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Senators Press White House on Adelstein’s Behalf

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said today that all members of the Senate Commerce Committee plan to sign a bipartisan letter of support to the White House endorsing the renomination of Jonathan Adelstein for a Democratic seat at the Federal Communications…

Starcom Hires Broadcast Investment Exec

Starcom USA, one of the nation’s biggest media buyers, has hired Elizabeth Herbst-Brady as senior VP/director of broadcast investment, responsible for all agency television investment activities — including broadcast, cable and syndication. She will report to managing director of investment…

TLC Announces Town-Size Makeover Show

TLC’s latest makeover experiment will take on the restoration of entire towns. As announced at the Television Critics Association press tour today, “Trading Spaces” designer Genevieve Gorder will travel the country making over small towns using a crew of designers,…

Tribune Seeks Lifting of Ban on Big-Market Media Mergers

Tribune Co. has asked a federal appeals court to lift a stay preventing mergers from taking place between newspapers and television stations in markets with nine or more TV stations.The motion, filed Wednesday, comes nearly a month after the U.S….

Viacom Profits Rise 14 Percent

Sumner Redstone’s Viacom today reported a 14 percent jump in second-quarter profit as advertising revenue gains at the media giant’s cable and broadcast properties offset weakness in the company’s radio and outdoor advertising businesses.The company reported a profit of $754…

National Geographic Names Cascio Senior VP, Production

National Geographic Channel named Michael Cascio senior VP, production, and he joins fellow former Discovery Communications executive John Ford, now executive VP, programming, at the network. Mr. Cascio left Discovery’s Animal Planet, where he was executive VP, general manager. Previously,…

Primetime Engineering Emmy Winners Announced

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on Thursday announced this year’s Primetime Emmy Engineering Award recipients.Chyron Corp. will receive a Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Emmy for its invention and development of the character generator, while an Emmy go…

56th Annual Primetime Emmy Award Nominations

A selected list of nominees for work done during the 2003-2004 television season, as voted on by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The winners will be announced Sept. 19 during the Primetime Emmy Awards, which will…

CSTV Announces Programming Slate

At the opening breakfast of the Television Critics Association’s semi-annual press tour, College Sports Television announced a large slate of quirky programming aimed at broadening the network’s appeal beyond hard-core fans of traditional sports. The new programming includes “National Collegiate…

Litvak Out at The WB

Executive VP of Current Programming and Scheduling John Litvak is leaving The WB after seven years at the network. Sources inside The WB said Mr. Litvak is leaving of his own accord, but he is likely to transition to the…