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Daily Archives : May 15, 2008

Seacrest Hires Tony Novia as Media VP

Ryan Seacrest named former Universal Motown/Universal Republic executive Tony Novia as his production company’s vice president of media development, Daily Variety reports. Ryan Seacrest Productions will produce NBC reality show “Momma’s Boy,” the newspaper says. –Danny King

Fox ‘Fringe’ Marketing Starts … Now!

Fox is so high on its new J.J. Abrams-produced drama “Fringe,” it’s planning to begin the marketing push for the show early. Real early. As in today. In what may be an unprecedented move, Fox will begin the marketing campaign…

CBS Corp. to Buy CNET for $1.8 Bil

CBS Corp., looking to further change its reputation as one of the most traditional television companies, has agreed to acquired CNET Networks Inc. for about $1.8 billion. CBS says the acquisition will make it one of the 10 most popular…