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Advertising & AgenciesJohn Harper to executive VP, sales and client services, Ocean Bridge International Advertising Group, Santa Monica, Calif., from VP, sales, PIC-TV, Los Angeles.Julie Ottmar to media coordinator, McKee Wallwork Henderson, Albuquerque, N.M., from production coordinator, Wright Edge Advertising,…

New ‘Batman’ Taking Flight

Warner Bros. Animation is set to place its highest-profile action hero in a new environment. The company is producing “The Batman” for Kids’ WB and the Cartoon Network. The new animated project will chronicle the early days of the Caped…

More Work Ahead for TW’s Parsons

Time Warner Chairman and CEO Richard Parsons faces the challenge of beating his own best hand. In the past year he has taken the beleaguered company further down the road to recovery than anyone thought possible, and still Wall Street…

Quick Takes

“Christina Norman, president of VH1, is a dynamic force changing the face of television in 2004. Christina is the mastermind behind VH1’s turnaround, with ratings up significantly since she took over. Her charisma, creativity and leadership will get her noticed…

TiVo’s News Flash

What do Janet Jackson and TiVo have in common? They both used the Super Bowl to get more exposure.By now, unless you’ve been living on another planet, you know that Ms. Jackson flashed her right breast at the close of…

At Press Time

NBC Enterprises has sold the off-network run of “Fear Factor” to FX, which plans to run it as a strip starting this fall, sources said. A deal for a concurrent run as a strip on the Tribune stations is expected….

A clean Sweep at Court TV

Despite the Academy Awards’ red-carpet imagery, Eureka vacuum cleaners probably don’t spring to mind when you think of Oscars. Nevertheless, Eureka is advertising on Court TV for the first time, and its six-figure buy is based around a “Guess Who’s…

Breaking News Archives

Injured Snowboarder to Return to ‘Letterman’ Gold Medal snowboarder Tara Dakides, who was hospitalized after she wiped out while taping a stunt for Thursday night’s “Late Show With David Letterman,” is scheduled to appear Monday, Feb. 9, on the CBS…

Breaking News Archives

NBC Renews ‘Apprentice’ NBC has picked up a second season of “The Apprentice,” targeted for a fall premiere date. “Apprentice” has helped lift NBC’s fortunes on Thursday nights. In three Thursday night airings the show has averaged a 9.4 rating…

Breaking News Archives

NBC Making Last-Minute Edit on ‘ER’ NBC has decided that Thursday’s heavily promoted, sweeps-opening “ER” will be edited to remove the frames in which an elderly patient’s bare breast is seen briefly but clearly. The network decided Tuesday night to…