Discovery, Hasbro ready Hub network for launch (Reuters)

Reuters – Discovery Communications and toy maker Hasbro Inc said on Wednesday their new joint-venture cable network The Hub, to launch next month, would target an under-served market of children aged 11 and younger.

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MTV’s ‘Snooki’ fined $500 for annoying beachgoers (AP)

AP – Calling her “a Lindsay Lohan wannabe,” a judge fined “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi $500 on Wednesday and ordered her to perform community service after she pleaded guilty to disturbing others on a beach in July.

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Top broadcast TV programs for Aug. 30-Sept. 5 (AP)

AP – Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Aug. 30-Sept. 5. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

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He’s a She: Sarah Ruhl’s Take on Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’ Begins in NYC (Playbill)

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Francesca Faridany, late of Broadway’s The 39 Steps, plays the title role of an Elizabethan man who transforms into a woman in the Sept. 8 New York City premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s Orlando for Classic Stage Company.

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Paley Center says new TV awards show set for 2012 (AP)

AP – The Emmys aren’t the only big TV-honors game anymore.

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Nielsen: Univision hits a TV ratings milestone (AP)

AP – Television’s Spanish-language Univision network has reached a historic milestone.

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Shannon steps into Broadway’s ‘Promises, Promises’ (AP)

AP – “Saturday Night Live” veteran Molly Shannon will make her Broadway debut when she steps into the revival of “Promises, Promises” next month.

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Spain’s Alejandro Sanz among top Latin Grammy nominees (Reuters)

Reuters – Superstar Spaniard Alejandro Sanz and three other singer-songwriters from Mexico, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic led the field of contenders unveiled on Wednesday for the 11th annual Latin Grammys with four nominations each.

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Guerra, Sanz lead Latin Grammy nominations (AP)

AP – The Latin Grammy nominations spread the love between established artists and newcomers, nominating songwriters Juan Luis Guerra and Alejandro Sanz in four categories each.

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CNN names Piers Morgan as Larry King’s replacement (AP)

AP – British tabloid veteran Piers Morgan, hired by CNN to start as Larry King’s replacement as a prime-time interviewer in January, promised that he “came here to win.”

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