PROGRAMMING
Having axed everyone except headliner Keifer Sutherland, NBC's "24" is adding
cast members galore for the upcoming season. Kim Raver of "Third Watch" and
Shohreh Aghdashloo of 2003's "The House of Sand and Fog" will both join the
cast this fall. [Eonline.com]
E! Online News

Jen Schefft, who won the heart of Andrew Firestone during the third season of
ABC's "The Bachelor," but who ultimately chose not to marry the millionaire,
will be the newest "Bachelorette" looking for love again on a reality show
when the new season begins. [Eonline.com]
E! Online News

RATINGS
After a couple of years wherein men ages 18-34 seemed to stop watching
television in the U.S., the addition of hundreds of hours of televised poker seems
to have drawn them back onto their couches. [The New York Times]
The New York Times

ADVERTISING
Nip/Tuck, the gory plastic surgery drama that airs on News Corp.'s FX, is
doing well in the ratings, but is having trouble finding advertisers due to its
sexual and violent content. Cingular Wireless, Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and
Gateway Computers all bailed out after getting an earful from parent watchdog
group, the Parents TV Council. [Chicago Tribune]
Chicago Tribune

TECHNOLOGY
Sales of digital television sets have soared since the Korean government
announced that it was going to adopt the American digital television system.
Samsung Electronics saw sales go up a whopping 145 percent in July. [The Korea
Herald]
The Korea Herald

CONTROVERSY
Iraq's prime minister ordered al-Jazeera's doors be closed for 30 days,
starting on Saturday night, accusing the channel of inciting violence. [The
Guardian]
The Guardian

DVD
It's been six years since we last saw Jerry, Kramer, George and Elaine head
off to prison on NBC's "Seinfeld," but the show that was so cool because it was
about nothing, is finally coming to DVD. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
will have the first three seasons out on November 23. [Eonline.com]
E! Online News

DreamWorks has announced that its "Shrek 2" DVD will hit stores on November
5, the same day Pixar releases its newest animated flick, "The Incredibles" in
theaters. [Eonline.com]
E! Online News

FILM
"Collateral," the new film that stars Tom Cruise as a hit man without a
heart, pushed M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village" out of the top spot of the U.S.
box office this weekend, earning an estimated $24.4 million. [Eonline.com]
E! Online News

"Donnie Darko," a darkly comic film about a teenage boy visited by a
monstrous 6-foot tall talking rabbit, tanked at the U.S. box office fairly quickly
back in 2001, but it reached cult status in Britain that same year. With the
re-release of the director's cut in the U.S., producers are hoping for the same
thing on the other side of the pond. [The Guardian]
The Guardian

Audiences love a good conspiracy theory movie and with the remake of "The
Manchurian Candidate" in theaters now, they are getting exactly what they want.
[The New York Times]
The New York Times

Novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 76, has finally agreed to sign over the film
rights to his literary masterpiece, "Love in the Time of Cholera." He
reportedly sold the rights to Los Angeles production company Stone Village Pictures
for between one and three million dollars. [The Guardian]
The Guardian

British actor Ralph Fiennes, best known for his work in such films as "The
English Patient" and "Quiz Show" has been tapped to star as the evil Lord
Voldemort in the upcoming Harry Potter flick, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
[Eonline.com]
E! Online News

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