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Daily Archives : May 1, 2008

Original Video: Objectifying Web Beefcake

Objectifying Web cuties is going co-ed. Thousands of readers are checking out the first annual Hottest Male Web Host tournament on Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute page on TVWeek.com. As self-proclaimed “equal-opportunity objectifier” Daisy Whitney explains in this video, she…

Ion Presents Prime-Time, Movie Lineups

Ion Television, the nation’s largest broadcast television station group, announced a new set of programming initiatives for the 2008-09 season Thursday at its upfront presentation in New York. Under the new network branding motto “Positively Entertaining,” Ion introduced a slate…

Nielsen Lays Out DTV Plans

Nielsen Media Research has issued a nine-page letter to its clients detailing its plan for the digital TV transition, AdWeek reports. Nielsen assures that “most homes” in its audience rating sample will be equipped to receive digital signals by the…

PTC Urges CBS Affiliates to Cut ‘Dexter’

The Parents Television Council is pushing members to contact CBS-affiliated stations and ask them to preempt this Sunday’s episode of “Dexter,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The two-hour season finale of the off-Showtime show, which features a serial killer-turned-detective, is set…

Cox, National Lampoon Enter Vegas PPV Deal

Cox Communications and National Lampoon have partnered to provide original classic content and new films on a pay-per-view basis to more than 80,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas, Multichannel News reports. National Lampoon’s feature film library will provide the programming…

‘Deadliest Catch’ Hooks Viewers

Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” drew its second-largest audience for its fourth season premiere on April 29, Multichannel News reports. The program pulled in more than 3.5 million viewers and a 2.53 rating, the newspaper says. Discovery Channel said the current…

Sen. Clinton to Appear on ABC’s ‘This Week’

ABC’s “This Week” will interview Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton this Sunday, TVNewser.com reports. The live broadcast from Indianapolis will take the form of a town hall meeting with questions from host George Stephanopoulos, invited guests and voters in North…

‘Project Runway’ Goes Bicoastal

“Project Runway” will split its time between New York and Los Angeles for the sixth season on Lifetime, Entertainment Weekly reports, citing unnamed sources. The change comes in a move to accommodate host Heidi Klum’s schedule and home life, the…

Lohan Gets ‘Ugly’?

Lindsay Lohan is in negotiations to guest star on the May 22 season finale of “Ugly Betty,” TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello reports, citing unnamed sources. Producers also are talking to Lohan’s representatives about coming back for an eight-episode arc next…

ABC Family Preps 3 Summer Series

ABC Family is touting two things most advertisers crave: original programming year-round and viewers who pay attention to commercials. With the Writers Guild of America strike cutting into its development time, ABC Family will have three new original series airing…