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TV writing hasn't adapted for the Web
Veterans aren't changing scripts for online clip content
AMPTP chief Nick Counter dies
Served as president for 27 years before retiring in March
A&E lays off 10% of workforce
100 employees cut from all divisions, including Lifetime
Spider-Man musical finds leading arachnid
Rock singer Reeve Carney to star in 'Turn Off the Dark'
Paramount exec Gino Campagnola dies
Was involved with 'Ordinary People,' 'Terms of Endearment'
'Dr. Phil' renewed through 2014
Three-year order keeps talk show on air until Season 12
'This Is It' passes $100 mil mark
Grosses more than $144 mil worldwide
A&E Jackson reality show premiere date set
'A Family Dynasty' focuses on brothers' reunion

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WEEKEND BOXOFFICE ESTIMATES

Gross Cume
1.
 Michael Jackson's This Is It
 21.3
 32.5
2.
 Paranormal Activity
 16.5 84.8
3. Law Abiding Citizen
 7.3 51.4
4. Couples Retreat
 6.1 86.7
5. Saw VI
 5.6 22.8
Weekend of Oct. 30-Nov. 1. Figures in $ mil.

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'Desperados' on the loose at Universal
Universal Pictures has picked up "Desperados," a comedy spec from Ellen Rapoport that will act as a potential starring vehicle for Isla Fisher.
'Woochi' inks deals across Asia
Choi Dong-hoon's pic sells at AFM
AMPTP chief Nick Counter dies
Served as president for 27 years before retiring in March
F&ME game for 'Street Kids United'
Tim Pritchard to direct soccer documentary
AFM pics grab some of 'New Moon's' spotlight
Vampire titles hot at this year's market
Paramount exec Gino Campagnola dies
Was involved with 'Ordinary People,' 'Terms of Endearment'
Daniel Craig set for 'Dream House'
Psychological thriller begins filming Jan. 25 in Toronto
'This Is It' passes $100 mil mark
Grosses more than $144 mil worldwide
'Ring' director to helm 'Voice' pic
Hideo Nakata comes aboard Zanuck's supernatural thriller
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Disney's A Christmas Carol -- Film Review

"Disney's A Christmas Carol" is, in its essence, a product reel, a showy, exuberant demonstration of the glories of motion capture, computer animation and 3D technology. On that level, it's a wow. On any emotional level, it's as cold as Marley's Ghost. » More

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"This Is It"

Release Wknd. B.O. Cume B.O.
1. This Is It
 69.5
 69.5
2. Up 13.2 352.9
3. G-Force
 6.3 147.7
4. Surrogates
 5.7 60
5.
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
 5.2 52.4
Figures in millions. Weekend of Oct. 31- Nov. 1, 2009

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Showtime sets premiere dates
Showtime set return dates for most of its series, with most shows not returning until spring.
TV writing hasn't adapted for the Web
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AMPTP chief Nick Counter dies
Served as president for 27 years before retiring in March
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TV writer-producer L. Travis Clark dies
Wrote, produced TNT's first original film in 1990
'Dr. Phil' renewed through 2014
Three-year order keeps talk show on air until Season 12
FX's 'League' improves
Jumps 40% without World Series competition
A&E Jackson reality show premiere date set
'A Family Dynasty' focuses on brothers' reunion
Skrzynski to chair SBS
Venture capitalist and media luminary takes five-year posting
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V -- TV Review

After about 25 years, those sneaky, lizardlike aliens are back. Bold and still surprising, ABC's new "V" is clever enough for a cult following and accessible enough to reach a broad demo. » More

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Thursday, Nov. 5
Top networks
Viewers CBS 14.4 million
18-49 demo ABC 3.7/10
Top shows
Viewers "The Mentalist" 15.4 million
18-49 demo
"Grey's Anatomy"		 5.0/13
Source: Nielsen Media Research

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Next 'Call of Duty' could set record
This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2."
TV writing hasn't adapted for the Web
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Judge stops Web sites selling Beatles songs
EMI claimed sites were engaging in music piracy
Internet censorship liable to WTO challenge
Study claims WTO ruling could set limits on blanket censorship
Myxer, Mass Animation team for 'Live Music'
Short film to go day-and-date on mobile phones, theaters
ABC introducing 'Social' Web tool
'V's' debut episode is first to incorporate the functionality
EMI suing U.S. site over Beatles songs
BlueBeat.com offered unauthorized downloads
Imax swings to Q3 profit
Improved profitability as it moves to digital technology
No Doubt sues Activision over 'Band Hero'
Lawsuit alleges fraudulent inducement, breach of contract
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Watchmen -- DVD Review

"Watchmen's" costumed superheroes, operating in an alternative 1985, are seriously screwed up -- and so is their movie. » More

By The Numbers

1. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
 Twentieth
2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
 Dreamworks
3. Tinker Bell and The Lost Treasure
 Disney
4. Orphan
 Warner
5. Proposal
 Disney
6. Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
 Universal
7. Monsters vs. Aliens
 Dreamworks
8. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
 Disney
9. Hocus Pocus
 Disney
10. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
 Twentieth
Week ending Nov. 1 Source: Nielsen VideoScan

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In Berlin, music fans build a new history
As a city marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a whole new generation has arrived for whom the past is ancient history.
'Woochi' inks deals across Asia
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'Harriet the Spy' casts Jennifer Stone
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'This Is It' passes $100 mil mark
Grosses more than $144 mil worldwide
U.K. inquiry into LN/Ticketmaster delayed
Competition Commission report due in January
Skrzynski to chair SBS
Venture capitalist and media luminary takes five-year posting
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I Come With the Rain -- Film Review
A moody, supremely stylistic exercise in sweaty underworld revenge that could have easily teetered over into Orientalism. » More

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"This Is It"

Release Wknd. B.O. Cume B.O.
1. This Is It
 69.5
 69.5
2. Up 13.2 352.9
3. G-Force
 6.3 147.7
4. Surrogates
 5.7 60
5.
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs
 5.2 52.4
Figures in millions. Weekend of Oct. 31- Nov. 1, 2009

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The Fourth Kind -- Film Review
Landing closely on the sleeper heels of "Paranormal Activity" comes "The Fourth Kind," an alien-abduction thriller that combines purported raw case-study footage with dramatic "re-creations" to unsuccessful effect.» More

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