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January 29, 2008
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JUST THE FACTS: Baywatch will shake its way onto Ion Television’s program lineup in March, officials said Monday.

Comcast's Cohen To Issue PEG Apology To Congress
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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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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StarzInBlack Targets Late-Night Audience
Starz InBlack 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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Writers In Harmony With Grammys
The Grammy Awards are a go as far as the Writers Guild of America is concerned, as the union has reached an interim pact for the upcoming 50th annual music awards ceremony. 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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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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Nickelodeon Setting Sail With Summer Cruise
Nickelodeon will dip its toe into the crowded waters of the cruise 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, Not Tuning Out, 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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Lifetime Dances Into New Reality Series

First there was Dancing With The Stars. Now Lifetime Television is offering dancing with your mom. Click to read more...

A Cure For Award-Show Withdrawal

For those of us who love our awards shows -- and nuts like me who even missed the cancelled Golden Globes -- the Screen Actors Guild ceremony was a welcome star-studded spectacle. Click to read more...

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