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HD programming picks for June 12-18: “Swingtown,” “High Fidelity,” “Weeds” “Swingtown” (CBS). Thurs., June 12, 10 p.m. New series about Chicago-area swingin’ couples of the ’70s is already getting attention from parental watchdog groups. Extra credit for naming the episode…
Robert Doodian has been promoted to senior VP of corporate employee relations and staffing for Cablevision Systems Corp. He will oversee employee services, staffing functions and international communications for all of Cablevision’s business units, including Rainbow Media Holdings, News 12…
The seventh annual Positively Outstanding Programming (Pop) Awards saw a diverse group of networks and individuals take home honors for exceptional HIV/AIDS-related cable television. The ceremony was held June 10 in New York at the Time Warner Center, hosted by…
Cable and satellite television network ReelzChannel has promoted two of its executives to vice president positions. Juli Biondi and Chris Pulis have been promoted to vice president of broadcast/localization and production operations, respectively. They have been employed in an executive…
GoTV Networks and talent agency CESD will partner to combine the efforts of the company’s production studio, GoTV Productions, and its multiplatform distribution network with CESD’s roster of A-list clients. The two companies will create short-form serialized brand-support content for…
Comcast Entertainment Group has promoted John Najarian to executive vice president of digital media and business development. Mr. Najarian will be responsible for mobile, broadband and emerging businesses for Comcast networks E! Entertainment, Style Network and G4. He joined Comcast…
John McCain’s campaign says it is buying the first post-primary TV advertisements of the presidential election, making the buy on cable networks including Fox News Channel, CNN and Lifetime. The campaign will use the time to give national airing to…
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” and Game 3 of the NBA finals proved to be a winning combination Tuesday, when ABC won the night with an average of nearly 10 million viewers and a dramatic 4.0 rating in the key demographic group…
Fuelcast, a digital network broadcast at gas stations, and NBC’s out-of-home unit, NBC Everywhere, have expanded their strategic advertising and content partnership. Fuelcast is user-activated and features customized loops of advertisements and programming viewed on screens above gas pumps. The…
Lifetime Television, which hasn’t had an original comedy in a decade, ordered 13 episodes of original half-hour sitcom “Rita Rocks,” from Media Rights Capital, the network said. The series stars Nicole Sullivan (“Kim Possible,” “The King of Queens”) as a…