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Oprah Winfrey and Discovery to Create New Cable Network

Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications said on Tuesday that they would jointly create OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network, a cable television channel to make its debut in 2009.

Read more : 16.01.2008 05:05:00

Guild Allows Writers to Work on N.A.A.C.P. Awards

Citing the N.A.A.C.P.’s dedication to social change, the guild agreed to make an exception for the February awards show.

Read more : 16.01.2008 06:35:00

A Classic Series, Retooled and Swingin’

A cartoon classic from the 1960s gets a makeover to suit the tastes of 21st-century kids.

Read more : 16.01.2008 14:57:00

Scoldings, Regrets and Forced Geniality, but Little Fun

The Democrats debate in Las Vegas didn’t turn out to be a testy showdown between Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. It was a school intervention for the leaders of the eighth-grade 'Mean Girls” clique.

Read more : 16.01.2008 18:22:00

Fewer ‘Idol’ Viewers

One day after the premiere audience for Fox’s "American Idol" fell 4 million viewers shy of the series’ 2007 debut, the talent competition slipped further in the ratings on Wednesday.

Read more : 18.01.2008 04:05:00

When Going Gets Tough, a Not-So-Tough Turns to Meth

'Breaking Bad,” a new seven-part series on AMC about a middle-aged chemistry teacher in Albuquerque who becomes a methamphetamine dealer, wants no part of the Hollywood formula.

Read more : 18.01.2008 04:23:00

In Tentative Deal, Directors Send Message

Hollywood’s movie and TV directors have agreed to a new contract with production companies in a settlement that also sends a message to striking screenwriters.

Read more : 18.01.2008 16:42:00

Drugs, a Dad and His Midlife Crisis

A sitcom dad turns drug dealer in AMC’s 'Breaking Bad.”

Read more : 18.01.2008 22:56:00

A Doctor’s Passion, a Journalist’s Eye

A different perspective on the war in Iraq: behind the scenes at a hospital.

Read more : 18.01.2008 22:57:00

Family Values

How parents and their kids come together around a children’s show - and its merchandise.

Read more : 19.01.2008 00:38:00

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