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| Fox yells "cut" on commercials
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Fox Broadcasting said
Thursday it would drastically reduce the commercial levels of
two upcoming action dramas -- "Fringe" and "Dollhouse" -- in an
effort to reinvigorate broadcast television.
-- read full article |
| Fri, 16 May 2008 06:32:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| USOC still working on TV network for Beijing
(AP)
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| AP - The U.S. Olympic Committee's aggressive plan to start its own cable network is moving forward, though officials are giving no indications that the network will be on the air before the Beijing Olympics, as the federation had once hoped. -- read full article |
| Fri, 16 May 2008 07:59:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| Hollywood losing faith in spiritual movies
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - When director Andrew
Adamson began promoting "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince
Caspian," which opens in theaters Friday, he prepared for
specific questions about the Christian audience that helped
2005's "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" gross $292
million at the domestic box office.
-- read full article |
| Fri, 16 May 2008 10:17:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| U.S. jury reaches verdict on NDS, mistrial possible
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Jurors have reached a
verdict in the corporate espionage lawsuit against News Corp
unit NDS Group Plc by DISH Network Corp, but the judge said on
Wednesday he would first have to consider whether a legal issue
warranted a mistrial in the case. -- read full article |
| Wed, 14 May 2008 23:47:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| CBS in 2008-09: Five New Series, Changes on Six Nights of the Week
(Mediaweek.com)
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| Mediaweek.com - With a focus on comedy and a goal to reach more women, CBS will introduce five new series this fall -- sitcoms Worst Week and Project Gary; and dramas The Mentalist, Eleventh Hour and The Ex List. Only wasteland Saturday will remain unchanged, while three returning series -- Without a Trace, The New Adventures of Old Christine and The Unit will move to new evenings. Without a Trace will air Tuesdays at 10 p.m. out of psychic-driven The Mentalist; The New Adventures of Old Christine (a 22-episode order) will anchor Wednesday, leading into Project Gary at 8:30 p.m. ... -- read full article |
| Thu, 15 May 2008 00:01:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| The CW in 2008-09: Three New Series; A Focus on Young Females
(Mediaweek.com)
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| Mediaweek.com - With only five nights (and 10 hours) of the week to program (Sunday is now being handled by Media Rights Capital), the CW's focus in 2008-09 is on attracting a young, female-driven audience via a potpourri of serialized dramas and reality competitions. The CW will introduce three new series: Tuesday dramas 90210 and Surviving the Filthy Rich, and the non-scripted Tyra Banks-produced Stylista, which airs out of America's Next Top Model on Wednesday. ... -- read full article |
| Thu, 15 May 2008 00:01:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| Kelsey Grammer lobbies to revive ailing sitcom
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - Actor Kelsey Grammer, whose latest
sitcom, "Back to You," was canceled by Fox after one season,
said on Wednesday he has personally lobbied CBS executives to
give his show a second chance on their network.
-- read full article |
| Thu, 15 May 2008 05:07:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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| "Sleeping Beauty" awakes on Blu-ray
(Reuters)
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| Reuters - The folks at Walt Disney
Studios are out to change the way consumers view movies in the
home. In October, Disney will release its first animated
classic on Blu-ray Disc, "Sleeping Beauty," offering viewers a
full palate of high-tech viewing options. -- read full article |
| Thu, 15 May 2008 07:35:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Entertainment Industry News |
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