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Monthly Archives : October 2008

Police Have Evidence in Killing of Anchorwoman

Arkansas police have evidence that may help them find the killer of Little Rock, Ark., anchorwoman Anne Pressly, who died Oct. 25 after being beaten in her home five days earlier, the Associated Press reports. Authorities have identified an “individual”…

Meredith’s Broadcast Sales Down 6.7%

Meredith’s fiscal first-quarter broadcast revenue fell 6.7% from a year earlier to $70 million as a weakening U.S. economy cut advertising in the automotive and retail industries, TVNewsday reports. The TV station owner had to depend more on categories such…

Lopez, Jakes to Get Syndicated Shows

Comedian George Lopez and Bishop T.D. Jakes are nearing agreements get their shows picked up for first-run syndication, TVNewsday reports. Mr. Jakes, who’s based out of Dallas church The Potter’s House and has had sermons broadcast on Black Entertainment Television,…

Barkley, Fox Trade Elbows in the Paint

Ex-basketball star and outspoken TNT commentator Charles Barkley called Fox News Channel “corrupt” while a Fox News spokesperson called Barkley a “shill” for the Time Warner-owned TNT and said he needed the job to cover gambling debts, Broadcasting & Cable…

USA Delays New ‘Criminal Intent’ Episodes Until Q1

USA Network said it is pushing back the launch of new original episodes of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” to the first quarter of 2009. The network has planned to begin airing “L&O: CI” on Nov. 7. With the new…

Spinoff Cut Into Scripps Networks Q3 Earnings

Scripps Networks Interactive said third-quarter earnings were slightly lower because of costs associated with splitting off from newspaper company E.W. Scripps. Scripps, which runs cable channels HGTV, Food Network, DIY, Fine Living and Great American Country as well as a…

MSNBC Unveils New ‘Rachel Maddow’ Web Site

MSNBC and msnbc.com have launched a new Web site for “The Rachel Maddow Show” at www.rachel.msnbc.com. Visitors to the site can watch “The Rachel Maddow Show” on any platform whenever they want, embed segments into their own Web sites and…

McDonnell on ‘Grey’s,’ Not ‘Galactica’

Mary McDonnell will be appearing on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” starting Nov. 13, but is unlikely to be in Sci Fi Network’s “Battlestar Galactica” movie, Entertainment Weekly says. Additionally, Katie Holmes likely will reappear on ABC’s “Eli Stone,” the magazine says….

BBC Suspends Russell Brand for Prank Calls

The BBC has indefinitely suspended actor and comedian Russell Brand, along with fellow comedian Jonathan Ross, for leaving what it says were lewd phone messages for actor Andrew Sachs that were broadcast Oct. 18 on Brand’s radio show, the Associated…

CBS Earnings Likely Hit by Ad Slump

CBS, which reports earnings Thursday, is likely to see its earnings cut the most by television’s advertising cutbacks because it is no longer part of a conglomerate with earnings from non-broadcast TV advertising, Daily Variety reports. CBS, which split from…