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Daily Archives : Nov 17, 2008

Parker Latest in ESPN Campaign

Candace Parker of the WNBA is the latest athlete to be featured in ESPN’s long-running promo campaign for “SportsCenter,” the Los Angeles Times says. There have been 325 spots since 1995 and only a handful have featured women athletes. —Jon…

Maloof Talks Reality

The youngest brother of the Maloof family, Phil, talks with the Los Angeles Times about “Living Lohan,” a reality series featuring Maloof Music client Ali Lohan shot at Maloof family casino the Palms. The Maloofs are getting further into television…

‘Criminal Minds,’ ‘Numb3rs’ to Enter Syndication

CBS Television Distribution is setting up “Criminal Minds” and “Numb3rs” for syndication in late fringe beginning in 2010, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The two shows were pitched as replacements for “CSI: New York” and “CSI: Miami,” which will move exclusively…

Cable News, the Post Election Edition

Here’s another look at what will happen to the cable news outlets now that the election is over, this one from the New York Times. “The administration has changed, but the politics haven’t,” the paper quotes an ad executive as…

Curry Struggling Up Kilimanjaro

Getting to the ends of the earth isn’t as easy as it might look on television. Ann Curry, who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro as part of the “Today” show’s “Ends of the Earth” feature, told the Associated Press she didn’t think…

Media Cos. Donate to Laptop Project

News Corp., CBS and Time Warner are donating media time to the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child organization which is providing computers to kids in developing nations, the New York Times reports. —Jon Lafayette