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Heath Ledger Gets True Hollywood Story (NYP)
Heath Ledger is about to get the full James Dean treatment on TV. Ledger, who died of an accidental prescription drug overdose last January at age 28, is the subject of an E! True Hollywood Story next week — which promises to be just the beginning.

Family Guy creator, Google Teaming Up (NYT)
In September, Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy on television, will unveil a carefully guarded new project called Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. Unlike Family Guy, which is broadcast on Fox, this animation series will appear exclusively on the Internet. Google will syndicate the program using its AdSense advertising system.

Redstone's Next Move (Fortune)
Richard Siklos: It must be of particular consternation to the sometimes cantankerous Redstone — whose home office in Beverly Hills is outfitted with a stock quotation machine — that his companies' shares have continued to slump since the split of Viacom into two separate public entities at the beginning of 2006. The way I see it — and based on his past playbook — he has a few options.

MSNBC's Political Bet Pays Off (The Huffington Post)
MSNBC is a player in the cable news competition in a way it hasn't been before. The surge in viewership created by the presidential campaign has benefited MSNBC more than Fox News Channel or CNN, and Phil Griffin, the NBC News executive who oversees MSNBC, is pushing to consolidate those gains.

Gannett Reorganizes Newspaper Division (E&P)
Gannett Co. Inc. said Friday it is reorganizing its U.S. Community Publishing division, reducing the number of regional groups by one to four and seeing off two retiring top executives. Under the new structure, five regional groups have been reorganized into four: East, South, Interstate and West.

Top 10 Emmy Finalists Announced (B&C)
In an effort to curb leaks and rumors surrounding the Emmy Awards online, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences released the top 10 finalists in the best comedy and best drama series categories for this year's Emmys.