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Idol Gives Back courtesy Fox

Fox's "Idol Gives Back" and HBO's The Addiction Project will each receive the Governors Award, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' highest honor, for "harnessing the power of television to inform viewers about two very significant issues."... History Channel has added three "bonus" episodes to Ice Road Truckers, cable's highest-rated nonscripted series, to air Aug. 17 at 3 pm/ET, Aug. 26 at 9 and Sept. 2 at 9.... This September TBS will launch TBS Hot Corner, an interactive broadband channel offering on-demand Major League Baseball news, interviews and other content, as well as expanded coverage during game telecasts.... USA has secured network-TV rights to The Bourne Ultimatum and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, to air as early as January 2010 and December 2009, respectively. The price tag? Twelve percent of the total domestic box office for each.

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Matt Webb Mitovich

Aug 7, 2007 10:18 AM

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Both Bourne Ultimatum and I pronounce Chuck and Larry are producted by Universal Studio. USA is owned by Universal NBC. It seems the right hand is giving money to the left hand. Does it make any business sense?!
Posted by john_c11 Aug 7, 2007 10:31 AM Report Abuse

So they bought the rights to air their movies on the networks that they own? How is that possible?
Posted by wycked Aug 7, 2007 10:38 AM Report Abuse

If you haven't had a chance to view Ice Road Truckers, you should give it a try. These truckers are riding on a road made of ice, at least 36 inches or more deep. They carry equipment up to the DeBeers Diamond Mines. They have actually had trucks go through the ice, either because the ice wasn't thick enough or it cracked. You can actually hear the ice cracking while the truckers are driving down this road. The ice road lasts normally 2 months. It gets down to 50 degree below zero sometimes. They have problems with their trucks because the gas or brake lines freeze up. Because of the low temperatures, if the drivers have trouble with their trucks, they have to work fast, so that they won't get frostbite. You have to obey the speed limits, because if you don't, the extra speed causes stress on the ice or you could crash into another truck coming in the opposite direction.

This has to be one of the craziest jobs I've ever seen. Why do they do it? Because they can make a year's worth of salary in those 2 months they're on the road.

Posted by Lady Bug

Aug 7, 2007 6:28 PM

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