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Daily Archives : Jan 23, 2008

TelevisionWeek Blankets NATPE Next Week

TelevisionWeek and TVWeek.com are all over next week’s annual convention of the National Association of Television Program Executives. Check TVWeek.com for exclusive video interviews of key syndication executives by TVWeek staffers Chris Pursell, James Hibberd, Daisy Whitney and Greg Baumann….

NBC: Pilot Script Orders Will Be Honored

On the heels of competitors cutting their pilot scripts orders due to the ongoing writers strike, NBC Universal executives said Wednesday they will honor their fall deals. “This has been a very tough period for all of us—networks, studios, writers—and…

MySpace Puts Archival BBC Content on Site

Social networking site MySpace formed a partnership with the BBC to bring archival short-form content to MySpaceTV. The deal is the first such global agreement between MySpaceTV and a major broadcaster, MySpace said. Under the deal, MySpace users can visit…

Lycos Taps Pixsy to Power Video Search

Video search service Pixsy struck a deal with Lycos to power video and image search across Lycos. Lycos will use Pixsy to let users search for the latest Web videos and photos. As a video search engine, Pixsy competes with…

‘Better Living’ Segments Debut in March

Litton Entertainment will debut “Better Living,” a series of one-minute segments on environmental friendliness and sustainability, in March. These reports, hosted by Jill Cordes, will be available exclusively to one TV station per market. Ms. Cordes has hosted HGTV’s “My…

‘Life’ Makes History for Cable Channel

The History Channel’s special “Life After People” on Monday generated the biggest audience in the cable network’s history. The show was seen by 5.4 million viewers and drew a 3.9 household rating, also a record for the History Channel. “Life…

‘Mike and Juliet’ Gets Second Season

Twentieth Television has renewed “The Morning Show With Mike and Juliet” for a second go-round, clearing all of the top 15 markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia, for the 2008-09 season. The rookie series, which is averaging…

‘Martha Stewart’ Clears 85% of U.S.

NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution has boosted renewal clearances for “The Martha Stewart Show” in more than 85% of the country for its fourth season in national syndication. The series has been sold to the NBC Local Media stations in…

‘Psych’ Speaks Spanish in Telemundo Airing

USA Network said it will share an episode of one of its original shows, “Psych,” with Telemundo, a sister network also owned by NBC Universal. An episode called “Lights, Camera … Homicidio” will air Friday on USA at 10 p.m….

Versus Extends Hockey Deal Through 2011

Versus has exercised an option to extend its agreement to carry National Hockey League games through the 2010-11 season. Versus reportedly pays $72.5 million a year for NHL rights and will pay slightly more over the next three years. Hockey…