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Star Jones calls 'View' co-hosts 'hateful'
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. television personality Star Jones says her former co-hosts on "The View" were "hateful."

Palladia to air star-studded peace gig
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Palladia, MTV Networks' high-def music channel, has acquired the U.S. TV rights to last month's "Peace One Day Supported by Ben & Jerry's" concert, VH1 said.

Dekker to headline 'Fame' remake
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Thomas Dekker, star of the U.S. TV drama "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," is set to headline a big-screen remake of "Fame," it was announced Monday.

Perry to serve as MTV Europe Awards host
LIVERPOOL, England, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. pop singer Katy Perry will be the host of the MTV Europe Music Awards next month, it has been announced.

Photographer, pilot die in copter crash
MAGNOLIA, Texas, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A Houston television news photographer and his pilot died Monday when their helicopter crashed while en route to a news story, the county sheriff's office said.

Anti-Obama-ite emerges from shadows
CHICAGO, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The man behind mutterings that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is a Muslim -- he's not -- emerged from dark cyberspace to bright TV spotlights.

Belzer tapped as DGA Honors emcee
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Actor and comedian Richard Belzer has agreed to be the host of the 7th Directors Guild of America Honors, the DGA said Monday.

Tina Fey's impersonations may have impact
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin may make a cameo on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," but it may not help in the polls, a U.S. expert says.

Stars line up for casino opening
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Tracy Morgan, Lindsay Price and Cheryl Hines were among those who attended the opening of Mohegan Sun's newest casino, the Connecticut gaming resort said.

McCain set to appear on 'Letterman'
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain is set to appear on "Late Show with David Letterman," CBS said Sunday.

Bagpipes in new Canadian hockey theme
TORONTO, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Canada's new theme song for the "Hockey Night in Canada" TV show, which opens with bagpipes, won its schoolteacher-composer $100,000.

Laurie, Denton among celebrity singers
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Actors Hugh Laurie and James Denton are among a group of TV stars who have recorded a musical album for charity in Los Angeles, one member says.

YouTube will begin offering TV series
SAN BRUNO, Calif., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A YouTube executive says the Internet site is going to branch out from simple video clips to streaming full-length U.S. TV series with commercials.

Redstone selling Viacom, CBS Corp. stock
NEW YORK, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. theater chain owner Sumner Redstone is dumping his stake in Viacom and CBS Corp., analysts say.

Obama paying $2M for TV network spots
NEW YORK, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama is paying nearly $2 million to NBC and CBS for prime TV spots just days before Election Day, documents reveal.

Olympic Games should benefit NBC
NEW YORK, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- NBC Universal should ultimately make a profit on this year's Beijing Olympic Games despite a reported third-quarter loss, executives say.

'Top Model' spinoff to walk runway
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Executives at The CW say a spinoff of the U.S. TV network's hit series, "America's Next Top Model," will begin production soon.

'Knight Rider' getting additional episodes
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- NBC executives have ordered up four more episodes of the first-season U.S. TV series "Knight Rider," The Hollywood Reporter says.

Garber: Garner 'beautiful' while pregnant
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Actor Victor Garber said at a California awards show that his former "Alias" co-star, actress Jennifer Garner, is "beautiful" while pregnant.

U.S. news media reduces Iraq presence
BAGHDAD, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. news media outlets have drastically downsized their presence in Iraq as violence diminishes and news budgets are cut, journalists say.

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Country music superstar Eddy Arnold dies at 89
** In this Jan. 18, 2002 file photo, country music legend Eddy Arnold is shown in his memorabilia-filled office in Brentwood, Tenn. Arnold died at a care facility near Nashville Thursday morning May 8, 2008. He was 89.

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