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January 17, 2008
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JUST THE FACTS: BBC America’s Top Gear is gearing up for a new season, as NBC orders a pilot of the car-fancier’s show.

VH1 May Lose Michael Hirschorn
VH1 executive vice president of programming and production Michael Hirschorn, who spearheaded such breakout shows as Flavor Of Love and I Love New York, is leaving the company, according to people at MTV Networks. click to read more...
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Can Cable Co-Opt Web 2.0?
LOS ANGELES -- Cable operators are pondering what it would mean to incorporate interactive, social-networking applications and user-generated content spawned on the Internet -- the likes of Facebook and YouTube, collectively referred to as “Web 2.0” -- into a TV context. click to read more...
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Sherman Names Key Lieutenant at Fuse
Fuse president Eric Sherman has hired Theresa Chillianis, a Cablevision executive, to be senior vice president of strategy and business operations, responsible for general management of Fuse’s business operations. click to read more...
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Styling For New Bravo Series
Celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe will be featured in the Bravo docu-drama series The Rachel Zoe Project, the network said Wednesday. click to read more...
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Bel Bruno On AMC’s Ad Sales Team
AMC has appointed Bob Bel Bruno vice president of advertising sales. click to read more...
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Vehix Hires NBC’s Meade Camp as COO
Vehix, the automobile information and advertising service partly owned by Comcast, has hired Meade Camp as chief operating officer. click to read more...
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WGA Makes Agreement with Spyglass Entertainment
The Writers Guild of America has negotiated a contract agreement with another independent producer, this time with the entertainment company which has produced The Sixth Sense and, currently, 27 Dresses. click to read more...
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SCP Sets Roster for World Cup Qualifying Tourney
SCP Worldwide has scored with its rights to the 2010 South American World Cup qualifying tournament, netting a number of distribution pacts and adding an equity partner for the property. click to read more...
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McCain, Huckabee Go On-Demand For Sportsmen
John McCain and Mike Huckabee are the first presidential candidates to step up for Versus’ Sportsmen Vote ’08 platform. click to read more...
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Celebs Stump For Lifetime’s Election Campaign
Halle Berry, Mary J. Blige, Alyssa Milano and a host of other women celebrities will appear in several Lifetime-produced public service announcements encouraging women to vote as part of the network’s “Every Woman Counts” election campaign. click to read more...
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HBO, Disney Top NAMIC Vision Awards Nominations

Home Box Office and Disney Channel led a list of 29 cable networks vying for the National Association of Multi-ethnicity in Communications’ Vision Awards, the diversity organization announced today. Click to read more...

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