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| NBC devising "Office" succession plan
(Reuters)
| Thu, Sep 9 10:50 PM |
 Reuters - Want to know who's replacing Steve Carell on "The Office"?
| Yahoo! News: Television News |
| "Virginity Hit" a bawdy crowdpleaser
(Reuters)
| Thu, Sep 9 06:58 PM |
| Reuters - Essentially the first feature-length YouTube video, "The Virginity Hit" updates the horny-teenager movie to the Internet era. | Yahoo! News: Digital Video/TV Technology |
| Lane, Cross join 'Stand Up To Cancer' telethon
(AP)
| Thu, Sep 9 06:04 PM |
| AP - Diane Lane, Marcia Cross and Mark Harmon are set to join more than 100 celebrities for Friday's "Stand Up To Cancer" telethon. | Yahoo! News: Television News |
| Remains of the Day: Schooled by the iPad
(Macworld.com)
| Thu, Sep 9 04:30 PM |
| Macworld.com - Think the iPadâs too cool for school? Think again. At least it isnât being viciously beat up and dissected by those iFixit bullies like its iPod cousins. And while it may take $1 billion every year to keep the iTunes Storeâs doors open, YouTube still hasnât managed to post a profit. Fortunately, the remainders for Thursday, September 9, 2010 are free of charge. | Yahoo! News: Digital Video/TV Technology |
| 'Elektra', With Olympia Dukakis, Pamela Reed and Annie Purcell, Opens in Malibu Sept. 9
(Playbill)
| Thu, Sep 9 03:07 PM |
| Playbill -
Annie Purcell, Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis, Drama Desk Award winner Pamela Reed and Tony Award nominee Manoel Felciano star in Getty Villa's new outdoor production of Sophocles' Elektra, as adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker, opening Sept. 9 after previews from Sept. 2 in Malibu, CA. | Yahoo! News: Television News |
| Bowersox finds out her files were checked in Ohio
(AP)
| Thu, Sep 9 01:20 PM |
 AP - More than a half-dozen public employees snooped in confidential state records for personal information on "American Idol" runner-up Crystal Bowersox, officials said Thursday.
| Yahoo! News: Television News |
| Viewers are Oprah's focus during 25th, last season
(AP)
| Thu, Sep 9 11:23 AM |
 AP - The 25th and final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" starts airing Monday and the talk show host says she plans to focus on the people she thinks are responsible for the show's success: the viewers.
| Yahoo! News: Television News |
| Left for dead by MTV, music videos rebound on Web
(AP)
| Thu, Sep 9 11:22 AM |
 AP - It wasn't long ago that the music video was on life support.
| Yahoo! News: Television News |
| Correction: ABC-Westin story
(AP)
| Thu, Sep 9 11:08 AM |
| AP - In a story Sept. 7 about ABC seeking a news chief, The Associated Press erroneously identified Richard Wald as Columbia University president. He is a Columbia professor. | Yahoo! News: Television News |
| How Facebook got involved in human rights film
(Reuters)
| Thu, Sep 9 03:18 AM |
 Reuters - A harrowing trip to Africa cemented a filmmaker's bond with Facebook and created a new way for human rights activists to spread the word -- while promoting the social networking site's month-old streaming video channel.
| Yahoo! News: Digital Video/TV Technology |
| A Sneak Peek at Google Instant Search for Mobile [VIDEO]
(Mashable)
| Wed, Sep 8 09:22 AM |
| Mashable - Sometime this fall, you can expect Google Instant Search to appear on your mobile phone. | Yahoo! News: Digital Video/TV Technology |
| YouTube launches Vacationer travel channel
(Digital Trends)
| Wed, Sep 8 05:02 AM |
| Digital Trends - YouTube launched Vacationer, a travel channel with video inspiration and tips from experts like the Lonely Planet, National Geographic, the Travel Channel, and…you. With the new “Vacation You” application on the channel, anyone can now create a personalized vacation montage and share their fabulous trip with friends. | Yahoo! News: Digital Video/TV Technology |
| Samsung considering a switch to Android-based HDTVs
(Digital Trends)
| Wed, Sep 8 03:23 AM |
| Digital Trends - Samsung, the world leader in HDTVs sold, is looking to stay on top. | Yahoo! News: Digital Video/TV Technology |
| YouTube shows a day through eyes around the world
(AFP)
| Tue, Sep 7 12:44 PM |
 AFP - YouTube has begun offering glimpses into a day in life around the world.
| Yahoo! News: Digital Video/TV Technology |
| Variety.com - TV News |
| Danielle Nicolet | Thu, Sep 9 06:02 PM |
| TV News: Player | Variety.com - TV News |
| 'Hellcats' off to promising start | Thu, Sep 9 08:27 AM |
| TV News: Reality rules rest of Wednesday night sked -- The CW has reason to be pleased with Wednesday's series premiere numbers for drama "Hellcats." | Variety.com - TV News |
| Hub execs spin upcoming debut | Thu, Sep 9 08:20 AM |
| TV News: Net set for 10-10-10 launchdate -- The Hub is almost ready to roll. Execs from the Discovery/Hasbro joint venture held a presser Wednesday afternoon to discuss the upcoming kidnet, which plans to move in on what has traditionally been Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon advertising territory. | Variety.com - TV News |
| French TV exports dive 9.7% | Thu, Sep 9 08:05 AM |
| TV News: Gallic fiction pre-sales abroad drop 67% -- Hit by the economic meltdown, French TV exports dipped 9.7% to $176.2 million last year, according to figures unveiled at the TVFI Biarritz Rendez-Vous on Thursday. | Variety.com - TV News |
| Zhao joins Celestial Pictures | Thu, Sep 9 06:42 AM |
| TV News: Exec to be managing director in China -- Hong Kong's Celestial Pictures has appointed former Star TV exec Gillian Zhao as its China m.d., based in Beijing, where she will handle channel distribution, content licensing, and film and TV series production. | Variety.com - TV News |
| 'Hole in the Wall' travels to China | Thu, Sep 9 06:21 AM |
| TV News: China Central Television takes gameshow format -- FremantleMedia has scored a coup by persuading the Chinese to produce a local version of gameshow "Hole in the Wall," a format that originally emerged in Japan. | Variety.com - TV News |
| Garvie to join All3Media | Thu, Sep 9 06:12 AM |
| TV News: Exec to head international production -- U.K. "super-indie" All3Media has tapped BBC Worldwide's head of content and production, Wayne Garvie, for a key international role. | Variety.com - TV News |
| Burkhart joins Epix | Thu, Sep 9 05:45 AM |
| TV News: Exec to head docu development -- Film fest vet Jill Burkhart has been tapped to head docu development for Epix. | Variety.com - TV News |
| Univision tops in ratings | Thu, Sep 9 03:00 AM |
| TV News: Net beats Big Four in young adults for first time -- Univision scored a network first in winning last week among young adults. | Variety.com - TV News |
| CNN: New faces, same game | Thu, Sep 9 03:00 AM |
| TV News: Shows with Morgan, Parker, Spitzer to remain above fray -- Despite its ongoing ratings woes, CNN said its new lineup won't stray far from the news cabler's playbook. | Variety.com - TV News |
| MGM reborn as TV producer | Thu, Sep 9 03:00 AM |
| TV News: Studio will look to cable under Barber, Birnbaum -- MGM will enter into a pre-packaged bankruptcy and re-emerge as a debt-free operation. | Variety.com - TV News |
| Johnson wins additional coin in 'Nash' suit | Thu, Sep 9 03:00 AM |
| TV News: Thesp awarded $28.5 mil in interest payments -- Don Johnson has been awarded an additional $28.5 million in interest payments on his share of profits from his CBS series "Nash Bridges." | Variety.com - TV News |
| 'Boys' in Corus | Thu, Sep 9 03:00 AM |
| TV News: Canadian network, Nelvana team with Poryes -- Canuck broadcaster Corus Entertainment and its production studio Nelvana have partnered with "Hannah Montana" co-creator and exec producer Michael Poryes on a live-action comedy series, "Life With Boys." | Variety.com - TV News |
| Britannia to honor Bridges, White | Thu, Sep 9 03:00 AM |
| TV News: BAFTA/LA prizes given Nov. 4 -- Even the Brits are climbing aboard the Betty White bandwagon. | Variety.com - TV News |
| Emmy rival preps test run | Thu, Sep 9 03:00 AM |
| TV News: Paley could present some awards as early as May -- The Paley Center for Media's TV kudos won't launch until 2012 -- but the org could give its Emmy rival a test drive next year. | Variety.com - TV News |
| 'Housewives' finds answer to art woes | Thu, Sep 9 03:00 AM |
| TV News: Exec producers strike deal with FineArtAmerica -- The exec producers behind "Desperate Housewives" have sketched out a unique solution to their art problem. | Variety.com - TV News |
| Costume designer Dennison dies | Wed, Sep 8 08:00 PM |
| TV News: He was Emmy-nominated for 'Georgia O'Keefe' -- Michael Dennison, the Emmy-nommed costume designer behind "Georgia O'Keefe," died Sept. 2 of a brain aneurism in Pittsburgh. He was 58. | Variety.com - TV News |
| Metromedia network founder Kluge dies | Wed, Sep 8 05:03 PM |
| TV News: Station group was sold to form core of Fox network -- John Kluge, founder of Metromedia stations that were sold to Rupert Murdoch to form the core of the Fox network, died Sept. 7 in Charlottesville, Va., according to the John Fluge Foundation. He was 95. | Variety.com - TV News |
| 'Terriers' puts on the dog | Wed, Sep 8 04:32 PM |
| TV News: Show premieres at ArcLight Cinemas -- After Tuesday's "Terriers" preem at ArcLight Cinemas, star Michael Raymond-James proved that too many rave reviews can make a guy skeptical. | Variety.com - TV News |
| Public TV writers ratify new pact | Wed, Sep 8 04:24 PM |
| TV News: Deal covers made-for-Internet programming -- Public television writers repped by the Writers Guild of America have unanimously ratified a new four-year pact. | Variety.com - TV News |
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