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Gotham: Ed Carroll, Keith Samples also to appear -- The new york television Festival is bringing industry bigwigs to powwow with indie TV producers for the event's fourth edition.

TV News: Broadcaster recieves recognition from org -- Al Jazeera English recieved its first recognition from the International Academy of television Arts & Sciences on Wednesday, earning two Emmy nominations for international news and public affairs programming.

RETAIL king Gerry Harvey has declared selling standard definition digital televisions a waste of time after experiencing a massive surge in high-definition sales leading up to the Olympics.

A transgendered contestant is among the 14 girls who will compete on America's Next Top Model 11 this year. Isis identifies herself as 'a woman born physically male,' she told Us Weekly. 'My cards were dealt differently.'The WB announced the finalists yesterday, and the press release identifies 22-year-old Isis as a 'program assistant at a non profit organization.'GLAAD president Neil Giuliano said in a statement released to media outlets that '[t]he inclusion of Isis on 'America's Next Top Model' offers an unprecedented opportunity for a community that is underrepresented on television. We applaud Tyra Banks and The CW for making this historic visibility of transgender people possible.'EXCLUSIVE: Transgender Contestant to Compete on Top Model [Us Weekly]Top Model Returns with 14 New Girls! [CW press release]>> read the latest news about Top Model 11 >> find more reality TV news and gossip at reality blurred

UNPRECEDENTED demand for Telstra's BigPond Beijing Olympic mobile television packages has created some network congestion, after the group sold 50 per cent more subscriptions than expected.

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International News: Comedy special will air this fall -- LONDON - U.S. blockbusters 'Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire' and 'King Kong' and a comedy special celebrating Prince Charles' 60th birthday are among the highlights of commercial web ITV's fall schedule, the first to be unveiled by new director of television Peter Fincham.

Lifetime has picked up a new docusoap like The Hills that will be set in Washington, D.C., and star socialites from that area. More significantly, the network will reportedly pair it with Project Runway 6 this November, airing the new half-hour series after Tim Gunn and company, although that pairing seems to make little sense.PB&J television has been pitching the series, and now 'Lifetime has picked up the show and filming begins in September,' Examiner's Yeas & Nays blog reports. 'Casting hasn't been finalized, according to one source, but the primary characters -- local socialites/hotties/20-somethings Katherine Kennedy, Krista Johnson and Sophie Pyle -- remain on board. Johnson's younger sister, Alexa Johnson, will also play a role in the show, most likely, although she and the show are still working out specifics.'Krista told the site about the show in July, when it was still searching for a network. The production company most recently produced Miss America: Reality Check for

International News: Include 'Harry Potter,' Prince Charles' birthday -- U.S. blockbusters 'Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire' and 'King Kong' and a comedy special celebrating Prince Charles' 60th birthday are among the highlights of commercial web ITV's fall schedule, the first to be unveiled by new director of television Peter Fincham.

U.S. television personality Regis Philbin is set to guest star on the sit-com "How I Met Your Mother,"...