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   PBS Exploring Ways to Air 'Downton Abbey' Closer to U.K. Run

   4:39 pm 12/5/2012

   • by Marisa Guthrie

   The third season of the British co-production has already wrapped in the U.K. But "the Downton audience is very loyal,” said PBS' Beth Hoppe, “They’re coming back no matter what." Read more

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   PBS' Paula Kerger on Fred Willard's Arrest, Big Bird and the Elmo Sex Scandal

   10:00 am 12/5/2012

   • by Marisa Guthrie

   After a year of surprising controversy, the executive tells THR about her approach to dealing with challenges: "You need to give everybody the chance to be heard, and then when you need to move, you need to move."Read more

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3. Singapore Outfit to Produce New China Doc for U.S. Audience

   11:10 am 12/4/2012

   • by Patrick Brzeski

   Singapore's Moving Bits is developing six-part series "The Eagle & the Dragon" funded by the China Intercontinental Communication Center to show similarities between Chinese and American life.Read more

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   Howard Hughes Medical Institute Makes Move into Science Documentary Arena

   7:53 am 11/26/2012

   • by Tatiana Siegel

   Dubbed Tangled Bank Studios, the new film and media production company will debut with a pair of documentaries for PBS.Read more

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   Man Who Accused Elmo Puppeteer Identified, His Criminal Record Uncovered

   6:07 pm 11/14/2012

   • by Aaron Couch

   Aspiring model and actor Sheldon Stephens was charged with robbing $250,000 worth of jewelry from his former boss at knife point. Read more

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   'Inventing David Geffen' Draws Rare A-Plus Crowd to L.A. Premiere

   1:04 am 11/14/2012

   • by Merle Ginsberg

   Cher, Warren Beatty, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are only a few of the Hollywood stars who celebrated the PBS documentary Tuesday.Read more

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   Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash 'Relieved' After Accuser Recants

   2:51 pm 11/13/2012

   • by Erin Carlson

   The "Sesame Street" performer took a leave from the PBS series after being accused of having sex with a minor.Read more

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   TiVo: Debate's Most Popular Moment Was Women's Pay Question (Video)

   3:47 pm 10/17/2012

   • by Paul Bond

   Mitt Romney's "binders full of women" line also a hot topic on talk radio: "There's no gaffe here," says Rush Limbaugh.Read more

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   Michael Gross' Bestseller '740 Park' Adapted by Alex Gibney (Exclusive)

   12:52 pm 10/11/2012

   • by Brandon Kirby

   The film version, "Park Avenue," will air worldwide as part of a documentary series, "Why Poverty?", on networks like PBS and BBC.Read more

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    Obama's Big Bird Ad Hits Mitt Romney as Soft on Wall Street (Video)

    8:02 am 10/9/2012

    • by Jordan Zakarin

    The GOP candidate made waves by saying that he'd cut subsidies for PBS despite his fondness for the "Sesame Street" character.Read more

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