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At a Senate hearing today, Verizon and AT&T will ask for passage of national video-franchising rules allowing phone companies to offer video services to compete with cable more quickly.

Unan1mous locks nine contestants in a bunker until they decide who will win $1.5 million. Early decision would mean quick end to series.

By embracing Hollywood, New York’s national academy may begin to put luster back on Emmy gold for syndicators.

Stock exchange will seek to compete against the NYSE by introducing on July 1 a new listing tier of companies meeting highest standards.

Ford and GM dealers at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting fear that the automakers’ troubles will affect them.

Court is dubious that a staffer for Friends suffered sexual harassment due to comments made by writers while producing scripts.

Nielsen numbers for last week show the usual suspects, including CSI, Grey’s and Housewives, still came out on top.

The son of the Viacom and CBS chairman is suing father seeking to dissolve holding company and cash out one-sixth stake.

CBS’s Moonves and Warner Bros.’ Meyer inform UPN, WB affils, indies that they will move quickly on dishing out affiliations.

A drop in oil prices below $60 a barrel sent stocks soaring Tuesday, carrying the Dow Jones industrial average 136 points higher and past 11,000 for the first time in a month.

Programming VP Emerson Coleman joins Infospace’s Stephen Davis as co-chairperson, succeeds Sony TV’s John Weiser.

Move will be first time it has measured viewing outside the home.

Syndi shows start off the February sweeps mostly flat or down.

Primetime portion averaged a 6.5 Nielsen rating among adults 18-49, the lowest of four nights of games and opening ceremonies.

Beer producer is sponsoring blizzard of ads during winter games.

As part of its 2006-07 upfront advertising deals, the cable network will provide ad agencies with electronic verification that spots ran.