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Media Buyer MPG Ups Lanzano

Steve Lanzano has been named chief operating officer of media buying agency MPG. Mr. Lanzano had been general manager of MPG’s New York office.In his new role, Mr. Lanzano will be responsible for strategic and operations leadership for the agency…

‘Grey’s’ Rules Thursday

Powered by “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC had a Thursday night victory against a field strewn largely with repeats. ABC started off the night with an “Ugly Betty” repeat, which earned a 3.3 rating according to preliminary Nielsen Media Research reports. “Grey’s”…

‘American Idol’ Song Contest to Take Place on Web

“American Idol” producers will take to the Web to hold a contest that will select a song to be performed in the final round of the singing competition.Once the top 10 songs submitted by aspiring songwriters are chosen, “Idol” viewers…

Trump-vs.-Rosie Feud Fuels Syndie Ratings

Syndicators examining ratings for the week ending Jan. 14 are surely thankful for the Trump bump.In an overly positive week among the genres, the escalating feud between Donald Trump and the hosts of “The View” created a halo effect on…

Weinstein Co. to Sponsor Episode of FX’s ‘The Riches’

The premiere episode of the new FX series “The Riches” will air March 12 with limited commercial interruption because of a sponsorship deal with the film “Grindhouse.”As the sole sponsor of the show, The Weinstein Co and Dimension Films producers…

Fox News Names Duo to Head D.C. Bureau

Fox News has chosen two leaders for its Washington bureau, one of whom will be focused on the business news channel expected to launch this year. Brian Wilson is VP and Washington bureau chief. He joined Fox News in 1998….

‘Idol’ Rules Again

Fox’s “American Idol” again dominated Wednesday night with a two-hour telecast. “Idol” earned a 13.9 rating according to preliminary Nielsen Media Research reports, down only 10 percent from its premiere-week performance last Wednesday and outperforming its comparable airing last year…

Former NBCU Treasurer Arrested

Former NBC Universal Treasurer Victor Jung has been arrested and charged with stealing more than $800,000 from his former employer.The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York announced details of the arrest on Thursday.The two-count indictment alleges…

Fox Wants Names of Video Pirates

Twentieth Century Fox filed a subpoena yesterday against YouTube and Livedigital.com asking the online video sites to reveal the identities of the users who illegally posted the first four episodes of this season’s “24” as well as several “Simpsons” episodes….

Google Video Cross-References YouTube

YouTube’s video listings now appear in Google Video’s search service, YouTube said Thursday. As the two leading online video sites mesh their services, visitors to Google Video will now find YouTube videos in their search results and can click through…