Spider-Man Creator Seeks New Superhero

The creator of Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk is on the hunt for a new superhero, and he plans to find it on reality TV.

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Amazon.com Subsidiary to Sell TV DVDs

Amazon.com Inc. said Monday that its subsidiary, CustomFlix Labs Inc., has signed deals with television networks including NBC Universal that could let them sell DVDs of television shows soon after they air.

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IOC Expects Big Boost in Revenues

Buoyed by lucrative deals in Europe and the United States, the International Olympic Committee expects Asian media companies to pay significantly more money to broadcast upcoming games.

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Congress May Take Up Nationals' TV Impasse

Congress could hold hearings on the impasse preventing the Washington area's largest cable provider from carrying Washington Nationals games, Rep. Tom Davis said Sunday.

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Lou Ferrigno Files Lawsuit Over Store

As "The Incredible Hulk," Lou Ferrigno probably would have ripped off his shirt in anger. Instead, he's suing his brother over trademark rights to a fitness equipment store.

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KFC Plants Hidden Secret in New TV Ad

Psstt. KFC wants to share a secret. No, not THAT secret.

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Spanish Dialogue Common in Kids' Programs

Each episode of "Dora the Explorer" starts with the animated heroine dashing from her family's hacienda, waving to her Mami and Papi and scooting off into the jungle.

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Criminals Taking Tips From TV Crime Shows

When Tammy Klein began investigating crime scenes eight years ago, it was virtually unheard of for a killer to use bleach to clean up a bloody mess. Today, the use of bleach, which destroys DNA, is not unusual in a planned homicide, said the senior criminalist from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Ben Stiller and Wife Christine Taylor Prep CBS Comedy

Ben Stiller is teaming with CBS for a comedy project to star his wife, actress Christine Taylor. Stiller is set to direct and executive produce the pilot and will play a recurring role on the potential series.

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Glitch reveals 'Big Brother' twists

Caution: Spoilers ahead! Read to find out which "All Stars" made it into CBS's Big Brother house this summer.

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TVPicks for Mon 7/03 to Sun 7/09

New and notable shows on U.S. television for the week ending Sunday, 9 July 2006. Monday | July 3 9am: Animal Cops Houston (Marathon/Documentary, Animal Planet) 7pm: The Wizard of Oz (Festival/Musical, TCM) 9pm: The Last Trimester (Original Movie, Lifetime)

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Broad Experience for a Tall Job: A Hipper CNBC

When Jonathan Wald was fired as executive producer of the "Today" show, he says, "I wanted to stay in the game and get back into the daily battle."

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Watch 120 live online TV channels for free

A new web site www.live-online-tv.com where you can watch over 120 free live online TV channels in your browser: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari.

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Historic deal for football

Football Federation Australia and Fox Sports today announced a landmark agreement that will see all Australian home internationals, the Asian Cup, Hyundai A-League and AFC Champions League, broadcast exclusively live on Fox Sports from 2007

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Guba To Offer 200 Warner Brothers Movies and Television Titles on the Web

TV making its way to the web.

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Catch the Entire Premiere of 'Rock Star: Supernova' Online

... and keep up-to-date with the show.

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Last-Minute 'Sopranos' Save

'The Sopranos' ought to change the name of their club from Bada-Bing to Ka-Ching - after the deals signed yesterday by Tony Sirico and Steven Van Zandt to stay on the show.

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Popular Sitcom, “Nobody’s Watching”, on YouTube not TV

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Cable Shows Overflowing to Big Networks

As cable channels steal more viewers from the big networks, some of their shows are going the other way as network siblings provide broader exposure.

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Mann, We Got a Bad Feelin' About This

Somebody in Miami don't sound too thrilled about the forthcoming 'Miami Vice' silver-screen remake starring Colin Ferrell as Don Johnson's Sonny Crockett and Jamie Foxx as Philip Michael Thomas' Rico Tubbs...

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Next Co-Host of 'The View': Brandy?

Could Star Jones Reynolds's replacement on 'The View' be Brandy? The singer and actress will fill in on the ABC morning show next Wednesday and Friday, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.

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Rumor: Kathy Griffin's Life on the D-List

... as in deception, duplicity, and dubiousness.

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'The Office' Contest: Create Your Own Promo

Create your own promo for 'The Office,' using the handy downloadable toolkit [on the Web site]. When your promo is ready, you can upload it to YouTube ....

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Potential Emmy Nominees

It's all just speculation based on Intenet gossip (and who ever believes any of that, right?), but guessing's half the fun of the assorted annual entertainment awardfests.

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Star Takes Bitter 'View' on Canning

And so the tedium continues... Star Jones Reynolds has launched a bitter counterattack after Barbara Walters sensationally dissed her on yesterday's edition of 'The View.'

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'The Closer' Already Renewed for a Third Season

Go, Kyra! Go, Kyra! The announcement comes two weeks after the show's second-season premiere smashed the ratings record for a basic cable original scripted series with 8.3 million viewers.

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'Battlestar Galactica 2.5' DVD Set Will Include Extended Finale

The DVD set will street on September 19 at a suggested retail price of $49.98 (most likely with sale prices galore immediately after the initial release) and encompasses the final half of the second season, episodes 11-20.

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Hey, Media buyers! Over here!

The post I ripped this from also contains a link to a great article published recently in strategy-business.com entitled "The Future Of Advertising Is Now." (Subscription required.) Here's a taste:

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Hold off on that HD-DVD and/or Blu-ray purchase...

Toshiba and Sony have gone to great lengths to convince you that HD-DVD and Blu-ray are both the "next big thing." With the next big thing comes the idea that it will be around forever (who would have envisioned the CD a dying format even five years ago?).

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reality blurred + Houseguest candidates sequestered tomorrow; CBS plans lots of interactivity

If you're like me, you're pumped for the next installment of Big Brother on CBS. This year, we'll have much more interactivity (as promised by CBS). Good luck to the houseguests. It's their last night of freedom!

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Former 'JAG' Star David James Elliott Moving 'Close to Home'

The title kind of says it all for the man with three first names, who will become a regular on CBS' sophomore legal drama playing an attorney (No!) this fall.

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Hacked to Death: Will the Novelization Survive the DVD Era?

Disappointed by the new movie Superman Returns? Why not read the novel? For more than 70 years, movies have been turned into novelizations, and these books are how many of us relived the excitement of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom or first encountered such off-limits fare  …

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New Media Luring Money Away From Networks

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