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Univision Communications Inc. announced it has named a new vice president of sales. Effective immediately, Shari Post has the job. She will be based in the company’s New York office and will report to Steve Mandala, EVP of Advertising Sales….
The trade association TVB, which represents the local broadcast television industry, announced today that it has named Perry A. Sook as chairman. Sook, the founder, chairman, president and CEO of Nexstar Broadcasting Group, was elected to a two-year term (2017-2018)….
Press release from TVB, Jan. 4, 2017: TVB, the not-for-profit trade association of America’s local broadcast television industry, announced today that Perry A. Sook, Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), was elected to serve…
Megyn Kelly, who became one of the stars of the Fox News Channel as host of “The Kelly File,” is leaving the cable channel for a job with NBC. NBC News announced today that Kelly will anchor a new one-hour…
A TV and stage director whose many series credits included a long run in the 1960s on “Peyton Place” has died. The AP reports that Jeffrey Hayden died at home on Dec. 24 after undergoing treatment for cancer for a…
Convicted mass murderer Charles Manson is reportedly seriously ill and was moved from his cell in a state prison in California’s Central Valley to a hospital, The Los Angeles Times reports. The report cites a source saying Manson is seriously…
“When Harry Met Sally” star Meg Ryan has lined up her first major television role in 30 years, Variety reports. The actress will lead a comedy series that’s in the works at Epix, according to the report. Epix wasn’t commenting on the…
As 2016 became 2017 and deadlines arrived in retransmission consent negotiations, Hearst Television stations in 28 markets — a total of about 33 stations — went dark on DirecTV systems just after midnight on Jan. 1, as did about 14…
In his latest blog entry, TVWeek Open Mic contributor Chuck Ross writes about the time the movies lived in fear of television. It’s also the must-read story of a historic “for your consideration” campaign that’s a marketer’s delight. Please click…
Pop star Mariah Carey’s trainwreck appearance on the ABC special “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” is being called the first big entertainment controversy of 2017 after the singer stopped singing in the midst of her performance…