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Acting as producer, writer, director and cameraman, Mr. Sabol created the images and sounds N.F.L. Films became famous for.

In this Animal Planet special, the carcass of a hippopotamus provides dining challenges and rewards to other animals in Zambia.

The magazine attracted millions of viewers to its parceled-out videos of Mitt Romney talking at a fund-raiser.

Ric Burns’s “Death and the Civil War,” part of “American Experience” on PBS, looks at the unprecedented number who died in the fighting.

A new boxed set of comedy DVDs, “Steve Martin: The Television Stuff,” illustrates his evolution from a comedian working in intimate settings to one playing to a mass audience.

A former soap-opera writer finds a new line of work — as a writing coach for high school students applying to colleges.

They will substitute for Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green next spring. It is evidence, along with the news of new big-name judges for "American Idol," that stars are eager to hitch themselves to TV talent shows.

The debate between the hosts of "The Daily Show" and "The O'Reilly Factor," called "The Rumble in The Air-Conditioned Auditorium," will take place on Oct. 6 in Washington and will be broadcast on the Internet.

Also, the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street is celebrated with a protest march in Lower Manhattan that led to arrests of 181, including five journalists.

The Italian apparel company is known for its provocative ads, but in this case the company is also going to spend $650,000 for awards for projects proposed by unemployed young people.

"We need to have the French point of view," said Xavier Romatet, president of Condé Nast France. "We need to be much more close to the French culture."

The show's new superstar-stocked judging panel, including Ms. Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban, met the press on Monday.