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E! Joins Forces With Kmart

E! Entertainment Television will partner with Kmart for an upcoming cross-promotion. “E News Live” talent will wear clothing from Kmart’s new Attention line. Kmart will promote E! in signage throughout the store. “This new Kmart partnership is a wonderful match…

CNBC Shuffles Prime-Time Team

CNBC Senior VP of Prime-Time Programming Bob Meyers has laid the foundation for an entertainment-style development team. Mr. Meyers has designated Doug Warshaw, who was the executive in charge of “McEnroe,” and Susan Krakower, a syndication and network news veteran…

Haugen Named CNNfn Managing Editor

Mia Haugen has been promoted to the newly created role of managing editor of CNNfn. Ms. Haugen, who joined CNNfn in 1996, was senior executive producer and was instrumental in the launch of CNNfn’s “Dolans Unscripted” program, the revamp and…

Rentrak Makes Deal With Music Choice

Rentrak cut a deal with interactive music network Music Choice to begin tracking its on-demand usage. The deal is significant because My Music Choice, the customized on-demand service from Music Choice that’s been introduced in a Mediacom market, is the…

MSG Nets, Time Warner Cable Agree to N.Y. Truce

Madison Square Garden Networks and Time Warner Cable reached an interim agreement that returned MSG Network, Fox Sports Net New York, the MetroChannels and the three Fox Sports digital networks to their former channels late Wednesday afternoon on Time Warner…

Sony Partners With ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Sony Corp.’s Sony Electronics and Sony Connect have struck a marketing partnership with ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”Sony Electronics will sponsor a new outdoor venue in Hollywood called the Walkman Stage where 22 music performances will air on the late-night show….

News Corp., Fox Entertainment Group Reports Fiscal 2004 Results

News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday said it was likely the media giant would launch two more cable networks in the next 12 months and another pair of networks in the 12 months after that, as the…

Ridge Addresses Media ‘Confusion’ in Terrorism Fight

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge told journalists gathered in Chicago Wednesday that “coordination, partnership and mutual respect” among government, media and public information sectors are essential when reporting on “threat intelligence” or critical information during and after attacks. Then he…

HITN-TV Inks Carriage Agreement With DirecTV

DirecTV Group on Wednesday announced a carriage agreement with Spanish-language public television network HITN-TV under which the channel will be included in certain DirecTV packages.The network, which provides educational and entertainment programming geared toward Hispanics, will be available to customers…

McNamara Joins Paramount

Former ABC drama development executive Julie McNamara was named senior VP, drama development, for Paramount Television. The announcement was made Wednesday by Garry Hart, president of the division.Ms. McNamara was most recently VP, drama development as ABC, where she worked…