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NBC and Sports Illustrated have announced the early 2005 launch of a reality series based on the magazine’s famed swimsuit issue. “The Sports Illustrated Fresh Faces Competition” will take a group of unknown models to live in Los Angeles, where…
The ongoing legal struggle dogging Martha Stewart continued to take its toll on the lifestyle company bearing her name, as advertising declines in the television and publishing businesses put the company in the red for the second quarter.However, the company…
In New York, Maurice DuBois has officially joined Viacom-owned CBS station WCBS-TV in what had been a widely expected move in the New York market. He will co-anchor the noon news with Cindy Hsu and the 6 p.m. news with…
Publishing and broadcasting company Meredith Corp. on Tuesday reported that fiscal 2004 profit surged to $110.7 million, or $2.14 a share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $2.3 million, or 5 cents a share, driven by improved advertising results at…
Independent production company Carsey-Werner-Mandabach will remain an independent company, opting not to pursue what principal Tom Werner described as” some very interesting and thoughtful proposals” presented by UBS Investment Bank, the firm CWM engaged to explore a possible sale.Some observers…
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced Monday that Louis Horvitz, a three-time Emmy Award winner and 10-time nominee, will return for his 11th year as director of the Primetime Emmy Awards.“Lou is so incredibly talented and experienced at…
The Museum of Television & Radio on Monday announced the appointment of five new members to the Museum’s Los Angeles Board of Governors. New members of the board are Jeff Gaspin, president, NBC Universal Cable Entertainment and Cross-Platform Strategy; James…
Comedy Central has ordered a third and fourth season of the critically acclaimed Dave Chappelle vehicle “Chappelle’s Show,” the network announced Monday. The contract also includes a development deal for Mr. Chappelle to bring new ideas to the network.“The success…
Shares of digital video recorder maker TiVo sank more than 5 percent Monday after News Corp.’s rival DVR manufacturer NDS Group PLC reported that a contract with DirecTV Group helped fuel a fiscal fourth-quarter revenue jump.TiVo shares fell 31 cents…
Time Warner Cable pulled the plug in its New York markets on Cablevision’s MSG Network and Fox Sports Net New York and Metro Channel programming at midnight Saturday in a dispute over programming fees. TWC’s on-air explanation over the weekend…