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ABC dominated the TV Golden Globes, winning best comedy series for "Ugly Betty" and best dramatic series for "Grey's Anatomy." This gives the network three straight years at the top in the best comedy category, after two straight wins for "Desperate Housewives." [LAT/Variety]
A federal judge tossed former government scientist Dr. Stephen J. Hatfill's defamation suit against the New York Times: The biological weapons expert had claimed he was defamed in 2001 by a series of Times columns about the anthrax mailings, which identified Hatfill as the subject of a government investigation. [NYT]
After plenty of speculation about potential buyers, the Tribune Co. may wind up with few, if any bids by tomorrow's deadline, while any offers it does receive are expected to be close to the current share price. Eli Broad and Ron Burkle remain in the running, stating a motivation to return the Tribune-owned Los Angeles Times to local ownership. [LAT]
True to its name, Doubledown Media is doubling its size by adding two magazines to its roster. The new titles include Private Air, a 5-year-old mag targeting owners of private jets and aircraft, acquired for $3 million, and the newly-launched Corporate Leader, aimed at CEOs and CFOs. Company officials predict that ad revenue will triple as a result of the new titles, and Doubledown president and editorial director Randall Lane told the Post, "Tell all the people who are getting laid off at Time Inc. to send their resumes here." [NYP]
Eponymous celeb website TMZ, owned by Time Warner, has reached a deal with Fox to begin airing a daily half-hour show that will air on all 35 Fox-owned television stations beginning this fall. The cheeky site that broke the Mel Gibson arrest and brought terms like "firecrotch" to our daily parlance is the most popular celebrity news destination on the Web, attracting more than 6 million monthly visitors. [NYP]
NBC Universal plans to continue its Today Show expansion by adding a fourth hour to the show, both to further extend the profitable franchise and to fill the space left by the formerly-syndicated and now-defunct "Megan Mullally Show."
Larry King lays the smackdown on Bill O'Reilly and Nancy Grace, dubbing them ''I'' hosts due to their propensity for lecturing guests rather than listening to them. He describes Grace's style as "accusatory, harpoonish." We've used a few other words as well. [Miami Herald]
