive produce.
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Ice Cube film, Fox comedy on scribe's plate
Jason Mantzoukas, who wrote the NBC pilot "Off Duty" last season, has set up a new comedy project, this time at Fox.
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TBS comedy exec leaving network
Nina Howie is leaving TBS after 3 1/2 years. As vp comedy, Howie oversaw the network's original programming under TBS and TNT programming chief Michael Wright.
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Susan Boyle's debut tops U.K. charts
Susan Boyle's debut record, "I Dreamed a Dream," entered the British album chart in the top spot, breaking U.K. records.
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Adam Lambert: 'Carried away' on AMAs
"American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert has admitted he got carried away during his racy American Music Awards performance as furor over his singing and dancing stoked a wider controversy in the U.S. gay community.
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19.2 million watched 'Dancing' finale
An estimated 19.2 million people watched Donny Osmond win "Dancing With the Stars" -- the smallest audience for the show's finale since the first season.
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Regis Philbin subbing for Meredith Vieira
Regis Philbin will guest host the syndicated version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" from Nov. 30 - Dec. 4.
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Lightcap named Disney Channels president
Carolina Lightcap has been named president of Disney Channels Worldwide. She replaces Rich Ross, who departed in early October to become chairman of Walt Disney Studios.
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Google pacts with TiVo for TV ad data
In its bid to make TV advertising more accountable -- and to sell more of it through its online auction service -- Google has teamed up with TiVo, the companies are set to announce Tuesday.
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Fox sets 'Human Target' premiere
"Human Target" is one of three Fox shows to receive the coveted "American Idol" lead-in next year while "Fringe" will keep toughing it out on Thursdays.
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Fox projected to win November sweep
For the first time in the network's history, Fox is projected to win the November sweep -- and win big.
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'Lie to Me' picked up for full season
Fox has picked up the human lie detector drama "Lie to Me" for a full season.
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CMT gathers a 'Posse'
CMT has picked up "Posse: The Young Guns of PBR," an hourlong special following eight up-and-coming professional bull riders on their journey across America trying to become the next PBR champion.
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Italian group decrys MTV's 'Jersey Shore'
A national Italian-American organization based in New Jersey says an MTV reality show that depicts Italian-American beachgoers as the "hottest, tannest, craziest Guidos" is offensive and should be scrapped before it airs.
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TV Guide to air Susan Boyle special
TV Guide Channel says it will air a special program starring singing sensation Susan Boyle next month.
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Google pacts with Tivo for TV ad data
In its bid to make TV advertising more accountable -- and to sell more of it through its online auction service -- Google has teamed up with TiVo, the companies are set to announce Tuesday.
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KIX, Thrill join NowTV
KIX and Thrill, two new channels backed by Lionsgate Entertainment, have struck a carriage deal with Hong Kong pay-TV platform NowTV.
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Nick Lachey to host NBC's 'Sing-Off'
NBC on Monday officially unveiled Nick Lachey as the host of upcoming talent reality competition "The Sing-Off."
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DVR data boosts 'V' premiere ratings
The premiere of ABC's "V" was even bigger. The alien drama was the biggest gainer among all freshman series in its first week.
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U.K. dominates International Emmys
David Frost was greeted with a standing ovation at Monday night's International Emmys ceremony, where he received the Founders Award.
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David Frost honored at Int'l Emmys
David Frost was greeted with a standing ovation at Monday night's International Emmys ceremony, where he received the Founders Award.
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ABC halts production on 'FlashForward'
ABC has stopped production on the freshman drama series "FlashForward" for this week.
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TruTV gets more 'Worked Up'
TruTV has picked up a second cycle of docu-reality series "All Worked Up" with an order for 13 new episodes to begin airing in the spring.
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FX nabs rights to 'Twilight' saga
FX has acquired the ad-supported TV rights to the four "Twilight" movies in a package deal with producer Summit Entertainment.
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