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Jill Clayburgh, formerly of NBC’s “Leap of Faith,” has signed to star in ABC telefilm “Phenomenon.” … Journalist Lara Logan will join CBS’s “60 Minutes” as a contributing correspondent. She will be based in London. … Esai Morales, who appears…
1 Mel Karmazin and Les Moonves Viacom president and chief operating officer; CBS president and CEOPower move: Mr. Moonves finally took control of UPN, and Mr. Karmazin won–at least temporarily–a dramatic showdown with Viacom Chairman, CEO and majority owner Sumner…
Every actor looks for the role that will make all the difference, that will guarantee his place among the stars after years of success in notable supporting parts and lesser-known films and shows. John C. McGinley seems to have found…
What it is: FlipFactory TrafficManager from Telestream in Nevada City, Calif.What it does: The system, a software application that comes pre-installed on a Windows 2000 server, automates the ingestion of commercials for broadcasters. FlipFactory TrafficManager monitors local and remote servers…
Title: President and chief operating officer of the Grass Valley business unit of Thomson Broadcast Solutions, a division of Thomson MultimediaBackground: Mr. Thorsteinson most recently served as CEO of the Grass Valley Group before it was purchased by Thomson Multimedia…
Don’t jinx him.Mention to J.J. Abrams, creator of “Alias” and “Felicity,” that he’s 2-for-2 when it comes to developing TV series and he gets downright superstitious. “If there’s such a thing as a no-hitter, now I’m doomed,” he said. The…
When “The Shield” debuted to record ratings for Fox’s FX cable channel in March, it was a sweet victory for 38-year-old actor Michael Chiklis, who stars as rogue detective Vic Mackey, leader of the Los Angeles Police Department’s elite Strike…
WB affiliate KPLR-TV has seen an increase in spending by local car dealerships, which the station attributes to its partnership with Web site Carsoup.com.Participating car dealers buy on-air time and put their used-car inventory listings on the Web site. About…
Bonnie and Clyde have hit the road again, but they’re pulling off different kinds of jobs this time.Bonnie & Clyde is the name of the newest truck from Core Digital Technologies in Phoenix, which provides production trucks to the broadcast…
Syndication executives were laughing along with audiences, thanks to the performance of off-net sitcoms for the week ending May 19, according to Nielsen Media Research.Thanks to cable runs, stunting and added double runs, most series wrapped their last full week…