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Daily Archives : Nov 11, 2008

NBC’s Identity Crisis

While CBS is the middle-of-the-road network, and ABC targets women with prime time soaps, NBC “lurches through the week with programs that have no connection,” Crain’s New York says. Under new programming chief Ben Silverman, the Peacock network remains in…

Viacom Keeps Times Square HQ

Viacom won’t be moving from its Times Square headquarters where MTV’s studios are located, the New York Post reports. The media giant renewed its lease on over 1 million square feet of office space at 1515 Broadway, the paper says….

Bart Tapped for Int’l Emmys

Roger Bart will serve as host of this month’s International Emmy Awards, Daily Variety reports. Sam Waterston and Jeff Goldblum will also present the International Emmy Founders Award to “Law & Order” creator Dick Wolf, the trade paper says. Among…

Actor Cromwell Hurt Biking

James Cromwell broke his collarbone and suffered a partially deflated lung in a fall off a bicycle over the weekend, the Associated Press reports. A spokeswoman for the actor told the wire service he might be able to complete his…

AEG Draws Viewers to Stages

AEG Live has been banking on the popularity of TV brands to generate concert ticket sales, Daily Variety reports. The live events producer has staged national tours of “American Idol” and will soon begin its “Dancing With the Stars” tour….

Artios Recognize ‘Damages,’ ‘Daisies’

“Damages” and “Pushing Daisies” drew the top honors at the Casting Society of America’s 24th Annual Artios Awards, the Hollywood Reporter says. Julie Tucker took the prize for “Damages” while Meg Liberman, Cami Patton and Jennifer Lare represented “Pushing Daisies.”…

KCET Ups Mary Mazur

KCET-TV has promoted Mary Mazur to executive VP and chief content producer for the public broadcasting station, Daily Variety reports. Mazur was already an executive VP of programming and production, and will now manage online programming initiatives for the Southern…

Tim McGraw to Host ‘SNL’

Country singer Tim McGraw is set to host “Saturday Night Live” on Nov. 22, the Associated Press says. McGraw is co-starring with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon in the upcoming holiday movie “Four Christmases.” —Jon Lafayette