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Friday, May 9, 2008

CW Sells Sunday Night to Outside Programmer

CW is set to announce that it is turning over its Sunday-night air to Media Rights Capital, an independent company... More »

Thursday, May 8, 2008

ABC Renews McPherson's Contract

ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson has signed a new four-year deal with the network, putting to rest months of speculation... More »

Warner Bros. International Hires Brehm

Warner Bros. International Television Distribution has hired Jim Brehm as the company’s senior vice president of sales for Asia/Pacific, Canada... More »

Upfront Bound? Bookmark This Map!

The annual upfront advertising market may be more bewildering than ever this year, but that doesn’t mean you need to... More »

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Network Affiliate Marketing Meetings to Coincide With Promax/BDA

Broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC are planning to hold their affiliate marketing meetings at this year’s Promax/BDA conference June... More »

NBCU Ups Casino to Senior VP

Bruce Casino has been promoted to senior vice president of cable and ancillary sales at NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution.... More »

NBC Local Media Builds Out New York Hub

WNBC-TV, the NBC Universal flagship station in New York City, plans to launch a 24-hour local news channel on a... More »

FCC Sets Wilmington, N.C., as Digital-Switch Test Market, Sources Say

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is set to announce Thursday that the agency will run a test of the... More »

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Actors, Companies Break Off Labor Talks

Labor talks between the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers hit a roadblock as... More »

FCC Urged to Look Into Pentagon Analysts

The Federal Communications Commission is the latest federal agency being asked by members of Congress to investigate the Pentagon’s use... More »

'O'Reilly' Gets Rise Out of Clinton

Two nights of Hillary Clinton on “The O’Reilly Factor” pushed Fox News Channel into third place among all basic cable... More »

Exclusive Video: The Recession Upfront?

Economic storms are looming on the horizon, clouding the outlook for this year’s upfront advertising market. At TVWeek’s Upfront... More »

Monday, May 5, 2008

WB Puts ‘Pirro’ in Afternoon Block on The CW

Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution will create a daily two-hour afternoon programming block this fall in tandem with The CW.... More »

Emmis Sells New Orleans Station to Saints Owner

Emmis Communications Corp. has signed an agreement to sell Fox affiliate WVUE-TV in New Orleans to Tom Benson, owner of... More »

Magical Elves Sets Up Shop at NBCU

NBC Universal may have lost “Project Runway,” but it’s keeping a tight grip on the production company that helped create... More »

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