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Apr 23 2009 8:20am EDT

Idle Chatter: MySpace, Nerve, 'Millionaire,' more

-As expected, Chris DeWolfe is out as CEO of MySpace. His co-founder, Tom Anderson, is expected to leave the social-networking site but hang around at News Corp. in some capacity. [LAT]

-Nerve.com's CEO, formerly of The Onion, is planning an advertiser-friendly remake for the highbrow sex site. [Fine on Media]

-Viacom is launching a new cable channel, a sister to BET, aimed at older African-American viewers. [NYT]

-Barry Diller's IAC is trying to sell Very Short List, the email newsletter about cultural must-haves started by Kurt Andersen. [NYP]

-ABC is bringing back Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Regis Philbin and all, for a 10th-anniversary run in primetime this summer. [AP]. □

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