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Academy Award Winner Replaces Cronkite as Voice Introducing ‘CBS Evening News’

CBS has enlisted the voice talents of an Academy Award-winner as the new voice of the “CBS Evening News,” replacing that of Walter Cronkite, the Associated Press reports. Oscar-winner Morgan Freeman replaces Cronkite, who had been the voice of the newscast…

‘Chuck’ Takes Risky New Turn in Its Return

NBC’s struggling “Chuck” returns to the air Sunday with a new creative direction, reports The New York Times. The mild-mannered computer geek with the spy database in his brain has now become a spy himself, engaging in shootouts and knocking…

Cable Network Says it Will Launch a 3-D Channel

A cable network has announced it’ll launch a 3-D channel this year, following word last month that DirecTV will launch such a channel. ESPN will launch a 3D network for home viewers on June 11, USA Today reports. The network will…

Martin Lawrence Producing Comedy for TV One

Martin Lawrence is executive producing an African-American comedy for TV One, part of an effort to target an audience that’s been underserved since the WB and UPN networks merged, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Four episodes of "Love That Girl!" were…

New Adam Carolla Pilot Gets Go-Ahead

A new sitcom pilot starring writer, radio host and former star of  "The Man Show," Adam Carolla, has been given a green light, reports The Hollywood Reporter. In the untitled project he’ll play a divorced contractor rebuilding his life. Carolla has said…

Ex-Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin Finally Apologizes for Merger With AOL

A decade after the fact, Gerald Levin, in an appearance Monday with AOL co-founder Steve Case, apologized for creating AOL Time Warner, and said that the merger was a mistake, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Levin, who was the CEO of…

Change at Top of Top Media Agency

Signaling a shift toward digital and new media, GroupM North America, the largest U.S. media management company, named Rob Norman as CEO, PaidContent reports. Norman, who will retain his current role as CEO of GroupM Interactive, the company’s digital division,…

As Advertisers Get Nervous, Scripps Explores Alternative Distribution for HGTV, Food in New York Area

With Scripps Networks Interactive’s Food and HGTV networks still off of Cablevision homes in the New York area, advertisers are getting nervous, B&C reports. Although advertisers have ratings guarantees, "New York and Long Island has such a concentration of media…

NBC Announces Stars for ‘Celebrity Apprentice’

Fourteen celebrities have been chosen for the third season of "The Celebrity Apprentice," including deposed Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, former New York Met and Yankee Darryl Strawberry, singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, rocker Bret Michaels and actress Holly Robinson Peete. When the…

Video: CES Sneak Preview

For the EETimes’ video sneak preview of this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, visit TVWeek’s home page.