VIDEOAGE "PAPER CLIPS": A WEEKLY PRESS REVIEW

PROGRAMMING
Canadian and Southern California TV viewers desperate for their doses of Housewives, were left rather unhappy two Sundays ago. Canada's CTV reportedly aired several scenes multiple times and dropped other scenes from its broadcast entirely. And in So Cal, a local cable operator accidentally aired the first 50 minutes of the show in Spanish. [E! Online]
E! Online

No longer a novelty, reality TV shows are seeing a decline in audience numbers. The once unstoppable genre has seen some disappointments on U.S. television, especially in the cases of the newest installments of The Apprentice and Survivor. [The New York Times]
The New York Times

Usually a show has to be failing to warrant a major talent replacement, but not in the case of ABC's Commander in Chief. Rod Lurie, the show's creator, has been replaced by veteran TV producer Steven Bochco after concerns arose about production delays on the new hit show. [The New York Times]
The New York Times

She's half of one of the most successful creative teams in sitcom history, but Marta Kauffman is now on her own. The co-creator and co-executive producer of Friends (who shares the title with David Crane) is now producing a new hour-long single camera series about four sisters, called Related. [The New York Times]
The New York Times

BUSINESS
Turkey is no stranger to vertical integration, and the recent acquisition of one of Turkey's most popular channels, Star TV, by a huge media conglom proves that. Dogan Media Group paid $306.5 million for the channel, adding to its portfolio of television stations and newspapers. [Zaman Daily]
Zaman Daily

Britain's hugely successful Freeview digital terrestrial TV service is getting some new partners. ITV and Channel 4 will each take on a 20 percent stake in the company, along with founders the BBC, BSkyB and transmission company Crown Castle. [The Guardian]
The Guardian

ADVERTISING
Consumer-created advertisements have begun to make their mark on the Internet, and Al Gore's Current TV network may try to bring that trend to TV airwaves. Current's ad sales proposition includes isolated creative brand messages better known as island messages and exclusive sponsorships of programming pods. [Advertising Age]
Advertising Age

There are two main draws at the Super Bowl -- the game and the advertisements. Now, the National Football League is planning on making the commercials, which air throughout the game available on a VoD platform just hours after the game is over. [Advertising Age]
Advertising Age

TECHNOLOGY
Fed up with the monopoly foreign countries have on DVD manufacturing, a Chinese government-affiliated research body announced in Beijing that it will develop China's own DVD format. The new format will be based on the HD-DVDs, and will produce better sound, picture and increased copyright protection. [The Star Malaysia]
The Star Malaysia

CONTROVERSY
Mark Burnett is not very happy with NBC at the moment. The veritable reality TV king lashed out at the U.S. network in a Los Angeles Times article, criticizing the fact that there have been very few promos for The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, which despite being one of the most talked-about fall season series, has been unable to attract a large core audience. [E! Online]
E! Online

AWARDS SHOWS
This year's Gemini Awards, considered Canada's own version of the Emmys, is giving major kudos to The Eleventh Hour. The dramatic series, which revolves around a TV newsmagazine, has been honored with 15 nominations. [CTV]
CTV

FILM
The hunt for the next 007 may soon be over. British tabloids are reporting that fair haired actor Daniel Craig will replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in Casino Royale, the next Bond flick that is currently in pre-production. [The Globe and Mail]
The Globe and Mail

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