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CNN Bags First Post-Prison Hilton Interview

June 25, 2007

LOS ANGELES, June 25: Paris Hilton will give her first post-jail interview on Larry King Live on CNN this week. The news of the CNN appearance follows reports that both ABC and NBC had been in talks with Hilton and …

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ABC News to Cut Jobs, Focus on Digital Media

June 25, 2007

NEW YORK, June 25: ABC News will cut some 35 jobs over the next two years as part of a restructure to move more resources into digital media, according to wire reports. The AP reports that the network's news president, …

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TBS Bags Earl, The Office

June 22, 2007

ATLANTA, June 22: TBS has acquired the rights to NBC’s highest-rated sitcoms, My Name is Earl and The Office. The deal with Twentieth Television brings My Name is Earl to the cable network in September 2009. Also included in the …

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NBCU Launches Global Heroes Campaign

June 22, 2007

NEW YORK, June 22: To celebrate the U.S. and international success of Heroes and to promote the launch of season one on DVD and HD DVD, NBC Universal is sending the show’s cast on a world tour at the end …

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Lifetime Greenlights New Original Movie

June 22, 2007

LOS ANGELES, June 22: Lifetime Television has greenlit a new original movie with the working title Custody, starring Numb3rs’ Rob Morrow and Desperate Housewives’ James Denton. The movie will premiere on Lifetime this September. Custody features Morrow as a widowed …

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Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep Scores Disney U.S. Slot

June 22, 2007

BRISTOL, June 22: Disney Channel has picked up the animated series Shaun the Sheep from the U.K.’s Aardman Animations for a prime-time premiere in the U.S. on July 8. Last week, Shaun the Sheep won the Cristal Award as Best …

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Azteca America Reaches 60 Markets

June 22, 2007

LOS ANGELES, June 22: Azteca America, TV Azteca’s network for U.S. Hispanic audiences, is now available in 60 markets following new deals in Yuma, Arizona, and Chico, California. The deals give the network a presence in all of the top …

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Boomerang U.K. to Launch New Live-Action Comedy Series

June 22, 2007

LONDON, June 22: Turner Broadcasting System Europe’s Boomerang channel will debut the new kids’ live-action comedy series My Spy Family in the U.K. this September. My Spy Family is a co-production between Turner Broadcasting and Kindle Entertainment, a new independent …

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HIT Preps Barney’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations

June 22, 2007

NEW YORK, June 22: HIT Entertainment is planning a range of events to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its successful global brand Barney, kicking off this September with a 20-city national Purple Bus Tour, sponsored by JAKKS Pacific and in …