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· Apple and Amazon prepare for their cyberspace deathmatch in the movie downloading space. Pretend to care about where you will eventually download your copy of Talladega Nights. [Variety]
Katie Couric's maiden CBS Evening News broadcast delivers news timeslot ratings the likes of which haven't been seen since 1998. Plans are currently underway to have Couric inserted into all of the network's programming until the Nielsen surge dissipates. [THR]
Variety gives a little background on new Viacommies Philippe Dauman and Thomas Dooley so that we can start thinking of them as individuals, not just the faceless Redstone-puppets who replaced Tom Freston. [Variety]
Rebecca DeMornay gets a chance at HBO-assisted career rehabilitation (let's let Kudrow's failed pay-cable comeback fade from memory for a moment) by signing up for David Milch's new show, John from Cincinnati. [THR]
The Mask co-stars Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz will join up in the romantic comedy A Little Game, at least until Focus Features shuts down the project as the costs of filming Carrey's signature 100-takes-of-improv scenes get out of hand, claiming some kind of symbolic stand against escalating star salaries. [Variety]