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Family of Colorado woman killed in reality TV pilot sues Discovery
The family of a Colorado woman who was killed during filming of a reality TV pilot for Discovery Channel has sued the producers and Discovery Communications for negligence. Plaintiff Mel Bernstein and his daughter have filed a lawsuit in the U.S....
Tags: Television, Television Industry, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Trials, Entertainment
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Fullscreen, With Comcast and WPP Backing, to Expand Into Studio Model
VarietyFullscreen, a top YouTube multichannel network operator, plans to expand into financing original content after closing a round of Series A funding led by Peter Chernin's Chernin Group, a previous investor, along with Comcast Ventures and global ad...Tags: WPP Group Plc, Global Expansion, NBC (tv network), Comedy Central (tv network), Social Media
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Discovery Sued Over Deadly Explosion on Reality Show Pilot Shoot
ReutersJun 14 (TheWrap.com) - A Colorado man whose wife was killed while filming a pilot for a Discovery reality series is suing Discovery and Anthropic Productions, the company producing the pilot, for the death of his spouse. In a complaint filed in U.S....Tags: Television Industry
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Sarah Palin to Rejoin Fox News Channel as Contributor
VarietyFormer Alaska Go. Sarah Palin is set to rejoin Fox News Channel as a contributor, the News Corp. cable-news outlet said Thursday. Palin, a one-time Republican candidate for U.S. vice president who parlayed her exposure in national politics into punditry,...Tags: News Corp., Television, John McCain, Regional Authority, News Media
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Fox Wrapping Upfront Sales With Lower Volume As Cable Starts To Move
VarietyNews Corp.'s Fox network expects to complete its upfront sales effort with volume about 10% lower than it was in 2012, according to a person familiar with the situation, the result of ratings declines at the network as its flagship property, "American...Tags: News Corp., Television, CBS Corp., Television Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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In Bid For Auds, CNN Stocks Sundays With Real-Life Shows
VarietyIn a different sort of news break, CNN is devoting Sundays not to the programming for which it is best known, but to series and even films that will take viewers behind the scenes and around the world. In recent months, as the tenure of new CNN Worldwide...Tags: News Corp., Television, CBS Corp., Television Industry, MSNBC (tv network)
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Cable Show: U.S. Cablers Seek Viewers Overseas
VarietyWASHINGTON -- American cable programmers are eyeing growth opportunities abroad as economies in Europe and elsewhere recover. Discovery Communications has grown its international business very aggressively, president and CEO David Zaslav said on a...Tags: MTV (tv network), United Kingdom, Liberty Global Incorporated, Corporate Officers, Television Industry
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Cable industry to discuss challenges — and hear from Jennifer Lopez
The cable industry’s annual gathering is usually a celebration of new technologies, popular programming and sunny projections for growth. But when top pay-TV executives gather in Washington for the National Cable & Telecommunications Assn....Tags: AMC (tv network), Prices, Television, Corporate Officers, Credit Ratings
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'The Purge' should top 'The Internship.' Tyler Perry lifts OWN.
After the coffee. Before getting ready for the cable show in D.C. The Skinny: I'm flying to Washington tomorrow for the cable convention next week. I'm such a good soldier that I'll stay with family rather than a comfy hotel near the convention center....
Tags: The Hangover (movie), The Croods (movie), China, Google Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Oprah to face lawsuit over 'Own Your Power'
A U.S. appeals court ruled Friday that Oprah Winfrey will have to defend her use of the phrase “Own Your Power” in her magazine and on her website. Overturning a lower court ruling, the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals revived claims...
Tags: Justice System, OWN (tv network), Periodicals, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Oprah must face lawsuit over 'Own Your Power' -appeals court
ReutersBy Erin Geiger Smith NEW YORK, May 31 (Reuters) - Oprah Winfrey will have to defend in court her use of the phrase "Own Your Power" in her magazine and on her website, a U.S. appeals court said Friday. Overturning a lower court ruling, the 2nd Circuit...Tags: Justice System, OWN (tv network), Trials, Periodicals, Crime, Law and Justice
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Discovery's Revision3 Snaps Up Phil DeFranco's YouTube Network
VarietyRevision3, the online-video unit of Discovery Communications, has acquired Phil DeFranco's portfolio of YouTube video channels and ventures, DeFranco Creative. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the terms of the acquisition, DeFranco...Tags: Media Industry
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