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Former top Turner Broadcasting and NBC executive Scott Sassa has been named president of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication, the company said Thursday. Mr. Sassa will be overseeing the group responsible for Hearst’s interests in cable television networks, including ESPN, Lifetime,…
ABC is taking on Fox’s warm-and-fuzzy “American Idol” with the documentary reality series “Homeland Security USA.” The network announced today that the series, from “Scared Straight” producer Arnold Shapiro, will air Tuesdays at 8 starting Jan. 6. The network has…
As part of a growing trend to measure online audiences in a more detailed fashion, Disney-ABC Television Group said it is rolling out online measurement tools from Quantcast across its Web properties, including for its full-episode player on ABC.com. The…
Viacom announced its long anticipated staff cutback on Thursday, saying it was reducing its workforce by 7%, or 850 jobs, as part of a restructuring designed to reduce costs to fit recessionary economic conditions. The company is also suspending pay…
CNN correspondent and anchor Miles O’Brien is leaving the network as it closes its science, space, environment and technology unit, TVNewser reports. O’Brien has been the news network’s chief technology and environmental correspondent since April 2007. The network says it…
Josh Howard, VP of long-form for CNBC, announced that he will leave the cable network when his contract expires next week, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The announcement comes just one day after the unit that has been overseen by Howard…
NBC Universal has begun cutting staff amid a faltering economy, people familiar with the matter said. So far, approximately 30 staffers in the advertising sales department have been told they are losing their jobs, said the sources, who requested anonymity….
People.com is reporting that Cobie Smulders of CBS’ “How I Met Your Mother” is expecting her first child with her boyfriend, actor Taran Killiam. Her “HIMYM” co-star, Alyson Hannigan, announced her pregnancy just over a month ago. No word on…
NBC’s new Tony Robbins reality project is being produced by Reveille, people familiar with the matter said Monday. The network has been keeping a tight lid on details surrounding the potential series, which was first reported by TVWeek Sunday. Its…