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January 29, 2008
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JUST THE FACTS: The Cable Hope Fund has donated $20,000 to aid those affected by the fall 2007 wildfires in southern California.

Comcast to Apologize to Congress on PEG Move
WASHINGTON – In a contrite statement, Comcast Corp. executive vice president David Cohen is planning to apologize to a House subcommittee Tuesday afternoon for fumbling a plan that required thousands of Michigan subscribers to obtain at least one digital set-top box to view local public, educational, and government (PEG) channels. click to read more...
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Liberty Acts To Remove Diller
Liberty Media sued Monday to try and remove Barry Diller from the board of IAC/Interactive Corp and effectively seize control of the operator of Ask.com, Ticketmaster and the HSN home shopping network. click to read more...
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NHL Hurricanes Blow In With Exclusive Deal
FSN South has reached a contract extension to continue to televise the games of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes. click to read more...
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Disney’s `Minutemen’ Maintains Movie Momentum
Disney Channel last Friday continued its two-year run of successful original movie debuts as its time-travel-based Minutemen telepic drew 6.5 million viewers. click to read more...
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Writers In Harmony With Grammys
The Grammy Awards are a go as far as the Writers Guild of America is concerned. click to read more...
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Starz In Black Targets Late-Night Audience
Starz In Black next week will launch a late-night weekly talk show featuring popular Atlanta-based radio personality Ryan Cameron. click to read more...
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Nickelodeon Setting Sail With Summer Cruise
Nickelodeon will dip its toe into the crowded waters of the cruising industry, teaming with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to create a week-long, Nickelodeon-themed excursion. click to read more...
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Nick Taps Johnson To Head Up Animation Efforts
The charge of finding the next Dora The Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants will fall to Nickelodeon veteran Brown Johnson, who Monday was named to the newly created position of animation president. click to read more...
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Survey: Viewers Changing Patterns During Strike
Despite the writers strike, primetime TV viewers are not deserting the medium in mass, but they are shifting their viewing patterns, according to a study Carat released Monday. click to read more...
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Starz To Turn `Crash’ Into Original Series
Starz Entertainment will base its upcoming summer, original drama series on the Academy Award-winning movie Crash, the network announced Monday. click to read more...
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No Ham And Eggers Here

If Tom Petty isn't exactly your musical taste, Spike TV has a Super Bowl XLII halftime menu option you may want to sink your teeth into instead. Click to read more...

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