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Taking the Helm of an Institution

Executive Producer Ellen Wheeler Grasps the Importance of the `Guiding Light’ Legacy

NATPE Notes: O’Donnell Likely to Pursue Solo Gig by This Summer

Rosie O’ Donnell will likely take her first steps toward returning to a solo talk show in the next four to six months. The contract that the co-host of ABC’s “The View” has with the network stipulates that she must…

AOL Charts Syndie Distribution Model

Internet Company Linking Advertising to Web Video Clips

Turner Trying New Upfront Approach

Plans Programming ‘Summits’ in 5 Cities Starting in March

Leaving La$ Vega$

This is too good to stay in Las Vegas. CBS spokespoohbah Gil Schwartz became The Insider’s lucky charm for life last week. She will rub his head every time she sees him until she dies (most likely at his hand)….

Press Tour Notes: CW Announces `Crowned’

The CW ordered a new reality series called “Crowned,” an eight-episode competition program in which mother-daughter teams work together to win a beauty pageant, The CW’s President of Entertainment Dawn Ostroff announced during the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour…

`GL’ Through the Years

By Allison J. Waldman Special to TelevisionWeek 1930 Writer Irna Phillips begins formulating serialized dramas for radio with her first effort, “Painted Dreams.” Its local success paves the way for a new show that could be broadcast nationally. 1937 “The…

Comcast Scaring Up Viewers

FearNet On-Demand Service Catching On

The Actors Made the Difference

By Elvis Mitchell Special to TelevisionWeek “Behold, the only thing greater than yourself.” Perhaps that sounds like a description of the assaultive snow that seemed to thud rather than fall on Colorado this year. But a similar snowfall had ganged…

The Quest for Monetization

Producers at NATPE Mobile++ Probe the Potential for Ad-Supported Fare