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Funny people Fred Willard and Kerri Kenney of “Reno 911!” are set to appear in a “Pushing Daisies” episode airing in November, Entertainment Weekly reports. The episode will feature Willard as a famous illusionist with Kenney playing his assistant. —Christopher…
In an unusual partnership, satellite provider DirecTV and National Cable Communications have joined forces to sell spots on select regional sports networks. The partnership will affect nine major U.S. markets, including Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas, reports Broadcasting & Cable….
Ion Television, which has almost 100 TV stations in the U.S., has picked up “NCIS” in a syndication agreement with CBS Television Distribution, TVNewsday reports. “NCIS” is in its sixth season on CBS currently and the acquisition fits into Ion’s…
Christina Applegate, star of ABC’s hit “Samantha Who?,” is cancer-free just weeks after being diagnosed with the disease, TV Guide is reporting. The actress underwent a double mastectomy to ensure no traces of cancer were left.
John McCain is scheduled to appear on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” on Monday, the same day the Democratic National Convention begins in Denver, the Washington Post reports. Olympic swimmer Dara Torres also is scheduled to appear. —Christopher Perez
General Electric Chairman Jeffrey Immelt told CNBC last week that the company will continue making cable deals, TVNewser reports. Immelt promised future cable pacts along the lines of the partnership between its NBC Universal and the Weather Channel. GE is…
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will posthumously honor sports reporting legend Jim McKay during its annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony, reports Broadcasting & Cable. McKay died in June at the age of 86. The ceremony,…
Mediaweek says Food Network is launching a $3 million, three-week multimedia marketing campaign starting Friday aimed directly at its core audience: women. More specifically, women 25 to 54 with an upscale lifestyle. The network is introducing its two newest personalities,…
A Georgian television news reporter suffered a minor wound from a Russian sniper’s bullet while she reported live from that country’s occupied town of Gori, London’s Evening Standard reports. Tamara Urushadze was in the middle of her dispatch when she…