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Daily Archives : Jul 17, 2008

E! ‘Keeping Up’ With Kardashians for Third Season

E! Entertainment Television has renewed “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” for a third season premiering in the first quarter of 2009. The half-hour reality series was the No. 1 original series among women 18-49 in its Sunday night time slot…

CBS’ Moonves Will Testify Against Rather

CBS Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves and former CBS News President Andrew Heyward agreed to testify in a lawsuit filed by former anchor Dan Rather against the network, the New York Times reports, citing attorneys involved with the case. Heyward…

CNN.com Names Estenson Senior VP

CNN.com has tapped Kenneth Estenson as its senior vice president and general manager, effective Sept. 2. He will be based at CNN’s worldwide headquarters in Atlanta and will oversee all aspects of CNN.com’s business. Estenson currently is VP of digital…

Adalian Column: Enough Emmy Excuses

If Emmy voters had a message for the broadcast networks this year, it was this: No more excuses. The breakthroughs by basic cable’s AMC and FX—along with strong showings by ad-supported networks such as TNT, USA, Bravo, Sci Fi and…

Siegenthaler Joins Family PR Firm

Former NBC News and MSNBC anchor John Siegenthaler has joined Siegenthaler Public Relations, a Nashville-based firm founded by his late uncle Tom and run by his cousin Courtney. Mr. Siegenthaler, who left NBC News as a result of one of…

How Does It Feel to Be Nominated?

“We’re very proud. We’re very proud of the network,” Matthew Weiner, creator of “Mad Men,” said of the show’s 16 nominations. “Mad Men” is one of the first two basic-cable series nominated for best drama, but Mr. Weiner said he…

Vorhaus Named President of Magid

Mike Vorhaus has been promoted to president of Magid Advisors. Mr. Vorhaus, a 14-year veteran of the strategic consulting firm, most recently was senior VP and managing director of new media and strategy, where he was instrumental in developing the…

Collier Thrilled to See AMC’s Talent Rewarded by TV Academy

AMC, not so long ago a humble cable channel running classic movies, racked up the most Emmy nominations of any ad-supported cable network with 20. The nominations came not only for the already widely acclaimed “Mad Men,” but for Bryan…

‘Scrubs’ Paged for Season Nine

ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson told reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour that “Scrubs’” upcoming eighth season may not be the last, TVWeek reports. Executive producer Bill Lawrence said that even if it isn’t the show’s final year,…

SAG, AMPTP Mum on Meeting

After their off-the-record session on Wednesday, both SAG and the AMPTP declined to discuss matters discussed during their meeting, Daily Variety reports. With a contract agreement still up in the air, feature films are delaying the start of production in…