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Nielsen: 2.1 Million TV Homes Still Digitally Disconnected

Nielsen says some 400,000 homes are no longer without a digital TV connection since the digital switchover, but that still leaves 2.1 million TV households unable to receive a DTV signal as of June 21, says Broadcasting & Cable. The…

Jeff Clarke Retiring from SF’s KQED

Jeff Clarke, president and CEO of San Francisco’s public broadcaster KQED since 2002, is retiring, the San Francisco Chronicle says. Clarke—who will stay in the job for one year, or until transition to a replacement is completed—vastly expanded the reach…

Berlanti, Levitan Slated for LATV Fest Luncheons

The LATV Fest will feature two prolific television writer-producers at its Industry Insight luncheons. TVWeek.com Editor Josef Adalian will moderate a discussion with Greg Berlanti (“Brothers & Sisters,” “Eli Stone,” “Everwood,” “Dawson’s Creek”) on July 8. Steven Levitan, creator of…

BBC, WGBH Team Up for ‘Emma,’ ‘Cranford 2’

BBC Worldwide Sales and Distribution and WGBH will co-produce “Emma” and “Cranford 2” for Masterpiece Classic. “Emma” will star Romola Garai as the title charachter, Sir Michael Gambon as her father and Jonny Lee Miller as Mr. Knightley. The two-part…

Daily Radio Show for Rosie O’Donnell

Former TV talk show host Rosie O’Donnell is coming back to the daily grind, but on radio, says the Associated Press. Beginning in the fall, she’ll host a daily radio show on satellite service Sirius XM Radio called “Rosie Radio.”…

Original Premiere Ratings Record for Telemundo

Telemundo’s new telenovela, “Los Victorinos,” was the Spanish-language network’s highest-rated original 10 p.m. premiere ever, Mediaweek says. The Tuesday premiere drew 995,000 viewers 18-49, according to Nielsen statistics, and 1.58 million total viewers. –Elizabeth Jensen

NBC’s ‘Leno Show’, Thursday Comedies Get Head Start

NBC will stick to a pretty traditional premiere week launch strategy this fall, with one big exception: Its Thursday comedy block will bow a week early. The network Thursday said it will serve up season premieres of most of its…

NBC West Coast Changes Imminent?

Jeff Zucker has been telling Hollywood privately that changes are headed to NBC’s programming ranks, most likely involving Ben Silverman, who has already been moved out of the entertainment side of the company and is now concentrating on corporate marketing,…

CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates; ‘Survivor’ Launches First Sept. 17

CBS will kick off most of its fall schedule during premiere week, but will give “Survivor: Samoa” a pre-season launch on Sept. 17. The network will debut the rest of its new and returning shows beginning Sept. 21 with its…

G4, Lucasfilm to Televise Live Comic-Con Panel; 20th Century Fox TV Announce Panels

G4 and Lucasfilm Ltd. are teaming up to present viewers the first-ever televised panel from San Diego Comic-Con International. “The Star Wars Spectacular!,” a two-hour special hosted by G4’s Olivia Munn and Kevin Pereira, will air July 25 at 2…