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“Friends” producers ran everyone but essential personnel out of the sitcom’s Warner Bros. studio home of the past 10 seasons while final scenes of the finale were shot and tears were shed. But on Saturday, Jan. 24, grins were in…
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Mary-Ellis Bunim Dead at 57 Mary-Ellis Bunim, considered the matriarch of reality television, has died. She and partner Jonathan Murray were the heads of Bunin-Murray Productions. Among the credits Ms. Bunin has created over the years are “The Real World,”…
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SÌ TV Hires Leon as VP of Production SÌ TV, a Latino-themed English-language network set to launch Feb. 25, has hired producer Edward Leon as VP of production, the network announced Wednesday. Mr. Leon’s producing credits include “The Other Half”…
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Viacom Stations Group Acquires ‘Elder Show’ Telepictures’ hour-long syndicated talk show “The Larry Elder Show” has been acquired by the Viacom Television Stations Group for a fall 2004 launch. The multi-topic series will be hosted by author and radio and…
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Disney Reveals Eisner, Iger Compensation; Roy Disney Urges Eisner’s Ouster Walt Disney Co. Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner took home 20 percent more in fiscal year 2003 than he did the previous year, with his stock-based bonus going up by…
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Golden Globes Draw Big Ratings for NBC NBC’s ninth telecast of the Golden Globe Awards drew the largest audience yet and a young enough audience to beat ABC, CBS and Fox combined among 18- to 49-year-old viewers Sunday night. According…
Movers & Shapers
Our Annual List of the Doers, Dealmakers, Players and Playmakers We Believe Will Make News in 2004
NATPE Notes
Twentieth Television surprised several Tribune station executives during the National Association Television Program Executives conference with makeovers from the crew of “Ambush Makeover” and it appears to have paid off. The company has now nabbed clearances for the reality strip…
Robert Greenblatt
In the seven months since he became entertainment president of Showtime, Robert Greenblatt has given a few hints about where he’s taking the network.
Roving Eye
1. Kiefer Sutherland, left, of “24” and News Corp.’s Lachlan Murdoch attend Fox’s NATPE party Jan. 18 in Las Vegas.