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TBS ordered a second season of its family sitcom “The Bill Engvall Show.” “The Bill Engvall Show” launched in July. Its premiere was one of the top-rated sitcoms of all time on ad-supported cable. Year-to-date, it ranks as cable’s No….
‘Pecados Ajenos’ Is Loaded With Marketing Partners; Toyota Backs Best Kiss Replays
Firm Hopes Drama Will Familiarize Latinos With Measurement Process
John Ford is rejoining Discovery Communications after leaving his position as head programmer at rival National Geographic Channel. Mr. Ford had been planning to start his own production company, but was lured back to Discovery by Discovery’s relatively new CEO…
NBC Universal Television Stations and NBCU’s iVillage on Tuesday confirmed that “iVillage Live” will relaunch Sept. 17 out of Chicago as “In the Loop With iVillage Live,” as reported by TelevisionWeek. Co-hosts will be actress-comedian Kim Coles, original “The Apprentice”…
“Better,” Meredith Corp.’s weekday lifestyle hour that starts its season Monday in 12 markets, will be hosted on the West Coast by Kimberly Maus and from the East Coast by Audra Lowe. “Better” started its slow national rollout in the…
CBS Corp.’s board of directors has approved a $1.6 billion limited stock-buyback program and a 14 percent quarterly dividend increase, from 22 cents to 25 cents per share. The dividend is payable Oct. 1 to stockholders of record as of…
Univision CEO Joe Uva is shaking up the Spanish-language giant’s ad sales operation. Former MTV Networks executive David Lawenda is joining Univision Communications as president of ad sales. Meanwhile, longtime co-presidents of advertising sales for the Univision networks Dennis McCauley…
From Fireworks to Friendship
Natural Disasters, Corporate Initiatives and Growing Awareness of Climate Change Combine to Raise the Profile of Environmental Journalism