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* In the chart “Nielsen household ratings in the top 15 markets for the November sweeps” (EM, Dec. 30, Page 16), Chicago station WLS-TV’s 5:30 p.m. newscast “ABC World News” had a 9.9 rating and 18 share. WLS-TV’s 6 p.m….
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Posted Friday, Jan. 10. NBC’s Lack heads for Sony Music An announcement is imminent that NBC President Andy Lack has been named chief executive officer of Sony’s troubled music division, which had abruptly cut loose Tommy Mottola Thursday. Mr. Lack,…
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Posted Thurs. Jan. 9 Break in WCVB, WMUR, Nielsen ratings stand-off WCVB-TV and WMUR-TV, the Hearst-Argyle-owned ABC affiliates in Boston and Manchester, N.H., respectively, have come to an agreement with Nielsen Media Research and are set to begin receiving ratings…
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Posted Wednesday, Jan. 8 ‘Sex’ to end at HBO Say goodbye to HBO’s “Sex and the City.” The much-lauded series, one of the pay cable network’s signatures, will begin production in March on a final 20-episode season that will play…
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Posted Tuesday, Jan. 7 Station groups sign deals for ‘Ellen,’ ‘Sharon’ Telepictures has completed a double whammy in the syndication world. The distributor has confirmed that both “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and “The Sharon Osbourne Show” have completed group deals…
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Posted Monday, Jan. 6 DeBitetto to head programming at A&E Robert DeBitetto has been named senior VP of programming, A&E Network. The appointment of the veteran executive removes a question mark that has hung over the network since last summer….
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What is the future of Thursday ‘Must See TV’? ‘Will & Grace’ seems to have forgotten it’s a sitcom, while viewers seem to have forgotten ‘Good Morning, Miami’ is a sitcom. Could ‘Scrubs’ work in a two-hour format? There’s a…
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Never before have family members had so many options pulling them in different directions. That applies to all kinds of activities, but nowhere is it more true than with TV viewing. The plethora of targeted cable and satellite offerings matched…