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Don Seaman had a good idea last week. Mr. Seaman, VP and director of communications analysis at MPG, was thinking about how the government’s digital converter coupon program had run out of money. Another way to make the boxes available…
Sci Fi Channel’s final episodes of “Battlestar Galactica” kicked off Friday night, Jan. 16, with a strong performance among several key demographics for the show and the basic-cable network. Friday night’s episode, “Sometimes a Great Nation,” scored a 1.6 rating…
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Lifetime Movie Network’s original film “What Color Is Love?” averaged 1.6 million total viewers for its debut on Sunday, Jan. 18. That makes it the network’s third highest-rated original film ever among women 18-49 and 25-54. Sunday night’s telecast of…
Sophia Loren will star in an Italian TV movie based on her life, Daily Variety reports. Loren will play her mother, Romilda Villani, in the film, which is being produced by Italy’s RAI, the trade says. The film will be…
Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros. Entertainment studio will eliminate 10% of its global workforce, or about 800 jobs, the Associated Press reports. The announcement was made Tuesday by CEO Barry Meyer and President Alan Horn in an e-mail to company…
KNBC’s Laurel Erickson has retired from the station after 33 years, LAObserved.com reports. Erickson most recently was a host of the station’s “Newsconference” show on one of its digital offerings, and is known for her “argumentative questions” with key figures,…
Some participants in the upcoming pay-per-view Lingerie Bowl event say they will not play in the game because of pay disputes and the decision to hold the matchup at a nudist resort, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Quarterback Reby Sky,…
AMC President Charlie Collier says Matthew Weiner and his writing team for “Mad Men” will be getting back to work this week, Multichannel News reports. Work on the series, which recently won the Golden Globe for TV drama series, had…
NBC’s upcoming “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” may incorporate product integration and live commercials, Broadcasting & Cable reports. NBC late-night chief Rick Ludwin said among the different sponsorship deals the show may pursue is having a dedicated sponsor for the…