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Hearst Hires George Kliavkoff

Hearst Entertainment & Syndication has hired George Kliavkoff as executive VP and deputy group head, MediaWeek reports. Kliavkoff most recently was chief digital officer for NBC Universal, the magazine reports. Kliavkoff left NBC Universal last year after helping with the…

NAB to Honor Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore will receive the NAB Distinguished Service Award at this year’s NAB Show, scheduled for next month in Las Vegas. The National Association of Broadcasters will present the award to Ms. Moore as part of the all-industry opening…

Telemundo Begins Meeting With Clients

Telemundo said it will begin meeting with clients later this month, ahead of the network’s upfront presentations, which could lead to more brand integration with products while programs are still in the development phase, MediaPost reports. The brand integration could…

Ex-Broadcast Exec Paul Hughes Dies

Former broadcasting executive Paul M. Hughes died March 11 at the age of 70, TVNewsday reports. Hughes served as chairman of Hughes Broadcasting Partners and OG Holdings until 2000, the site says. Before that, he was also president of King…

Michael Kohn Joins Dick Clark Productions

Dick Clark Productions has named Michael Kohn senior VP of business operations and general counsel. The newly created position will find Mr. Kohn acting as a liaison with network and studio legal teams on new and existing projects. In addition,…

FCC Allows Some Stations to Make Digital Switch April 16

The Federal Communications Commission is giving a reluctant go-ahead to a new round of early DTV switchovers, telling stations they can terminate their analog signals starting April 16, but imposing more conditions on network affiliates. The FCC said the network…

FCC Pulls WYLE-TV License

The FCC has pulled the broadcasting license for WYLE-TV in Florence, Ala., Broadcasting & Cable reports. Station owner ETC Communications pulled the station off the air in February 2007 because of operating costs, the publication said. In order to avoid…

More TV Ad Spending Helped Banks

New research from financial services firm Aite Group finds that the top fourth of the best-performing U.S. retail banks from 2006-2008 were those with the biggest TV spending ad budgets, Advertising Age reports. Aite tracked spending from 32 of the…

Grammys Ceremony Scheduled for Jan. 31

Next year’s Grammys ceremony will take place a week earlier, moving music’s biggest night to the month of January, the Associated Press reports. The 52nd annual ceremony will air Jan. 31 live on CBS from Los Angeles’ Staples Center, the…

19 Broadcasters on Moody’s ‘Bottom-Rung’ List

Nineteen broadcast companies out of 283 companies have been included in Moody’s quarterly “bottom-rung” list, which includes those organizations predicted to have trouble repaying their loans within the next year, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Among those broadcasters are Univision Communications,…