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Monthly Archives : May 2008

Kimmel to Appear on ‘Letterman’

Jimmy Kimmel, who appeared on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” during the Writers Guild of America strike, will be a guest on “Late Show With David Letterman” next week, Web site DeadlineHollywoodDaily reports. In addition to “Late Show,” Mr….

Discovery, Discover Talk Partnership

Discovery Channel parent Discovery Communications and Discover Magazine have had talks about partnering on some programming, MediaPost says. Both Discover, which had management changes last year, and Discovery, which has partnered with other print publications, denied the talks involved a…

Zellweger to Produce Lifetime Movie

Renee Zellweger will executive produce Lifetime movie “Living Proof,” which is based on the true story breast cancer drug developer Denny Slamon, the Hollywood Reporter says. The movie will feature Harry Connick Jr. as Mr. Slamon. Ms. Zellweger will not…

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…