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Monthly Archives : May 2008

Giuliani to Guest Host ‘Scoreboard’

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will guest host “America’s Nightly Scoreboard” on Fox Business Network, TVNewser.com reports. The Giuliani-hosted hour will be broadcast live tonight at 7 p.m. ET with a replay scheduled for 10 p.m. ET, the…

NBC’s Silverman: Broadcast to Be Event-Driven

In 15 years, broadcast television will only be useful for high-profile live events like the Super Bowl, awards shows and programs like “American Idol,” Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment, said during a keynote interview at the TelevisionWeek Upfront Summit…

Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ Hits Convention Road

Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” will tape from Denver and St. Paul during the Democratic and Republican National Conventions later this year. The Peabody Award-winning parody news show previously took its production on the road to cover…

Gordon Joins Initiative USA

Media buyer Initiative USA named Todd Gordon as senior VP, director of national broadcast. Mr. Gordon joins the agency from MediaCom. The addition of Mr. Gordon allows Initiative to promote Kris Magel, who joined the agency last year, to executive…

AT&T Starts Mobile-Phone TV Service

AT&T next week will start television service for mobile phones that will include programming form CBS, NBC, Fox and Comedy Central, the Wall Street Journal reports. The service will be available in 58 U.S. markets, the Journal says. — Danny…

Redstone Punchy About CBS Fights

Viacom and CBS Chairman Sumner Redstone was critical of CBS CEO Leslie Moonves’ decision to air mixed-martial arts fighting on the network, the Hollywood Reporter says. Speaking on a panel in Beverly Hills, Mr. Redstone said he didn’t think it…

Strike Costing Dramas Viewers

As broadcast networks schedules return to close to normal, drama series are registering some of their lowest ratings ever, the New York Times says. On the other hand, CBS’s Monday night comedies have bounced back well.

Studios Blast SAG Demands

As contract talks stall, the major studios criticized demands made by the Screen Actors Guild as unreasonable and unrealistic, Daily Variety reports. On its Web site, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers posted an update with the message…

Cablevision to Bid $650 Mil. on Newsday

Cablevision will make a $650 million bid for Long Island newspaper Newsday, or about $70 million more than competing offers from Mortimer Zuckerman and Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. the New York Times reports, citing people familiar with the situation it…

‘Idol’ in Rehearsal Controversy

“American Idol” judge Paula Abdul, who on Tuesday’s show made comments about a performance that yet to take place, admitted that the judges sometimes view parts of the contestants’ dress rehearsal and factor them into their comments, the New York…