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‘Insider’ Debuts Weekly Segment Based on Ask.com Searches

Search engine Ask.com struck a deal with syndicated show “The Insider” to integrate its search results into a weekly on-air segment on the show starting today. “Insider” host Pat O’Brien will do a segment on top three celebrity-related searches on…

CW Puts Series Premieres on iTunes for One Week Free

The CW will offer premiere episodes of several series for free on iTunes, the network announced today. The premiere episodes of new series “Aliens in America” and “Life Is Wild” and returning shows “Everybody Hates Chris,” “Girlfriends” and “Supernatural” will…

Time Warner Cable Names Ellen East Corporate Communications Executive VP

Ellen East, who has been with Cox Communications since 1993, is joining Time Warner Cable as executive VP of corporate communications. Ms. East replaces Lynn Yaeger, who is retiring at year end from Time Warner Cable. “We have spent the…

‘Top Chef’ Season Finale Tops Wednesday’s Cable Ratings

The live season finale of “Top Chef 3: Miami” was the highest-rated show on cable in its time slot Wednesday night, ranking behind only playoff baseball on TBS. Hung Huynh’s victory as top chef was seen by 3.1 million viewers,…

Chart: National Sports Ratings for Week of Sept. 24-30

National Ratings for Week of Sept. 24-30, 2007 Event  Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Rating Monday, Sept. 24 NFL Football (Titans vs. Saints) ESPN 7.3 6.6 Thursday, Sept. 27       PGA Golf (Viking Classic, 1st Rd.) Golf Channel…

Teletrax Inks Deal to Track Usage of Baseball’s Postseason Content

Digital tracking service Teletrax has signed a deal with Major League Baseball to watermark its content and evaluate content usage of the sports league’s postseason games. In addition, Teletrax has partnered with former CBS Sports President Neal H. Pilson of…

ABC News Sends Ward to Moscow

ABC News is assigning a correspondent to Moscow for the first time since the network’s 2005 interview with a Chechen rebel resulted in the Russian Foreign Ministry ending accreditation of ABC News employees in Moscow. Quiet conversations between the network…

Lifetime Names Lopez Senior VP, Original Movies

Lifetime Networks has named Tanya Lopez senior VP of original movies. Ms. Lopez was previously a television packaging agent at ICM. She succeeds Libby Beers, who left the network earlier this year. Lifetime is one of the biggest producers of…

Spike TV Going HD in 2008

Spike TV said it plans to launch a high-definition channel next year. The MTV Networks-owned company that caters to young adult males will debut the HD simulcast of Spike TV in the first quarter of 2008, said David Schwarz, a…

Speed HD Set for February Bow

Speed has announced that it will make its move into high definition with the launch of Speed HD in February during its coverage of the 2008 Daytona 500. The News Corp.-owned motor racing-focused network will flip the switch on its…