TV News: Network system allows affiliates to buy more spots — This year’s highly contentious elections are expected to trigger a flood of local political ads — and ABC is looking for a bigger piece of that action.
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ABC elects political ad plan
TV News: Net enters competitive novelty item biz — Next time you’re in the market for singing toilet paper, think of NBC.
TV News: Digital net goes out to non O&O’s for the first time — The broadcast nets are finally starting to get serious about programming and distribution for the fledgling digital channels run by their O&O stations.
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ABC’s Live Well to land on 5 affiliates
TV News: Oppenheimer ran WB-based Mohawk for 14 years — Veteran TV producer Deborah Oppenheimer has been named exec VP of NBC Universal Intl. TV Production.
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NBC U Int’l TV unit taps exec veepee
TV News: Italians to see 3D TV for first time — Italian viewers will be able to see TV in 3D for the first time next month with Sky Italia’s coverage of Ryder Cup golf.
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Sky Italia offers Ryder Cup in 3D
TV News: Western and Eastern Europe divided — Discovery Networks Intl. has split its EMEA business into two business divisions: Western Europe and Eastern Europe. The Western Europe operation will cover 16 markets, including the U.K., Germany, Southern Europe, Nordic and Benelux.
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Discovery reshapes int’l biz
TV News: Toon series deals with tween traumas — Catalan pubcaster TVC and BBC Scotland are teaming on their first joint toon project, “Coses de Noies… i de Nois” (Ask Lara).
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TVC, BBC unite for ‘Ask Lara’
TV News: League also looking ahead at new TV deal for 2011-12 season — The National Hockey League has pacted with HBO to take part in the pay cabler’s “24/7″ sports franchise.
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NHL pacts with HBO for ’24/7′
TV News: Celebs come out for Audi event at Hearst Castle — Saturday’s Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle extravaganza included visions of Rob Lowe and Maria Shriver in tight bike pants and David Hasselhoff, Carl Lewis and Kenny G singing the National Anthem.
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Shrivers at San Simeon
TV News: ‘Love Actually’ co-star to make U.S. TV splash in AMC series — Andrew Lincoln was born into the world with a far less celebrity-friendly surname: Clutterbuck.
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Andrew Lincoln logs life into ‘Dead’
