CNN Middle East correspondent Aneesh Raman has decided to leave the network and journalism, TVNewser reports. In a note announcing his departure, Raman did not reveal what his next career step will be, the Web site says. —Vlada Gelman
BBC America will add “Robin Hood” to its BBC America HD lineup this fall, Multichannel News reports. A high-definition “sneak peek” of “Robin Hood’s” first season will be featured on DirecTV’s Channel 101 and Time Warner Cable’s HD Showcase on…
National Geographic Channel’s two-hour premiere of “Stonehenge Decoded” on Sunday averaged 1.38 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. In its premiere airing from 9-11 p.m. ET, “Stonehenge” averaged a 1.37 household rating and a 0.92 in persons 25-54; that…
“Mad Men” and “The Wire” are among the top nominees for the 2008 Television Critics Association Awards, Zap2it reports. The program of the year nominees are “John Adams,” “Lost,” “Friday Night Lights,” “Mad Men,” “Ken Burns’ The War” and “The…
Time Warner Cable has named Gail MacKinnon as executive VP and chief government relations officer, Multichannel News reports. She will lead Time Warner Cable’s public policy strategy, the newspaper says. MacKinnon is currently senior VP of global public policy for…
Steve Mulderrig has been named senior vice president of Grabix, the Nielsen Co.’s multimedia research tool. Mr. Mulderrig joins Nielsen from Tribune Entertainment Co., where he most recently was executive VP of domestic and cable sales. Before Tribune, he worked…
AMC’s “Mad Men” will be featured in window displays at Bloomingdale’s in 14 locations, Media Daily News reports. The department store also will feature in-store visuals, audio excerpts from the soundtrack, “Mad On” one-liners and a shop dedicated to the…
U.K.-based Taylor Nelson Sofres and German firm GfK AG have agreed to merge, creating the second largest global market research firm, Mediaweek reports. The merged company will be called TNS-GfK and will have an estimated revenue of $4.2 billion, with…
Caroline Scollard-Taplett has been promoted to vice president and general manager of WPBF-TV, the Hearst-Argyle Television-owned ABC affiliate serving Florida’s Palm Beaches. Ms. Scollard-Taplett most recently was general sales manager for the station, which she joined in 1994 as a…
Sinclair Broadcast Group and Insight Communications have made a three-year extension agreement that will cover analog and digital carriage of four of Sinclair’s stations, Mediaweek reports. The extension covers good the period Jan. 1, 2009, to Dec. 31, 2011, the…