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Vanguard Awards Honor Bright House’s Bergman, Mediacom’s Commisso

Nomi Bergman, president of Bright House Networks, and Rocco Commisso, chairman-CEO of Mediacom Communications Corp., will receive the 2009 Vanguard Award for Distinguished Leadership. The National Cable & Telecommunications Association will present Charlie Collier, president and general manager of AMC,…

TBS Extends ‘Browns’ Order

TBS has ordered an additional 70 episodes of Tyler Perry’s “Meet the Browns” following a successful 10-episode trial run in January, the network said today. Distributed by Debmar-Mercury, “Browns” is a spinoff of “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne,” which received…

CurePC Campaign Enlists Carter, Modine, Hurt for PSAs

Cablevision Systems and the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research is launching a new set of public service announcements as part of their curePC campaign. The 30-second PSAs will feature former President Jimmy Carter and actors William Hurt and Matthew…

Paige Davis to Host Syndie-Targeted Series ‘for Dummies’

“Trading Spaces” host Paige Davis has signed on to host “Life for Dummies,” a series in the works from “Hell’s Kitchen” producer Arthur Smith. Mr. Smith’s A. Smith & Co. Productions, which acquired the rights to Wiley Publishing’s “For Dummies”…

HBO Sports Sets Buck-Hosted Talk Show

Joe Buck will host his own sports talk show for HBO Sports. The series, which will premiere in May, likely will have a town hall format and will be presented on a quarterly basis. Mr. Buck will continue his duties…

NBC News Snags Octuplet Mom Interview

NBC News’ Ann Curry will conduct an exclusive interview with Nadya Suleman of Whittier, Calif., the mother of six who recently gave birth to octuplets. Ms. Curry’s interview will air on “Today” and “Dateline” in the coming days.

TMZ Taps Russo as General Manager

Pamela Russo has been named general manager of TMZ, it was announced today by Harvey Levin and Jim Paratore, executive producers of “TMZ.” Ms. Russo will be in charge of increasing the strength of the franchise brand, including the television…

News Corp. Takes $8.4 Billion Hit, Cites Economy

News Corp. took an $8.4 billion charge against earnings as the declining economy continues to take big bites out of media company valuations. As a result of the pre-tax, non-cash, impairment charge related to goodwill, News Corp. reported a second-quarter…

TV Production Stalls in New York on Tax Credit Crunch

A state tax credit that brought television production in New York City to a record high last year has run out of money, threatening jobs in the one sector of the city’s economy that had been expected to thrive during…

Kraft to Continue Marketing Spending

Kraft will continue its increased marketing spending despite the ailing economy, Advertising Age reports. The company’s 2008 earnings were down 72%, which the company attributes to taxes, costs in restructuring and commodity hedges, even though sales were strong in the…