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TV blackouts aren’t shutting out fans completely

A week into the blackout of CBS programming to millions of Time Warner Cable subscribers, viewers are finding workarounds.

A reality show with depth: Live ocean exploration

Vicious fights! Stunning beauties! Surprises around every corner! Yes, it’s reality TV but with a lot more depth — as much as 10,000 feet. It’s live coverage of deep-sea exploration off Nantucket and tens of thousands of people are tuning in.

 
Swiss apologize for encounter Oprah calls racist

Billionaire media mogul Oprah Winfrey says she ran into Swiss racism when a clerk at Trois Pommes, a pricey Zurich boutique, refused to show her a black handbag, telling one of the world’s richest women that she “will not be able to afford” the $38,000 price tag.

 
Discovery hammered for ‘Megalodon’ shark special

The Discovery special, “Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives,” opened Discovery’s annual “Shark Week” and is now fueling sharp criticism of the network for its speculation about whether a giant prehistoric shark could still exist.

Manning brothers get into the rap game

Peyton Manning has starred in some silly commercials (“Cut that meat! Cut that meat!”), but his latest spot for DirecTV may top them all.

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GOP wants NBC, CNN to pull programs on Hillary Clinton

The Republican National Committee charged Monday that NBC and CNN are promoting a potential presidential candicacy by Hillary Rodham Clinton, threatening to blackball them from future GOP primary debates if they air planned programs on the former secretary of state.

Peter Capaldi named as next ‘Doctor Who’ star

Peter Capaldi is going from spin doctor to “Doctor Who.” The BBC announced Sunday that the Scottish actor, best known as venom-spitting political fixer Malcolm Tucker in the sitcom “The Thick of It” and its film spin-off, “In the Loop,” is the new star of “Doctor Who,” the famed science fiction series soon to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Time Warner blackout of CBS goes into 2nd day

Time Warner Cable’s blackout of CBS continued Saturday, and neither side indicated a resolution of their dispute over fees is imminent.

‘Tanked’ stars enjoy life in fishbowl, especially Brett

Growing up in Brooklyn, Brett Raymer dreamed of being a famous athlete. Knee injuries then led him to take a slightly less obvious path to stardom. He started running an aquarium business.

Restored Star Trek ship Galileo ‘lands’ in Houston

Trekkies of all stripes arrived in Houston Wednesday for the momentous unveiling of the shuttlecraft that crash-landed on a hostile planet in the 1967 “Star Trek” episode called “The Galileo Seven.”

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