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'Burn Notice' gets renewal
TV News: USA Network OK's fourth season -- USA Network has renewed its second show in two days: "Burn Notice" gets a fourth season.
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Burn Notice
ABC, CBS split week
TV News: But Fox poised to win November sweep -- A strong finish thanks to the American Music Awards helped ABC tie CBS for a share of the demo lead last week.
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American Music Awards
ABC
CBS
Fox unveils its midseason lineup
TV News: Network sets dates for '24,' 'Human Target,' 'Idol' -- Fox unveiled its midseason lineup Tuesday, giving homes to new entries "Our Little Genius," "Human Target," "Past Life" and "Sons of Tucson."
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Human Target
24
Past Life
Sons of Tucson
CBC auds up in fall season
TV News: On-ice action heats up pubcaster ratings -- Ratings are up big-time for Canuck pubcaster CBC, which is having its best fall season in five years.
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Study: BBC needs to target sales
TV News: Report says to avoid mergers, acquistions -- BBC Worldwide must concentrate on selling programs and avoid mergers and acquisitions unless there are exceptional circumstances.
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Football has long fed Hollywood
TV News: Less successful athletes find glory in showbiz -- CBS' Leslie Moonves is a big sports fan, but he's doubtless happy that his pal Mark Harmon -- the star of what's now the network's most-watched show, "NCIS" -- wasn't a more gifted quarterback.
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'Curb' finale draws in 1.3 million
TV News: HBO comedy posts best ratings in five seasons -- Sunday's finale of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" drew 1.3 million viewers, the most-watched season-ender of "Curb" in five seasons.
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Comedy
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
CBS wins highly competitive ratings race
TV News: 'Mother,' 'Big Bang' win over Fox, ABC -- CBS won a very competitive Monday night behind the best 18-49 demo of the season for "How I Met Your Mother" and another strong showing of "The Big Bang Theory." Close behind was Fox, with new ...
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Dancing With The Stars
Lightcap replaces Ross at Disney
TV News: Executive to top Disney Channels Worldwide -- Disney Channel Latin America exec Carolina Lightcap has been named prexy of Disney Channels Worldwide.
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Jonathan Ross
BBC Trust reins in Worldwide
TV News: Commercial arm must restrict takeovers -- The world just got smaller for the BBC's mighty commercial arm, BBC Worldwide.
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Vivendi tightens hold on Canal Plus
TV News: Conglom buys TF1's stake in pay TV operator -- Media conglom Vivendi has tightened its grip on Gallic feevee operator Canal Plus.
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CBS Films, TMG sign output deal
TV News: Pact covers German-speaking territories -- CBS Films and Tele Muenchen Group have inked an output deal for German-speaking territories that includes up to seven pics a year, including the upcoming Harrison Ford starrer "Extraordinary Measures."
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TiVo, Google pact in data deal
TV News: Ad community to get more info on viewers -- TiVo has pacted with Google to provide analytical information to advertisers about viewers who watch TV via the DVR service.
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BMW pulls back into Hollywood
TV News: Automaker looks to polish its image in showbiz alliance -- BMW stunned Hollywood six years ago when it left the entertainment biz in its rearview mirror.
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Fox stations renew 'Pirro'
TV News: Courtroom series from WBTVD, Telepictures charged with third season -- "Judge Jeanine Pirro," the syndie courtroom strip from Warner Bros. Domestic TV Distribution and Telepictures, has been renewed for a third season by Fox Television Stations.
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Herman heads up Fox human resources
TV News: Will oversee issues for Fox, FX and sports cablers -- Ruth Anne Herman has been upped to senior veep of human resources for Fox Networks Group.
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Heads Up
CBS strategizes Harrison hire
TV News: Former NBCU exec takes on newly created post -- CBS Corp. has named former NBC Universal Cable exec Dan Harrison.
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TLC adds 'Craving Comfort' to mix
TV News: Food series examines favorite dishes -- TLC is returning to the kitchen with foodie series "Craving Comfort."
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Whishaw, Walters take Int’l Emmys
TV News: Danish show 'Protectors' voted top drama series -- Ben Whishaw, Julie Walters won the top honors at Monday's International Emmy Awards.
USA renews 'Psych'
TV News: Fifth season will greet drama in 2010 -- USA has renewed "Psych" for a 16-episode fifth season in 2010-11, setting the stage for the skein to become the cabler's longest-running original scripted series in production.
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Psych
Vivendi talks hold up Comcast takeover of NBC U
TV News: French corp, GE at impasse over valuation -- Vivendi has officially become a thorn in the side of Comcast Corp.'s takeover bid for NBC Universal.
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Golden Globes adding extra pizzazz
TV News: HFPA shakes up kudofest with a live show and host -- What's a venerable awards ceremony to do when ratings are down?
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Extra
Golden Globes
Four Seasons' Watkins rules junket jungle
TV News: She helps Beverly Hills hotel hold No. 1 ranking -- Who you gonna call when you need to organize a press junket?
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The Hills
Globe TV newcomers try to break in
TV News: Veteran shows have advantage of familiarity -- Suburban sex. Political sex. Screwed up families. Paranormal freak-outs. And bunch of high schoolers that seem to always burst into song.
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Nielsen near deal to sell print, online properties
TV News: Hollywood Reporter, Billboard among brands for sale -- According to a Paid Content report, Nielsen Business Media is about two weeks from selling its print and online properties to a consortium led by James Finkelstein's News Communications.
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'Project Runway' closes with season high
TV News: Ratings down, however, compared to last season -- Although the season-six finale of Lifetime's "Project Runway" was the highest-rated episode of the season, numbers were significantly down from the season-five finale on Bravo.
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Project Runway
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Bravo
Univision goes online
TV News: Spanish-language channel to stream shows on YouTube -- A deal struck last week between U.S. Hispanic media giant Univision's Interactive Media unit and YouTube will unleash a flood of Univision's inhouse Spanish-language programming onto the ...
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'Heroes' a respite for CNN
TV News: Ordinary folks do extraordinary things -- Covering global wars, the antagonistic Washington political fray and the ongoing health-care crisis can wear on a cabler's soul.
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Sci-Fi
Heroes
Spanish TV transition
TV News: Chief’s exit raises questions on RTVE’s independance -- Public sector TV took a step backward in Spain this month when Luis Fernandez resigned as president of giant pubcaster Radio Television Espanola.
Pamm Fair resigns from SAG post
TV News: Exec exits as deputy national executive director -- Pamm Fair, one of the top execs at the Screen Actors Guild, is resigning from her post as deputy national executive director.
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'Phineas' star Perry makes mark on auds
TV News: Platypus is the breakout star of kids show -- Why a platypus?
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Katy Perry
Disney toon a big draw
TV News: 'Phineas and Ferb' attracts older kids. parents -- Disney Channel has an unusual hit on its hands, an animated show that is scoring big with the tween auds that flock to the channel's live-action fare.
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Feud fuels ‘ShowMatch’ ratings
TV News: Brothel skit, look-alike stunt boost Argentine show -- After suffering its worst season ever, Argentine variety program "ShowMatch" is enjoying a ratings high thanks to political figure Luis D'Elia.
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Feud fuels 'ShowMatch' ratings
TV News: Brothel skit, look-alike stunt boost Argentine show -- After suffering its worst season ever, Argentine variety program "ShowMatch" is enjoying a ratings high thanks to political figure Luis D'Elia.
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Channel 4 dials up YouTube deal
TV News: U.K. broadcaster signs longform content pact -- Can YouTube be the stopper in the profit drain that is bedeviling the broadcasting biz? Troubled U.K. network Channel 4 is betting on it.
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Ratings: CBS ends ABC's winning streak
TV News: Network tops Thursday primetime in 18-49 demo -- CBS halted ABC's primetime winning ways in the 18-49 demo Thursdays, posting a narrow victory on a sluggish night for the Alphabet net.
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Oprah sets date for OWN launch
TV News: TV titan targets January 2011 for network debut -- Oprah Winfrey has set the date. A day after the daytime TV titan announced plans to end her syndie yakker after the 2010-2011 season, Winfrey confirmed that she is targeting a January 2011 ...
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Sam Shepard joins 'Tough Trade'
TV News: Actor to play Nashville patriarch in Epix drama -- Playwright-thesp Sam Shepard has been tapped to star in "Tough Trade," the first original drama pilot set for the fledgling Epix feevee channel.
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Power of Youth event honors actors
TV News: Young actors to be saluted for charity work -- Corbin Bleu, Miranda Cosgrove, Jesse McCartney, AnnaLynne McCord and KeKe Palmer will be saluted for their charity work at the third annual Variety's Power of Youth event, to be held Dec. 5 on ...
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Circle expands TV presence
TV News: Firm inks first-look deal with Fox TV -- Management/production firm Circle of Confusion is expanding its smallscreen presence, sealing a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox TV.
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VH1 orders new season of 'Scream'
TV News: Winner will appear in next 'Saw' film -- VH1 has picked up a second season of Lionsgate reality skein "Scream Queens."
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Scream Queens
Vivendi: No decision on NBCU stake
TV News: CFO Philippe Capron answers Nov. 23 rumors -- GE, Comcast and Vivendi are expected by some to have a deal to create a new company out of NBC Universal and Comcast's cable channels by Monday Nov. 23, but Vivendi CFO Philippe Capron speaking ...
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MTV hires programming execs
TV News: Tseckares, Bolosh take on VP roles -- MTV has hired two execs from outside the company to bolster its programming lineup.Steve Tseckares has been tabbed as senior VP of special programming and production, while James Bolosh is now VP of ...
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'Chuck' to return on Jan. 10
TV News: NBC schedules cult fave on Mondays at 8 p.m. -- Subway hoagie shops might be jammed on Sunday, January 10 -- the official return of NBC's cult fave "Chuck."
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Chuck
NBC Universal
Fox means business
TV News: Network pacts with Cablevision for N.Y. carriage -- Fox Business Network has pacted with Cablevision for carriage in the New York metropolitan area.
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Lionsgate cues music deal
TV News: Cherry Lane to administer film, TV music catalog -- Lionsgate Music Publishing has signed a multiyear administration deal with Cherry Lane Music Publishing in New York.
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'Oprah' to end in 2011
TV News: Talk show host to exit syndication after 25 years -- It's official: After 25 years, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will end its run on Sept. 9, 2011.
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The Oprah Winfrey Show
Oprah Winfrey
'Oprah' to end run in 2011
TV News: Talk show host to exit syndication after 25 years -- It's official: After 25 years, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will end its run on Sept. 9, 2011.
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The Oprah Winfrey Show
Oprah Winfrey
ABC moves 'Lost' to Tuesdays
TV News: Sixth and final season of drama to premiere on Feb. 2 -- ABC has found a new home for "Lost": Tuesdays at 9 p.m., starting Feb. 2.
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Virgin buys NBC U shows
TV News: British cabler picks up ‘Warehouse 13,' ‘Trauma’ -- Virgin1, the flagship entertainment web of U.K. cabler Virgin Media, has acquired sci-fi hit "Warehouse 13" and medical saga "Trauma" from NBC Universal.
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