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Jul 09 2008 12:00am EDT

Idle Chatter: Actors' Strike Recedes, more

-The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) voted to approve a new collective contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), leaving the Screen Actors Guild, which opposes the terms the producers are offering, in a pickle. [DHD]

-Last week, ABC's World News with Charles Gibson recorded its lowest viewership levels since the modern ratings era began. [TVNewser]

-Google is having a tough time getting advertisers interested in YouTube ads. [WSJ]

-Ashley Alexandra Dupré, Eliot Spitzer's favored lady of the night, is developing a reality dating show. [E!]. □

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