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Writers Guild Settles With U.S. Department of Labor The Writer’s Guild of America expects to start talks with producers on a new contract very shortly now that a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has been completed, according to an announcement…
James Miller Resigns From CNN James Miller has resigned effective immediately from CNN, where he had been senior executive producer of “Anderson Cooper 360” and “Paula Zahn Now” since last year. A brief announcement was made early Tuesday evening to…
Nielsen Stalls Rollout of People Meter Service in Los Angeles, Chicago Nielsen Media Research notified clients Monday that it will delay roll-out of its People Meter service in Los Angeles and Chicago until July and August, respectively, because of sample…
NBC is still scraping the egg off its face over an Olympic-size gaffe last week. It started with a report in a London newspaper that security concerns had the U.S. Olympic Committee considering a boycott of this summer’s Games in…
English-Language Television Nominees for the 15th Annual GLAAD Media Awards*OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES* “Degrassi: The Next Generation” (The N) * “Nip/Tuck” (FX)* “Playmakers” (ESPN)* “Queer as Folk” (Showtime)* “Six Feet Under” (HBO)OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES* “It’s All Relative” (ABC)* “Oliver Beene” (Fox)*…
Brenda Hampton, creator of The WB drama “7th Heaven,” has a history of tackling social issues on the show. The latest, scheduled for May 3, is the plight of the Lost Boys of Sudan. “Lost Boys” refers to thousands of…
In a seismic shift in its regulatory approach to indecency enforcement, the Federal Communications Commission last week ruled that use of the F-word and similar expressions runs afoul of agency regulations-no matter in what context the words are used.Also last…
Tribune Broadcasting has appointed John Vitanovec as group VP, giving him executive oversight responsibilities for additional stations in the company’s television group. He will report to Tribune Broadcasting President Patrick Mullen. Mr. Vitanovec will be responsible for Tribune stations in…
After being shut out from the list of the 10 most upscale series last season, several reality shows have broken into the top echelon for 2003-04. They’re led by NBC’s “The Apprentice,” which shares the No. 1 position with NBC’s…
The long and raucous goodbye for one of The Insider’s favorite folk starts April 15, when the UJA-Federation of New York presents “A Roast in Honor of Larry Divney,” the retiring president and CEO of Comedy Central, at B.B. King…