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Did you see the one in the office supply store, where Ellen DeGeneres leaps from chair to chair, choosing her host seat? It’s one of many inventive promos Telepictures produced for its upcoming talk show starring Ms. DeGeneres-many more, in…
Last week’s exclusive report in TelevisionWeek stating that The Walt Disney Co. representatives let Capitol Hill know that Disney had decided to stop burning political capital on the effort to block legislation to roll back the cap on national TV…
In the world of broadcasting, the Benedek name continues to have currency, particularly in the area of station Web sites.Though the family sold its 15 television stations to Gray Television last year for $500 million, the Benedeks continue to operate…
Name: Chris Cookson Title: President, Warner Bros. Technical OperationsBackground: Mr. Cookson was promoted to his position in mid-July and will continue to serve as chief technology office for the Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies. He joined the company in…
If TNT’s television movie “Door to Door” wins any of the dozen Emmys it’s nominated for, Barbara Walters and HBO could be thanked.The idea for “Door to Door” came to a couple of Hollywood TV producers after they saw a…
Sony Pictures Television is revamping its lineup for “eBay-TV,” which is being developed for fall 2004. The distributor has reshot the pilot and added veteran television broadcaster Ahmad Rashad as co-host. Mr. Rashad joins the previously announced Molly Pesce to…
Fox stole a page from cable’s playbook and was rewarded with a ratings bump for “The O.C.”After airing the first episode three times in one week, Fox ran the second episode of “The O.C.” and saw a 21 percent bump…
What some East Coast NBC interns did this summer would turn some producers green with envy: They pitched projects they had developed to network executives.The interns participated in a new pilot program created by NBC staffing manager Carrie Maltese.From the…
Let’s get the puns out of the way. Sci Fi Channel has terminated future Schwarzenegger airings. FX has issued a total recall on all Arnold pics. HBO, USA and Turner say the Schwarzenegger ban is a raw deal and pledged…
Those who couldn’t wait to see how conservative commentator Pat Buchanan behaved during the Aug. 12 visit to MSNBC’s “Buchanan and Press” by “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’s” Fab Five were struck by Mr. Buchanan’s conspicuous absence. Those who…