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Left for dead by MTV, music videos rebound on Web (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - It wasn't long ago that the music video was on life support.
Correction: ABC-Westin story (AP)
September 10, 2010AP - In a story Sept. 7 about ABC seeking a news chief, The Associated Press erroneously identified Richard Wald as Columbia University president. He is a Columbia professor.
'Elektra', With Olympia Dukakis, Pamela Reed and Annie Purcell, Opens in Malibu Sept. 9 (Playbill)
September 10, 2010Playbill -
Annie Purcell, Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis, Drama Desk Award winner Pamela Reed and Tony Award nominee Manoel Felciano star in Getty Villa's new outdoor production of Sophocles' Elektra, as adapted by Timberlake Wertenbaker, opening Sept. 9 after previews from Sept. 2 in Malibu, CA.
Mark McEwen returning to visit 'The Early Show' (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - CBS News says its former weatherman Mark McEwen will return to "The Early Show" for his first nationally televised weathercast since a near-fatal stroke five years ago.
African pop star Youssou Ndour launches TV station (AP)
September 10, 2010
AP - You would be forgiven for thinking that the launch of this country's newest TV station was an event backed by Senegal's government.
Top cable programs for Aug. 30-Sept. 5 (AP)
September 10, 2010AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Aug. 30-Sept. 5. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:
"BP Spillcam" deemed top TV word."Guido" close behind (Reuters)
September 10, 2010Reuters - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the success of the TV show "Jersey Shore" made words like "BP Spillcam" and "Guido" among the most used words of the 2009-2010 TV season, according to a global language survey released on Thursday.
MTV orders more "Jersey Shore" (Reuters)
September 10, 2010
Reuters - MTV is planning more "Jersey Shore" this year.
Discovery: Hasbro kids network faces challenges (Reuters)
September 10, 2010Reuters - 10/10/10. That's the date when the kids TV market will get even more crowded with the launch of the Hub, a network joint venture of Discovery Communications and toy giant Hasbro.
Briton Piers Morgan named Larry King replacement (Reuters)
September 10, 2010
Reuters - British television host Piers Morgan is to replace veteran CNN talk show host Larry King in January, bringing what is expected to be a more acerbic tone to the long-running prime time U.S. interview show.
