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Branching out from its more traditional music programming, Gospel Music Channel is looking to prove that it has a sense of humor. The network said it will be launching an original series called “Ha!: Standing Up for Clean Comedy.” The…
Mike Hess thinks of himself as a well-rounded guy who just happens to have a passion for data analytics. This month, Mr. Hess joined Carat from OMD, where he was global research director for five years. As executive VP for…
Basketball analyst and NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley was sentenced to 10 days in jail after he pled guilty to drunk driving on New Year’s Eve, Reuters says. He will have five of the days removed if he completes…
“Wife Swap” producer RDF USA is looking to lock lips with a U.S. network for “French Kiss,” a Gallic format that challenges male contestants to kiss as many women as possible over the course of several days. RDF USA has…
CBS’ ratings performance has been better than expected because it has geared its shows toward an older audience, while The CW’s has been worse because of its limited original programming, Media Life reports, citing Jordan Breslow, director of broadcast research…
Katie Couric, Miley Cyrus and the ABC comedy “Samantha Who?” are among the winners of the 34th annual Gracie Awards, given by American Women in Radio & Television, TVNewsday reports. Rachel Maddow, Barbara Walters and Candy Crowley also were recipients…
Pixar Animation Studios, the Jim Henson Co. and Animal Planet will be among the presenters at the NAB Show’s 2009 Content Theater. Pixar will host a case study in Pixar stereoscopic, examining the use of 3-D technology in the company’s…
U.S. mobile advertising sales will surge almost twentyfold between 2008 and 2013, or about 81% a year, to about $3.1 billion, while mobile local search-advertising sales will jump sixtyfold to $1.3 billion, TVNewsday reports, citing BIA Advisory Services unit Kelsey…
Entertainment Studios tapped Crawford Communications to transmit the six high-definition television networks, including Cars.TV and Pets.TV, that are set to be aired on Verizon’s FiOS service, TVNewsday reports. Comedy.TV, MyDestination.TV, ES.TV and Recipe.TV also are part of the group of…
Comedian Kathy Griffin will be paid more than $2 million by Random House’s Ballantine unit for her memoir, the New York Observer reports, citing three people familiar with the process that it didn’t identify. Ms. Griffin stars in the Bravo…