• Variety, Thursday, May 7, 2009 9:30 AM

HBO has sold the off-net syndication rights to "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Entourage" to Tribune stations, with telecasts to begin in fall 2010. Because of the language and content of the shows, both series will have to be edited to accommodate broadcast standards.

Episodes will air on Tribune's 23 stations in 17 markets, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Both series will run in strip form. All seven seasons of "Curb" and six seasons of "Entourage" will be aired under the terms of the three-year deal.

"With the pipeline of future off-net comedies diminishing, this is an opportunity to offer two critically acclaimed programs that are first-run to most viewers," says Sean Compton, Tribune senior VP. Earlier this week, cable network Spike TV also acquired off-net rights to "Entourage."

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