TV: After quiet period, mogul shifts into high gear -- Just why is John Malone stirring life back into Liberty Media? The famously idiosyncratic Malone -- a Connecticut-raised Yalie who made his fortune as a Denver-based cable magnate -- has made a series of high-profile moves of late.
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TV: 'Scarred' is a look at injuries of daredevils -- After being at the forefront of the genre that might be called masochist video, Viacom has been forced to play catch-up. But with the new MTV series "Scarred," which bows this week in the coveted primetime spot after "Punk'd," it has come up with an idea to out-YouTube YouTube.
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TV: Online episodes take a toll -- In their rush to get shows online, webheads may be inadvertently strangling TV's golden goose: repeats. Viewers hate 'em, but for 50 years, reruns have been a bedrock of the network TV business model. But now, ratings for on-air repeats are eroding -- and a key reason is the relatively new phenomenon of networks letting audiences watch full episodes of shows online.
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