• The Hollywood Reporter, Sunday, October 10, 2010 10:42 PM

Reality producer, radio personality and "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest is in early talks with talent agency CAA and entertainment company AEG about jointly launching a new cable network, which is music, pop culture and lifestyle-oriented. Seacrest is likely to have some kind of on-air presence in the venture. Seacrest is expected to operate as an influential partner rather than serve as the face of the network.

The network would pull programming from AEG's worldwide concert and live venue assets (such as the Staples Center, L.A. Live and The 02 in London), and leverage Seacrest's entertainment industry relationships and insight as a reality producer. Sources stress that Seacrest's work on E! will continue and that the new channel will not be programmed as a competitor to E! -- where Seacrest executive produces and co-anchors "E! News," and produces the network's top-rated series "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."

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