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Monthly Archives : January 2008

Crocmedia Names Prenner VP

Amy Prenner has joined Crocmedia America as vice president of communications for the West Coast. She most recently was unit publicist for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” “Amy Prenner will significantly boost Crocmedia’s quality PR services and cutting-edge counsel to its…

Chart: National Sports Ratings for Week of Jan. 14-20

National Ratings for Week of Jan. 14-20, 2008 Event Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Rating Wednesday, Jan. 16 PGA Golf (Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 1st Rd.) Golf Channel 0.2 0.0 Thursday, Jan. 17 PGA Golf (Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 2nd…

Comcast to Shutter AZN in April

Comcast is closing down its AZN Television network, which targeted Asian American viewers. The cable giant said the channel failed to attract enough advertising and other revenue to make it economically viable. “AZN Television’s last day of broadcasting will be…

WGA Strike Roundup: Friday, Jan. 25

ABC Joins Other Nets in Scripted Cutbacks ABC announced that it is cutting back on its scripted programming order for the 2008-09 season, Daily Variety reports. ABC joins Fox, CBS and the CW in making that announcement. NBC, on the…

Syndication Moves Online, and Back to Screen

Top Producers Take Advantage of Web to Build Brands

Tornante Cooks Up Book-Related Web Series

Michael Eisner’s new-media studio the Tornante Co. is launching a Web and mobile phone video project in conjunction with publishing house G.P. Putnam’s Sons’ newest Robin Cook novel, “Foreign Body.” The Web series in support of the book will debut…

NPR’s Kernis Joins CNN/U.S. as Managing Editor

A day after National Public Radio told its staff that Jay Kernis was leaving his post as senior VP of programming to return to television, CNN/U.S. announced he will take its newly created position of managing editor on Feb. 4….

Connection III’s ‘Hollywood’ Reaches Out

Connection III Entertainment Corp.’s weekly entertainment newsmagazine “Made in Hollywood” is sold in more than 75% of the U.S., reaching an average of nearly 4 million viewers. The show was picked up by ABC affiliates KGTV in San Diego, KMGH-TV…

Fox Won’t Sell Super Bowl Ads to Candidates

There may be ads for beer, cars and computers on the Super Bowl, but there won’t be any for presidential candidates. Fox has put an end to speculation that one or more of the presidential candidates might use the highest-rated…

Fox’s ‘Bones’ Sold to TNT

Twentieth Television has sold Fox’s “Bones” to TNT as part of a multiyear licensing deal. The procedural drama will make its cable debut Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 10 p.m. “Bones,” about a forensic anthropologist working with the FBI to solve…