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Cable worries about Web video as fee disputes grow

When executives gather for the annual Cable Show industry event in Los Angeles this week, two issues will be near the top of the agenda: rising programing fees and the growing threat of new Web video services.
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Comcast rolls out Web TV service nationally

Comcast Corp has rolled out an on-demand, Web-based service for subscribers to both its video programing and Internet access in a bid to keep customers from dropping their cable subscriptions in search of free shows online.
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Crawford says Time Warner will sell magazine unit

Time Warner Inc will eventually sell the Time Inc magazine unit and could buy holdings in its core entertainment category, Gordon Crawford, managing director of its largest shareholder, said during a presentation this week.
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Emmy-winning actor to lead Hollywood union

Character actor Ken Howard was elected president of the Screen Actors Guild on Thursday, the union said, four days after he won an Emmy for the HBO TV movie Grey Gardens.
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Jazz Baroness intriguing, but incomplete

The strengths and the limitations of taking a personal approach to documentaries can be seen in Hannah Rothschild's The Jazz Baroness, which was shown at the Telluride Film Festival and has been bought for broadcast on HBO.
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Mad Men and 30 Rock win top Emmys, again

The low-rated shows 30 Rock and Mad Men shared the spotlight at the Emmy Awards for a second year on Sunday, but most of their stars were snubbed as the acting awards went to repeat winners or surprise choices.
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WALL-E screenwriters receive Humanitas honor

Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon and Pete Docter walked away with the feature film award for their WALL-E screenplay Thursday at the annual Humanitas Awards, which honor TV and film writers whose work enriches human understanding.
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Zach Galifianakis eyes Funny Story

Zach Galifianakis, a co-star of the summer smash The Hangover, is in negotiations to join Emma Roberts in It's Kind of a Funny Story, a coming-of-age comedy-drama from the duo behind Half Nelson.
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HBO taps scribe for Catskills drama

Pulizer Prize-winning author Richard Russo is making his first foray into TV series with an untitled HBO drama about the Catskills Gas Rush.
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Mayweather-Marquez fight to screen live in theaters

Boxing will return to movie theaters for the first time in almost three decades -- and in high definition -- with the September 19 welterweight championship bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez, it was announced Monday.
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Time Warner Cable, Verizon to test TV on the Web

Two more U.S. pay-TV providers, Time Warner Cable Inc and Verizon Communications Inc, plan to test systems to offer shows on the Web to paying customers in a bid to protect their subscription revenue.
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Laura Linney to star in cancer comedy on TV

Oscar nominee Laura Linney will star as a cancer-stricken woman in a new television series on cable network Showtime, playing a suburban mom whose life changes when she learns she has

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