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Claiborne, Castro Join ABC News

ABC News has filled out the front four of weekend edition of “Good Morning America,” which will debut Saturday, Sept. 4, with the choice of veteran correspondent Ron Claiborne as news anchor and recent hire Marysol Castro as weather correspondent…

Sony Electronics to Sponsor NFL Games in HD

Sony Electronics will sponsor the high-definition broadcast of three football games each Sunday of the 2004 NFL season on CBS. Sony also will sponsor CBS Sports’ HD broadcasts of this season’s AFC playoff games, including the AFC Championship Game on…

Wordlaw Named WUPL-TV General Manager

Gary Wordlaw has been named VP and general manager of WUPL-TV, the Viacom-owned UPN station in New Orleans. Anna Shreeve, the former sales and marketing executive from Belo-owned KING-TV, will move across town to succeed him as VP and general…

Voice-Over, Other Emmy Winners Announced

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences today announced the Emmy winners for outstanding voice-over performance, individual achievement in animation and outstanding costumes for a variety or music program. The voice-over Emmy was awarded to Dan Castellaneta as Homer, Krusty,…

EchoStar Profit Declines

EchoStar Communications on Tuesday reported a 34 percent decline in profit even as the satellite operator booked a surge in subscribers and revenue.The Englewood, Colo.-based company posted net income of $85 million, or 18 cents a share, compared with a…

E! Creates ‘True Story’ Spinoff Special

E! will air two-part reality special where contestants tell their life stories in hopes of being profiled on an “E! True Hollywood Story.” The network is currently accepting applications from noncelebrities who have lived highly dramatic lives. The title is…

‘Letterman’ Surges in Overnight Ratings

“Late Show With David Letterman” averaged a 4.1 household rating and an 11 share last week, the CBS late-night show’s best overnights average since the week of March 29-April 2 last spring.Mr. Letterman’s lineup for the week — Pamela Anderson,…

Fox Announces ‘Family Time,’ ‘Next Great Champ’ Premieres

Fox announced Monday it will premiere its new reality makeover series, “Family Time,” Tuesday, Sept. 7 and will present a special two-hour episode of the show Sept. 9. The network will premiere its reality boxing show, “The Next Great Champ,”…

Mandalay, Mosaic Media Acquire Dick Clark Productions

Peter Guber’s Mandalay Entertainment and Mosaic Media Group joined forces Monday to acquire a majority interest in Dick Clark Productions in a transaction designed to consolidate the operations of the three companies to create a new television production company. Financial…

TiVo Shares Tumble as Company Lowers Set-Top Prices

Shares on digital video recorder maker TiVo tumbled more than 10 percent Monday as the company unveiled plans to drop the prices of its set-top boxes.The Alviso, Calif.-based company on Monday said it was going to offer 40-hour set-top boxes…