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The CW and CBS Paramount Network Television are developing a remake of the 1990s FOX hit Melrose Place. The storyline has not been hashed out and a writer is being sought. This news comes after the pair collaborated on the current 90210, a spinoff of Beverly Hills, 90210 which also originally spawned Melrose Place. CBS Paramount owns the rights to Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place when it purchased Spelling TV. (Cynopsis 10/29)

With less than a week to go before the Nov. 4 presidential election, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. John McCain, R.-Ariz., will be heavying up on their cable schedules. Obama is scheduled to appear on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” tonight and on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” on Thursday, while McCain will have a sit-down tonight with Larry King on CNN. Multichannel News (10/28)

Universal Media Studios made a two-year exclusive first-look television development pact with Jennifer Lopez and her production company Nuyorican Productions, along with her producing partner Simon Fields. (Cynopsis 10/29)

Modern pirates. Japan’s robot invasion. America’s secret war – just a few of the stories tackled in the all-new season of Current TV’s “Vanguard,” which premiered last Wednesday, October 22 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. A new “Vanguard” report premieres each week on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT.  Tonight, check out the premiere of The Great American Detour, an intimate look at America via bus tour across the country.  In addition, the team will be including their twitter feeds on the site and conducting a live chat during the show.

In this election season, it’s a welcome departure to gather the opinions of our people, rather than our politicians.

Comcast announced today that it added 483,000 digital-phone customers, 417,000 digital-TV subscribers and 382,000 Internet customers during the third quarter. Overall, the company reported earnings of $771 million, a robust 38% increase, on revenue of $8.55 billion, a 10% bump. Reuters (10/29) , Google/The Associated Press (10/29) , OneTRAK (10/29) , BusinessWeek (10/28)

Disney-ABC Television Group signed a deal with Verizon to make primetime ABC shows such as Desperate Housewives and Lost available via FiOS TV’s video-on-demand service. The shows will be offered in HD for no charge one day after they premiere in the network with the ad-skipping feature disabled. ABC began testing its VOD service in Cox’s Orange County system last year. (Cynopsis 10/29)

Suddenlink Communications is working on an aggressive rollout schedule that will bring video-on-demand services to 23 of the company’s cable markets. The rollout began last month and relies on the Axiom On Demand content-delivery system from SeaChange International. Multichannel News (10/28)

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