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Two Join NBC Universal Integrated Sales Marketing Team

Eileen Kiernan and Sandra Cordova Micek have joined NBC Universal’s Integrated Sales Marketing team as VP of Green is Universal and Healthy at NBCU and VP of Women at NBCU, respectively. Their function is to oversee NBCU’s media deals across different platforms. Kiernan, whose background…

Husband to Guest on Episode of Wife’s Series

The NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation" will have a special guest star in early 2010, reports Michael Ausiello at EW.com: star Amy Poehler’s husband, actor Will Arnett. Arnett, who was part of the cast of the Fox sitcom "Arrested Development," will appear…

‘Friends’ Star Doubts There’ll Be a Reunion

The rumors will not die, but at least one star from NBC’s classic comedy "Friends" has serious doubts that there is going to be a series reunion any time soon. According to Us Weekly, Lisa Kudrow was at an event…

Comedy Central Finds Its New Programming Head

Comedy Central is in talks to have former New Line executive Kent Alterman head up programming, Variety reports. Alterman, who directed Will Ferrell in “Semi-Pro,” was Comedy Central’s head of East Coast development before he joined New Line in 2001…

NBC.com Tries Its Hand at VoIP

NBC.com is getting in the Internet phone business, with a free voice over internet protocol (VoIP) application, B&C reports. The free application is called Communicator, and will offer unlimited calls and text messages, as well as a way for fans…

Another Syndicated ‘Oprah’ Spin-Off Headed to the Daytime Market

Sony Pictures Television and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions are prepping yet another syndicated daytime spin-off of one of her regulars, B&C reports. Interior designer Nate Berkus, a regular on Oprah’s own show, is being readied for a fall 2010 rollout,…

MTV’s Pioneering Game Show Host Dead

The comedian who put MTV in the game show business back in 1987 died over the weekend, the New York Times reports. Ken Ober, the sarcastic, obsessive host of the network’s “Remote Control,” passed away of unknown causes in Santa…

‘Sopranos’ Star Returning to Series TV

A star of HBO’s "The Sopranos” is headed back to series television, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Lorraine Bracco has signed on to a role in TNT’s drama pilot, "Rizzoli," where she’ll play the mother of the crime-solving police detective of the…

CBS to Shuffle Sunday Night Schedule

CBS is going to switch some of its Sunday programs around this coming week, to see if it can give a boost to a new show, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The new “Three Rivers,” which has been airing at 9…

NBC Olympics Sales Lagging

NBC’s Vancouver Olympics inventory isn’t sold out, with fewer than 90 days before the event, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Agency estimates are that NBC has about one-third of its avails which still must be sold if sales are to be…