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DISH Network has handed GolTV a red card, booting the soccer network from its lineup after both sides failed to agree on a new carriage agreement.

Cablevision won a significant legal victory Monday, as a federal appeals court tossed out an earlier decision that prohibited the operator from launching a remote-storage digital video recorder service.

FanBolt writes: TOM CRUISE has been named in a $250 million (#125 million) lawsuit filed against the Church of Scientology by a former member. The action accuses the controversial faiths leaders of harassment. The Hollywood star is an outspoken member of the Church, and is alleged to be second in line to Scientology head David Miscavage. But his close connections have landed him in the middle of a new legal battle with ex-Scientologist Peter Letterese, who filed papers in Floridas Southern District Court on 15 July (08).

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FanBolt writes: BRITNEY SPEARS, PARIS HILTON and LINDSAY LOHAN attract and encourage the paparazzi by behaving badly, according to Los Angeles police chief WILLIAM BRATTON. In an astonishing outburst on Thursday (31Jul08) Bratton claimed photographers have calmed down since "Britney started wearing clothes (and) Lindsay Lohan has gone gay", referring to the actress rumored romance with DJ Samantha Ronson. He said in an interview with local TV station KNBC-TV, "If the ones that attract the paparazzi behave in the first place, like we expect of anybody, that solves about 90 per cent of the problem. The rest we can deal with.

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FanBolt writes: Singer JESSICA SIMPSON has furiously denied media speculation her father JOE wields control over her love life, branding the reports "ludicrous". The pop stars father - also Jessica and sister Ashlees manager - has long been rumored to be making decisions regarding who his daughters date. It was even reported in tabloids earlier this year (May08) that American footballer Tony Romo had ended his relationship with Simpson after growing sick of the former minister interfering with their romance.

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FanBolt writes: PATRICK SWAYZE has reportedly been approached to star in a sequel to his hit 1987 movie DIRTY DANCING. The film, which also starred Jennifer Grey, spawned a spin-off movie Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights in 2004 with a young, relatively unknown cast. But now Swayze - who is currently battling pancreatic cancer - is said to be considering a return to the role which shot him to international fame.

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FanBolt writes: Former BEVERLY HILLS, 90210 star LUKE PERRY has signed on to join the cast of LAW & ORDER: SVU after rejecting an offer to reprise his role in the hit TV series. Perrys former castmates Tori Spelling, Jennie Garth and Shannen Doherty have signed up to appear in the forthcoming spin off series. But the 41-year-old actor, who has enjoyed limited success since leaving the show in 1995, has instead signed on to appear in the criminal dramas season premiere.

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FanBolt writes: Socialite PARIS HILTON has hit out at Republican presidential candidate JOHN McCAIN after he used her image in a political advertisement to attack BARACK OBAMA without her authorization. The controversial commercial, which was aired for the first time on Wednesday (30Jul08), accuses Obama of becoming a celebrity. Images of him flash up on screen alongside Hilton and Britney Spears, while a narrator says: "Hes the biggest celebrity in the world, but is he ready to lead?" And Hilton has blasted the McCain camp for using her image without asking for permission.

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FanBolt writes: JESSICA SIMPSON has admitted she was once a victim of abuse. The pop star/actress makes the startling admission in the September (08) issue of Elle magazine, where she reveals a song written for her forthcoming country album was based on her own experiences. Simpson refuses to go into further detail about the painful memory or even confirm whether she was attacked herself - but insists she has experienced the affects of abuse.

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FanBolt writes: The man photographed frolicking on holiday with BRITNEY SPEARS has been identified as one of her bodyguards - sparking rumors of a possible romance between the pair. The Toxic star is currently enjoying a sunshine break in Mexico and has been snapped dancing and playing in the sea with her minder Lee, a former soldier in the Israeli army who has reportedly worked for Spears for six months. A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "Britney and Lee hit it off immediately. He is her perfect type. Theyve spent so much time together that one thing led to another and their relationship became physical.

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FanBolt writes: KATHERINE HEIGL has no plans to start a family with husband JOSH KELLEY just yet - because the pair is "too busy" to consider parenthood. The Greys Anatomy star married singer/songwriter Kelley in December last year (07) but the couple insist they are currently too focused with their careers to try for children. Heigl tells People.com, "Its nothing that were talking about right now. Were pretty busy."

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FanBolt writes: RYAN GOSLING and RACHEL McADAMS have sparked speculation they are a couple again, after they were spotted going home together after the actors recent DJ debut. The former couple met on the set of 2004 movie The Notebook, and enjoyed a two-year relationship until they split last year (07). But the pair fueled rumors of a reunion after they left Goslings DJ set at Hollywoods Green Door club on Tuesday (29Jul08) together.

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Boosted by its coverage of the NBA playoffs and the first two rounds of the Masters and U.S. Open golf tournaments, ESPN in its fiscal-year third quarter did some heavy lifting for The Walt Disney Co., nailing down ad sales revenue increases that helped offset a flattening trend at the broadcast unit.

A day after Viacom sounded the alarm on a softening ad sales market, Comcast issued a similar warning, as the cable giant reported that its second-quarter ad revenue dropped 2 percent versus the year-ago period.

Discovery Communications is throwing its weight behind a new initiative designed to encourage students to work toward developing green solutions for their schools, homes and communities.

Viacom president and CEO Philippe Dauman said the scatter market died down midway through the second quarter, undermining an already conservative outlook

National Geographic Channel has upped Brad Dancer to senior vp of research & digital media

Plans extensive coverage of the Summer Olympic Games highlights on its live daytime editions of SportCenter,

The Big Five English-language broadcast networks, through the first eight weeks of the summer season, are cumulatively drawing 1.2 million more viewers per night than last summer.

As a framing device, USA Network’s “Characters Welcome” tag may have stirred the scorn of USA’s rivals when it was first introduced three years ago. In the period since June 2005, when NBC Universal president of cable entertainment/cable studios Bonnie Hammer took the wraps off the new brand campaign, that scorn has likely turned to envy.