TV News: Measure restricts growth of Berlusconi empire — The Italian government, under pressure from the communications watchdog Agcom, has renewed rules limiting ownership of media outlets that were due to expire on Jan.

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TV News: Highest-rating series in France — He might not have caught Red John, but Patrick Jane’s certainly hypnotized France.

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‘Mentalist’ hypnotizes Gaul
TV News: ‘Curb’ star set for new comedy — “Curb Your Enthusiasm” scene-stealer JB Smoove is set to star in a new laffer project in development at Fox.

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Fox makes Smoove move
TV News: ‘Life in the Ruins’ bows on Sunday — There will be no shortage of news retrospectives in the coming week on the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti on Jan.

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Haiti disaster remembered
TV News: Cymphonique to star in sitcom — Nickelodeon has picked up a sitcom pilot starring young recording artist Cymphonique.

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Nickelodeon dons ‘Braces and Glasses’
TV News: Primetime portion of Dick Clark special draws 9 million — Auds continue to flock to ABC and Dick Clark on New Year’s Eve.

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ABC tops New Year’s Eve ratings
TV News: Move comes amid protests from singer’s estate — Move comes amid protests from singer’s estate

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Discovery postpones Jackson autopsy special
TV News: New year could see gradual transformation or burst of change — So is this the year everything changes — the one where the media world shifts on its access?

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What tech turmoil lies ahead?
TV News: NBC eyes comedies on Thursdays, ABC on Wednesdays — The year 2010 was not a good one for the 10 o’clock hour at the broadcast nets.

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New year, new hope for 10 o’clock
TV News: Big-budget cop show unites biz firms in Europe and U.S.

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‘Zen’ and the art of co-production