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NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker and Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Co., squared off in court Thursday in the first hearing of their case over Bravo’s “Project Runway.” The two media titans are clashing because Weinstein has made a deal with Lifetime to move the show away from Bravo for its sixth season, scheduled to begin in November. Mediaweek/AdWeek (7/17)

Bravo’s debut of Project Runway on Wednesday at 9p attracted 1.8 million A18-49 viewers and 2.9 million total viewers. (Cynopsis 7/18)

Showtime is expected to announce today a series pickup for a dark comedy starring Edie Falco of “The Sopranos” fame, according to this report. Showtime, which is scheduled to present its latest programming choices at the Television Critics Association press tour today, has had the as-yet-untitled show on the fast track since February. The Hollywood Reporter (7/18)

E! renewed the 30m reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians for a third season. The series is produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions and Bunim-Murray Productions and the new season will premiere in first quarter 2009. (Cynopsis 7/18)

I will still be continued to be shocked that people watch this show.

A quarter of all TV homes in the U.S. now have digital video recorders, according to the latest data from Nielsen. The study also reports that 30% of DVR users have the device hooked up to more than one set in the house and that 53% have cable service. MediaPost Communications (7/17)

Dish Network managed to successfully launch the EchoStar 11 satellite into orbit this week, giving the service much needed capacity for additional HD channels. (Cynopsis 7/18)