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Rockefeller’s Shift to Commerce Committee Chair Is Official

It’s finally official. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., will take over next year as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, the main Senate committee dealing with media issues. The announcement was made today by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., after…

Pollak Joins ‘ABC News on Campus’

“ABC News on Campus” has enlisted career coach Lindsey Pollak as a contributor. Ms. Pollak will write a weekly online column featuring career advice for college students. Her first column debuted today on the “ABC News on Campus” Web site….

Web Studio MyDamnChannel Puts Suhimi in Charge of Ad Strategy

Web studio MyDamnChannel named Suhaila Suhimi to the newly created post of VP of advertising strategy and partnerships. She’ll report to the company’s CEO, Rob Barnett, and develop branded entertainment campaigns and ad partnerships for the online video destination. She…

NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ Hits Season-High Ratings

NBC reached season-to-date highs for “Sunday Night Football” thanks to the Dallas Cowboy’s 20-8 win over the Super Bowl champion New York Giants. Sunday night’s game posted a 15.4 rating/24 share in the overnight metered markets, according to preliminary Nielsen…

SoapNet Gets 19 Sony Films for Sunday Slot

SoapNet has acquired 19 movies from Sony Pictures Television for its Sunday Night Movie 10 p.m. time slot. The movies, which include “Something’s Gotta Give,” “Sleepless in Seattle” and “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” will begin airing this month. The films…

Animal Planet Slates Pet Programming for Saturdays

Animal Planet will usher in the New Year with a lineup of new programming on Saturday nights, premiering Jan. 3. “Underdog to Wonderdog” will premiere at 8 p.m. The new series follows the Doggie Wonder Team as they rescue and…

NBC Universal Renews ‘Martha Stewart’

NBC Universal Television Distribution has renewed “The Martha Stewart Show,” starring the doyenne of crafting, for a fifth season. “Martha” currently is cleared in more than 60% of the country, including NBC owned-and-operated stations in top markets New York, (WNBC)…

NBC Shakeup: Game-Changer

Consolidation, Leno Show Stun Observers

Trifecta Sets ‘Laguna’ as Syndie Strip for ’09

MTV’s “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County” and its spinoff, “The Hills,” are being made available as a single package for syndication starting in the fall of 2009. Trifecta Entertainment & Media is shopping the teen-reality dramas, along with A&E’s…

Transcript: Syndication Roundtable 2008

TVWeek: Obviously the first order of business is to thank all the panelists for coming today. This is TVWeek’s ninth annual Syndication Roundtable and, in preparation every year I go back and read the previous years, and it’s always remarkable…