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Nielsen//NetRatings is shifting how it measures the popularity of Web sites from page views to time spent. For the past several years, the measurement firm has used page views—the numbers of times a page is seen—as its benchmark. However, the…
CNN veteran Sue Bunda has been appointed to the newly created position of executive VP of content development and strategy for CNN Worldwide. Her new responsibilities include developing programming for CNN consumer platforms and marshaling CNN talent, resources and experience…
Gemstar-TV Guide today said it was considering putting itself up for sale. The company is 41 percent owned by News Corp. Gemstar, which provides interactive program guides for cable systems as well as the TV Guide Channel, said its directors…
Rich Cronin resigned as president and CEO of GSN after six years, effective at the end of July. After completing a five-year contract, Mr. Cronin re-signed for a one-year deal. During the past year, sources said, he negotiated a substantial…
Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen” clocked another Monday night win while “On the Lot” continues to struggle. “Hell’s” was down a tick this week to a 3.5 rating among adults 18 to 49, a season low performance yet still winning the night…
After receiving the green light from arbitrators Monday, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Tuesday announced nominees for broadband Emmys to be given out at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards Sept. 24 in New York. New…
October arrives a little earlier as Major League Baseball rolls out its post-season marketing campaign during the All-Star Game tonight on Fox. The campaign, titled “There’s Only One October,” will feature actor-comedian Dane Cook highlighting great baseball post-season moments, as…
NBC Universal partnered with EchoStar to offer several interactive features for Bravo’s “Top Chef 3 Miami,” which currently airs on Wednesdays. Under the deal, Echostar has enabled synchronized voting and polling for the show. Viewers can interact using the remote…
ABC has yanked repurposed episodes of sister network ABC Family’s “Kyle XY.” The second season of ABC Family sci-fi drama has been repurposed four times on ABC, averaging a 0.8 rating among adults 18 to 49. The network tried the…
With Kevin Reilly stepping in as entertainment president at Fox, Craig Erwich is stepping out. Mr. Erwich held the No. 2 programming spot below Peter Liguori, who today Fox announced will take a chairman title while Mr. Reilly will become…