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HBO, Eros Add Channels in India
HBO Asia and Eros Intl. Media are joining forces to produce two ad-free premium channels, HBO Defined and HBO Hits, on direct-to-home TV operators Dish TV and Airtel Digital TV in India. Carriage deals...
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‘Scandal’ Hits High, But ‘Big Bang,’‘Men’ Keep CBS on Top
ABC’s “Scandal” is Thursday’s hottest show as the season comes to an end, surging to a series high and building off its lead-in from “Grey’s Anatomy,” which also won its hour in demos. CBS carried the...
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Cannes: HBO Gets James Toback’s Fest Docu “Seduced and Abandoned”
HBO has acquired U.S. and Canadian television rights to James Toback’s Cannes-themed feature docu “Seduced and Abandoned,” which preems at the fest this year. Michael Mailer, Alec Baldwin and Toback...
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TV Review: Hit the Floor
Although the obvious comparison is to CW’s short-lived cheerleader drama “Hellcats,” “Hit the Floor” — a terrible title for VH1’s soap about, to cut to the chase, the Laker Girls — bears a closer...
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‘Game of Thrones’ Triumphs in Breakout Third Season
Like “The Walking Dead” and “Downton Abbey,” the third season proved to be a breakout year for “Game of Thrones” from a commercial perspective. And now that viewers have had a chance to absorb last...
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Apple TV Adds HBO Go, WatchESPN
Apple has gotten its hands on cable TV networks in a fashion — announcing that HBO Go and WatchESPN are now available directly on Apple TV set-tops — but the services are available only to subscribers...
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HBO’s ‘Newsroom’ Up a Bit From Series Premiere As It Opens Season Two
HBO drama “The Newsroom” drew 2.2 million viewers Sunday for the first airing of its second season — up a bit from the show’s 2.1 million for its series debut in June of last year. The only episode of...
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OWN’s ‘Haves & Have Nots’ Hits Series High, Sets Network Mark
Tyler Perry’s original drama “The Haves and the Have Nots” drew a series-best 1.87 million viewers Tuesday night, setting a network record in the process. The only OWN telecasts to rate higher,...
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TV Minis and Movies Hit the Festival Circuit
Steven Soderbergh, Jane Campion, Olivier Assayas, Lena Dunham, Agnieszka Holland and Ray McKinnon are all filmmakers who owe their careers to early film festival support, and it comes as no surprise...
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HBO President Sue Naegle to Exit for Production Deal
Sue Naegle is stepping down as president of entertainment for HBO with plans to segue to a production pact with the pay cabler. No one is expected to replace her in the post. Naegle was tapped prez of...
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