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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The Barack Obama presidential campaign will pay NBC and CBS almost $1 million each for the campaign's half-hour ad buy in primetime on October 29, according to documents made available by the respective networks.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc and CBS Corp warned that quickly deteriorating advertising sales would slash their profits, signaling that the financial crisis is hitting the media industry harder than previously thought.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pop star Britney Spears plans to set the record straight about her personal and professional woes in a documentary to be aired shortly before the release of her new album "Circus" in December.

My Own Worst Enemy , 10-11 p.m., NBC)

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The proverb says you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer. But what about when friend and enemy is one and the same -- and both happen to be you?

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The CW is spinning off its hit reality series "America's Next Top Model."

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Rebecca Mader, best known for playing scheming redhead Charlotte on ABC's "Lost," is in final negotiations to play Ewan McGregor's wife in "Men Who Stare at Goats."

(Samantha Who? , 9:30-10 p.m., ABC)

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It takes Christina Applegate approximately 45 seconds in the second-season premiere of ABC's "Samantha Who?" to dispel any lingering discomfort the audience might have with the star's summertime diagnosis of breast cancer and subsequent double mastectomy.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - VH1 has confirmed that "Rock of Love 2" runner-up Daisy De La Hoya is getting her own show.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Two former "Seinfeld" writers are teaming up for an indie comedy feature about a pair of mismatched guys forced to live together.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - If you ever wondered why Hollywood is identified with dirty dealing, hypocrisy, moral bankruptcy, overindulged children and a ceaseless preoccupation with status, check out "The Starter Wife," which is being restarted on USA Network.

(Reuters) - Gaming company Netplay TV Plc said on Friday it had extended a television airtime deal with Turner Media, a division of Time Warner Inc, and plans to launch its Live TV Bingo show.

NASHVILLE (Hollywood Reporter) - One of the keenest students of this year's presidential debates has a compelling reason to pay so close attention: He's up next.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Imagine Disney tackling the issue of gay identity in a movie geared for youngsters, and you have some idea of the benign blandness of "Breakfast With Scot."

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "7th Heaven" creator Brenda Hampton knows the power of broadcast television. But she got a lesson in cable's potency last month as well.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Survivor" producer Mark Burnett is developing a remake of the classic TV show "This Is Your Life."

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - USA Network wants more "Burn Notice" and "Psych."

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It started when three brothers joked about making pornography for fans of the genre who happen to be offended by on-screen sex. Out of that joke came an idea for a website, and they called it "PG Porn."

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - For the first time since the Oscars moved to TV in the early 1950s, studios will be able to advertise movies during the telecast of the Academy Awards next year.

NASHVILLE (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC News is making big plans for Election Night on November 4.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In theory, a hit format overseas should have an edge over an untested format developed at home. If Latin Americans love "Ugly Betty" and Brits adore "The Office," then American viewers will enjoy U.S. versions, right?

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Writers Guild of America on Wednesday warned its members not to work on Ozzy Osbourne's new comedy-variety show at Fox.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC Family has picked up two half-hour pilots -- "10 Things I Hate About You," based on the Heath Ledger film, and "Ruby and the Rockits," starring David Cassidy and "Spy Kids" veteran Alexa Vega.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Testees" is one of those noble single-camera comedy experiments that FX attempts every once in a while, and it proves to be a mixed bag.

(Eleventh Hour , 10-11 p.m., CBS)

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - You don't really need 11 hours -- merely two -- to discern that the new Jerry Bruckheimer procedural "Eleventh Hour" is pretty standard stuff, kind of like "CSI" meets "House."

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - David E. Kelley is staying on the legal beat with a new series project.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In the second week of the broadcast season, CBS replaced ABC as the top network thanks to a strong lineup of competitive performers.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second nationally televised presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama drew 63.2 million viewers, over 10 million more than their first, Nielsen Media Research said on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Life on Mars," a British cop show with a twist, has had two extreme makeovers.