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NEWS ABOUT: spinoff

spinoff stories: 5 news summaries

 Slumdog 
 to Spin Off 
 Reality Show 

Show would focus on poverty-stricken Mumbai

Feb 5, 09 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Slumdog Millionaire, which centers around a reality show, may soon get a reality show of its own, E! reports. Secret Slumdog Millionaire, like its predecessor Secret Millionaire, would follow undercover richies handing out $100,000 in poor neighborhoods—except this time in Mumbai. “The millionaires who sign up will... More »

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reality TV • film • spin-off • spinoff • Slumdog Millionaire

 Gossip Girl Spinoff Set for May 

New show will flash back to the '80s

Jan 15, 09 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Gossip Girl fans, rejoice. After denying the rumors for months, the show’s producers now tell the Hollywood Reporter a spinoff is in the works. The new show will be set in the 1980s and tell the story Lily van der Woodsen—mom of Serena—and how fast times in... More »

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television • TV shows • TV series • spinoff • Gossip Girl • CW network

 Lehman 
 Employees 
 Feeling 
 the Pain 

With the share price plunging and no buyers on the horizon worry turns to fear

Sep 12, 08 8:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lehman Brothers employees who watched their colleagues at Bear Stearns lose their jobs earlier this year are preparing for a similar fate in an already clogged field, reports the New York Times. “Everyone is walking around like they have just been Tasered,” said one Lehman employee. Making matters... More »

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Bear Stearns • Lehman Brothers • takeover • share price • spinoff • financial crisis

 'Gossip Girl' Spin-Off Under Way 

Execs may tap co-star Taylor Momsen for leading role

Jun 11, 08 10:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Gossip Girl" producers are planning a spin-off series set at a girls' boarding school, Reuters reports. The CW drama’s Taylor Momsen or a new character to be introduced into the series this fall will likely land the leading role of the spin-off, inspired by the novel The It ... More »

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television • celebrity • spinoff • Gossip Girl • Taylor Momsen

As AOL Looks for Answers, Time Warner Hopes for Deal

The parent of the struggling Internet giant says AOL needs a partner

Mar 12, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - AOL’s efforts at launching an Internet ad-sales business—dubbed Platform A—continue to stumble, the New York Times reports. Parent Time Warner Monday fired another exec and yesterday said it’s willing to combine AOL with another company to jump-start the moribund division it’s already spent $1 billion... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • Time Warner • AOL • Microsoft • Jeffrey Bewkes • advertising sales • Platform A • dial-up Internet • spinoff

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